Midterm Study Questions (Fall 2007):

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Describe and account for the wide range of population estimates of the Native Americans living in 1492.

According to Edmund Morgan, what was Puritan thought on the topic of physical recreation (ie amusements)?

Explain how the settlers of the Chesapeake and New England conceived of private property and how their beliefs differed from Native American notions of land ownership.

Briefly describe some of the major 'Dilemmas' facing the Puritans of New England in the seventeenth century.

Essay Topics

Analyze the fundamental differences and similarities among the Chesapeake, New England, and West Indian colonization projects (seventeenth century).

Summarize Katz's opposition to the New Left's interpretation of the Pequot War. How can he claim that the English were not engaged in a genocidal policy? Is he simply reviving an Anglo-centric history of New England?

According to Peterson, how were Bostonian views shaped by the legacy of Puritanism? Be sure to invoke additional perspective (ie readings) to enhance your analysis.


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