Description
must be written in an academic format — with a strong topic sentence, followed by supporting sentences that present historical information to support your thesis.
Your essay must refer to at least two of the assigned primary sources. Use properly formatted in-text citations to indicate use of sources. (Note that if you do not know how to cite a primary source, the professor is always willing and eager to help!)
Your essay must refer to at least one important point made in the course textbook. Use properly formatted in-text citations to indicate use of the textbook.
Your essay must have a properly formatted works cited section. Only the sources you have cited in-text should be listed in the works cited section.
Who settled this region? What cultural beliefs, religious convictions, etc. do they bring with them?
What was their goal in settling this region? Was it primarily economic, religious, political or a mix of these goals?
What kind of economic activities were practiced in this region? How did people ‘make a living’?
What religion(s) was/were practiced in this region? How important was religion to the settlers?
What kinds of laws were established? What punishments were prescribed?
What was life like in this region for the people who lived there?
http://missabelesclasssite.weebly.com/uploads/8/5/4/2/8542973/william_bradford-of_plymouth_plantationl.pdf
https://www.constitution.org/primarysources/bluelaws.html
http://www.houseofrussell.com/legalhistory/alh/docs/essex.html
https://www.constitution.org/primarysources/schoollaw1642.html