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Makers of America: Class discussion and exercises
Makers Of America: The English
Chapter 3:
Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619 - 1700
Questions for Class Discussion
- In what areas of their lives did the
Puritans seem to draw on their old local English traditions, and in what areas
did they draw on their religion? In what ways did the two conflict, and in
what ways did they support one another?
- How does this material fit with the
idea of America as a new world different from England? Was there
a fundamental difference between those Englishmen who essentially tried to
re-create their old way of life and those who saw life in America as a radical
departure? What tensions might have resulted between these two groups?
Suggested Student Exercises
- Use maps of old England
and New England to identify where exactly in England various New England names
(often beginning with New) originated (for example, Dedham,
Cambridge, Waterbury). See if you can identify any patterns or concentrations
of early English settlements in certain areas.
- Draw map sketches of a local farming village
like Rowley, Massachusetts, with common lands,
and of a town like Watertown, Massachusetts, without such
common lands.
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