FRQ: Compare and contrast the different ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750.
Direction: Compare and contrast
Divisions: beginning settlement, religion, means of economic stability
Thesis: The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia Companies were both established by the similar groups of people; however their differing beginnings as a colony, views on religion, and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems.
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: From all of the colonies that resulted from European expansion and conquest, perhaps the two most famous would be those of Virginia and Massachusetts.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis statement
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were both established during relatively the same time, but the ways that they were established differed tremendously.
Point #1: Trial and error
Support #1: The Virginia Company had many failures and close call, while
Massachusetts has a successful first settlement; smart decisions regarding food and planning made this possible
Point #2: Leadership
Support #2: Virginia did not have good leadership until John Smith, while Massachusetts had John Winthrop who successfully developed the settlement; well thought out society based on a set of ideals made life easy to follow
Point #3: Workers
Support #3: Virginia people tended to be lazy and rely on the native, while Massachusetts was settle by hard working Puritans did not have as much problems with natives in the beginning
Additional Information: Pocahontas, Puritan work ethic
Concluding Sentence: The differences in the settlement’s upbringing were not the only thing that divided the two colonies; the differing views on religion helped to shape the economy of both settlements.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The Virginia and Massachusetts Companies both realized that they would need to have a strong economic system, but their views on religion versus profit differed and resulted in different systems.
Point #1: Religion
Support #1: The Puritans believed in moral self-restraint and no need for “excessive” profits; Virginia had problems with embezzling, overcharging, and the use of company laborers
Point #2: Native American Relations
Support #2: Virginia had problems with natives from the start, and again when
Pocahontas died; Massachusetts learned the best ways to survive in the area by watching and interacting with the natives
Point #3: Urban Life
Support #3: Both societies were swamped with an increase in immigrants, creating a

competition for jobs; Boston was the worst and people looked to the community for help
Additional Information:
Concluding Sentence: All of the differences resulted in two economic systems that were acceptable and successful, but very different.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Both Virginia and Massachusetts had the same goal of colonial success and stability but their ways about securing the stability and gaining economic prosperity reflected their previous established “morals and ideals”.
Point #1: Establishment of estates and plantations
Support #1: Virginia began to establish plantations for tobacco and Massachusetts was a seaport; both began to suffer from the increase of immigrants; created competition for work
Point #2: Competition
Support #2: Both societies were swamped with an increase in immigrants, creating a competition for jobs; Boston was the worst and people looked to the community for help
Point #3: Slavery
Support #3: Virginia made its money through tobacco, and with that came an increase in slavery; Massachusetts did not have as great of a demand for slaves
Additional Information:
Concluding Sentence: Although both of the settlements had different tactics, neither of them could avoid the problems from increase of immigration and both relied on their separate means of profit.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: In summation, it can be seen that both companies had similar goals and realized what needed to be done to make their colonies last, but the methods that they used differed tremendously.
Concluding Sentence: From Virginia and Massachusetts it can be determined that two colonies with the same goal can come to two separate political systems based off of their economic development.
FRQ: Britain’s wars for empire, far more than its mercantilist policies, dictated the economic fortunes of Britain’s North American colonies in the eighteenth century. Assess the validity of this statement.
Direction: Assess the validity of the statement
Divisions: success of wars, success of taxation, demographics and expansion
Thesis: Compared to other countries, Britain’s colonies proved to be the most successful economically, and even though the credit of this has usually been given to their mercantilist policies, it was a combination of factors that also included success in wars and demographic dominance.
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: Colonization in the Americas was both widespread and competitive through the European continent, with countries vying against each other for the new territory with hopes that their success in the New World would assist their needs in

