Critical Reading Exercises

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"Settling New England" (pp. 67–78)

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Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Describe the typical first settlers of the New England colonies.
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How were the settlers at Plymouth eventually able to survive and thrive?
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Why did Roger Williams believe that the "purity of the church required complete separation of religion and government"?
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"Settling the Carolinas" (pp. 84–89)

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Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Why did the eight lords proprietors believe that sites in the South of the Carolinas were worth more of their attention than the Albemarle region?
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How did the growing trade in enslaved Native Americans affect the dynamics among various Indian tribes in the Southeast of the North America?
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"Settling the Chesapeake" (pp. 56–67)

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Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
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Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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What caused the Virginia colony to begin to thrive?
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By 1676, one-fourth of the white free men in Virginia were landless—why is that?

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