Read pages 66-67 in your book and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation!
•Yank out your text book, open it to pages 54-57. As you look over the Declaration, copy down phrases that Thomas J. may have stolen from John Locke. Is Thomas J a great writer or just the world’s most glorified plagiarizer? Why?
Yank out a book and read over pages 34 and 35 and discuss (on your paper) how the enlightenment inspired colonists?
Open a book to page 23 and read the historical spotlight. What was the House of Burgesses? What is a burgess? What powers did it have? What other governing bodies were like it in the colonies?
•Read pages 24-28. Compare AND contrast the Puritans to the Quakers.
What do you know about early America? Who were the first settlers? Anything you’d like to know?
•Write a paragraph answering the following question: –WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY???
What is Pluralism? Don’t know… Make a guess, based on the word. Why would we be talking about it?
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