Europe.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis statement
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Perhaps the most famous thing that Britain could be remembered for was its strong and controlling mercantilist policy.
Point #1: Goal
Support #1: to bring the colonies into a single unified imperial system
Point #2: Began with only a few changes
Support #2: Navigation Acts to Writs of Assistance helped to control trade with Britain and keep prices low; controlled and regulated trade so Britain ultimately came out ahead
Point #3: More demanding and controlling
Support #3: As the colonies continued to rebel, more laws were implemented, generating the British economy
Additional Information: Different Acts (Stamp, Sugar, Townshend, etc)
Concluding Sentence: Even though the policies did generate some revenue for the British
Empire, this was not the only factor that made British colonies the most successful.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Not only did Britain have the most economically sound colonies but also one of the strongest and well organized military forces, enabling them to gain much from their war efforts.
Point #1: Seven Year’s War
Support #1: Britain gained all of the land east of the Mississippi, and gained Florida from
Spain; helped to fuse bonds between colonies and Britain but also created a suspicion for one another
Point #2: King William’s War
Support #2: gained the Hudson Bay region, Newfoundland, and Acadia; colonists felt the need to depend on Britain
Point #3: King George’s War
Support #3: Did the same as the Seven Year’s War with regards to colonial-British feelings
Additional Information: Proclamation line angered colonists
Concluding Sentence: All of the different wars certainly did have an impact on the economic and political success of the British colonies, but without one other factor, none of this success could have been achieved.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Perhaps the most subtle but possibly the most important factor that helped the British achieve economic success were not the wars or the mercantilist policies but in fact its demographic size.
Point #1: Strength in numbers
Support #1: during 1750 all the almost all of the populations quadrupled putting the
British population at around 1,170,000 compared to France’s 60,000 and Spain’s 19,000
Point #2: Most went to English colonies
Support #2: A majority of the immigrants came to British colonies as opposed to that of their own because of the alleged superior quality and to escape the poor economies of the others
Point #3: Immigrants

Support #3: An increasingly large number of immigrants came to the colonies, which created a competition for jobs and sent many to British colonies because of the better qualities of life.
Additional Information:
Concluding Sentence: Although many do not think of success based off of demographic terms, one must remember that there is strength in numbers, and that was what Britain saw during the surge in immigration to the New World.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: Despite much of the economic success in the colonies can be attributed to the mercantilist policies of Parliament, the success from war and the demographic advantage played an important part.
Concluding Sentence: It can be assumed that each of the factors that enabled Britain’s colonies to achieve such economic success are helpful on their own, but without all three, the degree of success that was achieved would have been impossible.
FRQ: Between 1607 and 1763, Americans gained control of their political and economic institutions. To what extent and in what ways do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Direction: To analyze the extent of truth in the statement
Divisions: growing colonial base, rise of cash crops, England to transform to single imperial colonies
Thesis: Although the American colonies began to gain control over their political and economic systems through strong colonial bases and the rise of cash crops, complete control was not gained due to England’s goal of consolidating the colonies into a single imperial system.
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, England had been at the forefront of colonial expansion with over 1,170,000 whites residing in British colonies around 1750.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis Statement
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Britain led the way in colonial expansion, but with its efforts focused on gaining new territories and keeping the ones it had, Britain allowed the colonies a great amount of freedom.
Point #1: Virginia
Support #1: bicameral legislatures petitioned royal involvement; county-court systems made the colonies taxes, paid officials, etc.
Point #2: Pennsylvania
Support #2: William Penn gave the colony a strong executive branch with a legislature
Point #3: Carolinas

Support #3: made laws through a council of nobles; manorial law courts
Additional Information: a few wealthy families controlled most of the government
Concluding Sentence: The growing base established by the colonies helped them to be able to grow economically, especially with the rise of a few cash crops, including rice and tobacco.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The success of most settlements is based off of the materials at hand, and the ability to compete with other colonies in the trade business.
Point #1: Tobacco
Support #1: easy to grow along the rivers and was able to be shipped easily because of its location; even with a plunge in the price, it still managed to sell for over 2 pence per pound.
Point #2: Rice
Support #2: became the staple crop of the Carolinas; only thrived in a small section of land but gave huge profits.
Point #3: Slavery
Support #3: the demand of tobacco and rice gave rise to slaves and the slave trade; they knew how to cultivate the plants and had partial immunity to malaria
Additional Information: sugar cane also a crop that was cultivated and sold in the colonies
Concluding Sentence: However, the growing political and economic success of the colonies caught the eye of the British, and their affairs no longer went unnoticed.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Despite Britain’s long policy of salutary neglect, it began to turn its focus onto colonial affairs and realized the increasing independence they were obtaining.
Point #1: Navigation Acts
Support #1: limited all trade to British ships; barred exportation of certain goods to foreign countries; prohibited the colonies from competing with large-scale British manufacturing; made the colonies a protected market of low-priced consumer goods.
Point #2: War began to turn the allies against each other
Support #2: became agitated with colonial troops; proclamation line angered colonists
Point #3: Writs of Assistance
Support #3: a search warrant that permitted custom officials to search for smuggled goods; colonists saw it as an attack against their privacy rights
Additional Information: more taxes to follow further agitating the colonists
Concluding Sentence: The British involvement became more and more prevalent in the colonies, and as tensions mounted, more rebellions and harsh feelings towards Parliament became widespread.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: All in all, as the colony’s independence increased, so did Britain’s interest in the colonies resulting in growing tensions and conflict between the two former allies.
Concluding Sentence: It seems as though once the colonies got a taste of freedom, they did not want to give any bit of it up; a decision that ultimately resulted in a revolution.

