please read teacher instructionsi dont have the book available to me but if you have access that will be great.Comparisons – and Contrasts – Between The Experiences of Colonists at Massachusetts and Virginia Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “to learn about walking another’s path of life, you must first step into his moccasins.” What can this saying mean?
In this Primary Source Assignment, I’m going to allow you to explore this idea by doing a compare and contrast between two people’s accounts drawn from selected readings in your Constructing the American Past textbook. You are going to compare and contrast how they view their experiences in the colony. What words do they use? How do they describe their experiences? Are they positive or negative? Do they remain hopeful or are they tinged or overwhelmed with despair?
Your assignment can be drafted again as a list or a short essay – whichever allows you to best answer the questions. Type up your list in a Word document and submit for this assignment.
What You Need to Read….
Constructing the American Past, Chapter2Historical Context, pgs. 19-22
3. “Discourse” (1607), George Percy, pgs. 25 (including Introduction, pg. 24)
4. “Great Was Our Famine”, John Smith, pgs. 26
7. An Indenture Servant Describes Life in Virginia in a Letter to His Parents (1623), Richard Frethorne, pgs. 28-29
9. “An Act Declaring that the Baptism of Slaves Doth Not Exempt Them From Bondage,” (September 1667), Virginia General Assembly, pgs. 30-31
14. From The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, (1682) Mary Rowlandson, pgs. 38-40
What You Need to Submit…
A list or a short essay – whichever allows you to best answer the questions, typed up in a Word document.
A bulleted list is perfectly acceptable
Please submit as a Microsoft Word document (*.doc or *.docx) file only.