Reading #4 Questions: Puritans

Document A:

1. Sourcing: Who was John Winthrop speaking to in this sermon? What do you
think is the purpose of this sermon?

2. Contextualization: Imagine what his audience might have been thinking and
feeling as they listened to him on the ship. Describe it.

3. Close reading: What is the main idea of this speech? What do you think
Winthrop means when he says, “We shall be as a City Upon a Hill?”


Document B:

1. Sourcing: Who was John Cotton speaking to in this sermon? Why is he
speaking about settling in a new land?

2. Contextualization: In this sermon, who are the ‘inhabitants’ in the new land?
Who are the ‘foreign people?’

3. Close reading: What does Cotton say that God will do for the foreign people
when they arrive in the new land?

Using evidence from Document A and Document B, answer the question below:

Were the Puritans selfish or selfless?

Reading #4: Puritans

Puritans Primaries

Reading #3; Questions

1. In this letter, John Winthrop described Boston as a functioning and prospering town.  What questions might a reader in Europe pose in a return letter to Winthrop?

2. What evidence did Winthrop offer to prove that Boston was approaching self-sufficiency?

3. According to Winthrop, what role has God played in their settlement?  What does this tell us about their view of the Natives?

Reading #3; Winthrop Describes Life in Boston

John Winthrop Describes Life in Boston

Update for 8-26-16 through 9-1-16

Written response #1 will be due on Thursday, September 1.

Remember, if your printer runs out of ink, you can email me your paper and then print it at school.

joel.davis@bonsallusd.com

Reading #2 Questions

1. Describe some of the struggles settlers faced upon their arrival in the New World.

2. In what ways were these settlers able to cope with these struggles?

3. In what ways were the settlers able to remake the New World in the image of the Old World?  Why would they do this?

Reading #2 Colonization and Settlement (The Settlement Process)

Colonization and Settlement Excerpt

Chapter 2 & 3 Notes

Directions for Written Response #1

Instructions for Written Response #1 (New) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Written Response #1 Sources

Pocahontas Original Docs

Chapter 2 Notes

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab

1. Colony- Land that is claimed by a country in order to use the resources and send them back to the mother country.

2. Indentured Servant- Someone that has signed a contract to essentially become a slave for about 7 years in order to pay for their passge to America.

3. Cash Crop- A crop that is grown specifically to sell.

4. Government- Leaders of society that make laws to maintain order.

5. Representation (representative)- When someone or some group speaks on behalf of or makes decisions on behalf of a larger group.

6. Assembly- An elected group of lawmakers (these would be representatives).

7. Democratic- When the people rule

8. Puritan- Christians that were very strict and weren't happy with the Church of England’s authority.

9. Slave Trade- Specifically the buying and selling of slaves.

Questions for reading #1; A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia, 1622

1. In the very first sentence of Sebastian Brandt’s letter he mentions that his “brother and . . . wyfe are dead aboute a year” and does not mention them again. How does this matter-of-fact statement help us understand conditions faced by settlers in Virginia in the early 1600s?
2. What conclusions can you draw about Brandt knowing that he continued to search for precious metals after most Jamestown settlers were involved in agriculture?
3. Make a list of what you think you would need to survive a year in Jamestown. Compare it with the shopping list Brandt sent to the merchant in London.

Reading #1; A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia, 1622

A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia

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Update for 8-15-16

50 StatesTest on Friday, 8-15-16

Study because this is a real test that will count in the grade book

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab

1. Colony

2. Indentured Servant

3. Cash Crop

4. Government

5. Representation (representative)

6. Assembly

7. Democratic

8. Puritan

9. Slave Trade

2016-17 Welcome Back Letter

Welcome Back Letter 2016-17 by buddylembeck on Scribd