FRQ: For the period before 1750, analyze the ways in which Britain's policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrated in the following: Legislative assemblies, Commerce, Religion
Direction: Salutary neglect’s effect on assemblies, commerce, and religion
Divisions: effects on assemblies, commerce, and religion
Thesis: Britain’s policy of salutary neglect made legislative assemblies more independent, encouraged commerce, and allowed for religious freedom
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: Before the 1750s, the British employed a policy of salutary neglect.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis Statement: Britain’s policy of salutary neglect made legislative assemblies more independent, encouraged commerce, and allowed for religious freedom
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH 
Topic Sentence: British policy of salutary neglect allowed legislative assemblies a degree of freedom and independence and allowed them to flex their power.
Point #1: Retaliation resulted in a unified form after laws were later implemented 
Support #1: Boston Tea Party was organized by the Boston assembly 
Point #2: English colonists believed that assemblies had equal or more power than Parliament 
Support #2: Boston assemblies already implemented local laws and taxes on citizens 
Point #3: 
Support #3: 
Additional
Information: 
Concluding Sentence: Salutary neglect gave colonial assemblies full rein which allowed them to govern as they saw fit; any changes from Parliament resulted in retaliation like that of a teenager with his newly set bedtime
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH 
Topic Sentence: Britain’s policy allowed commerce to expand.
Point #1: There was a wide variety of businesses 
Support #1:
Businesses in Boston ranged from Rum to Portuguese wines 
Point #2: Navigation
Acts benefited the economy 
Support #2: British North America’s economy grew at a per capita rate of 0.6 % annually 
Point #3: The British economic system improved the cash flow of the economy.
Support #3: Since the British implemented a commercial economy where merchants held most of the wealth, they could reinvest it back into the economy 
Additional Information: 
Concluding Sentence: Practically free rein allowed business men to build up an economy necessary for major expansion
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH 
Topic Sentence: The nature of America’s location and political situation with Britain made much possible regarding religion.
Point #1:
The religious came to America for religious missions 
Support #1: Puritans came to restart their religion to be as godly as possible 
Point #2: The vast area of America

allowed others to start a colony on their own and express themselves any way they chose.
Support #2: Roger Williams, after disagreeing with the Puritans Orthodoxy, established a colony in Providence, Rhode Island.
Point #3: With a new anarchy and new preferable religion, colonists responded in accord.
Support #3: With the induction of William and Mary, Boston colonists ousted Edmund Andros as governor for being part of the old regime 
Additional Information: 
Concluding Sentence:
Religion played a big part in the expansion of American colonies as well as the way in which government was run.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: Salutary neglect allowed colonists to experience freedom in multiple different areas.
Concluding Sentence: In the end, disagreements in the change in power from colonists back to Britain spelled war.

FRQ: From 1600-1763, several European nations vied for control of the North
American continent. Why did England win the struggle?
Direction: Contrast differences between English colonists and colonists of other countries 
 Divisions: English colonies had larger population, enjoyed more economic success, and the predicament that the Indians were in benefited the colonists 
 Thesis: In the end, the English colonies pulled ahead because of its large population, it enjoyed more economic success, and the Indian nations were in such a predicament that they were no longer an issue
OPENING PARAGRAPH 
 Opening Sentence: During the 17 th to mid-18 th centuries, Europeans fought for control of the "New World".
Concluding
Sentence: Thesis Statement: In the end, the English colonies pulled ahead because of its large population, it enjoyed more economic success, and had better unity
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH 
 Topic Sentence: One of the major reasons as to why the English colonists pulled ahead was the population differences in comparison with the other colonies.
Point #1: English had a much larger population in the colonies 
 Support #1: In 1700, 250,000 non-Indians lived in
English America in comparison to the 15,000 French and 4,500 Spanish 
 Point
#2: More manpower for labor intensive work 
 Support #2: 140,000 African born slaves were brought 40 years after Queen Anne's War 
 Point #3: More diversified workforce 
 Support #3: outside of farming, people picked up carpentry, trapped furs, gathered honey, and etc… 
 Additional
Information: 
 Concluding Sentence: The benefits of having a larger and rapidly increasing population in a new environment was clear in the situation with the English colonists
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH 
 Topic Sentence: Economic status was another factor in English success in the colonies 
 Point #1: France made poor economic decisions 
 Support #1: continued a non-profitable fur trade to keep
Indian military support and continued to keep troops stationed there even after incurring losses 
 Point #2: Spain's economic situation was doomed from the start 
 Support #2: Inflation was high because Spain discovered gold and silver early on. It was so high that they ended up having to trade with the French and
British just to survive 
 Point #3: England followed a different economic system than the French and the Spanish 
 Support #3: While the French, Spanish, and
English followed mercantilist principles, English had made the transition to a commercial economy in which wealth was held by merchants who would in turn reinvest it into the economy.
Additional Information: 
 Concluding Sentence:
Since the English colonies were more successful economically, it was more likely for England to continue sending investments and settlers over.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH 
 Topic Sentence: By the 17 th century, Native
Americans were in such a predicament that the English colonists benefited
Point #1: D epopulation of Native Americans 
 Support #1: When Native
Americans were being wiped out by Epidemic diseases, changes in environment, and war, white immigrants just moved into the new land.
Point #2: English

colonists took advantage of Native Americans 
 Support #2: Walking Treaty was a falsely signed treaty which allowed colonists to expand westward without the consent of the Delawares.
Point #3: Indians became more dependent on the colonists as time went on 
 Support #3: Catawbas felt pressure from the colonists and Iroquois nation and ended up helping defend the colonies for guns, food, and clothing 
 Additional Information: 
 Concluding Sentence: Overall, the Indians were such a terrible situation that they became dependent on the colonists and couldn't slow down their expansion.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH 
 Opening Sentence: Over the course of 163 years, European colonies were established and endured the test of time.
Concluding Sentence: Due to population growth, economic success, and
Indian's lack of defense, it was England which pulled ahead and took control of
North America.

Prompt: Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Apply this generalization.
I. Introduction
A. Intro-: In the early 1600’s, puritans from the Netherlands and England left their homelands and came to America for religious and economic freedom. For the English puritans, religious freedom from the Anglican Church was of the utmost importance.
John Winthrop, a preacher from England, called for a Model of Christian Charity, and
Salem was created under those parameters. The first and second generations of Puritans prospered religiously, but as the third generation rose, Puritanism began to self –destruct.
B. Thesis - Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of it’s own destruction in it’s standards to become a Saint; one who could vote or have a say in the community, their misogynistic standards, and their inability to form lasting alliances with the Native
Americans.
II. Problems with becoming a Saint
1. Puritans believed everyone was to become a living saint.
A. Claim 1 – The process was difficult and humiliating
1. To be a saint you had to go before the entirety of the community and confess every sin you had ever committed and then be asked humiliating questions by your peers before you were named a male saint and could vote, hold office, or have a say in community affairs.
B. Claim 2- many men felt they did not need to be a Saint to be religious
1. They did not mind not being able to vote if it meant more freedom from the restrictions
2. They could still be loyal to God because they were baptized.
III. Misogyny
A. Claim 1 - The inherent misogynic values limited progress and led to destruction
1. Anne Hutchinson and the antinomians opposed the limitations of women by not letting them preach. This divided the puritans and led to a weakened Puritan orthodoxy
B. Claim 2- the divided Puritan orthodoxy weakened their power and led to their demise
IV. Inability to form lasting alliances with Natives
A. Claim 1- never formed a lasting alliance like the French
A. Learned from the Indians but shortly after faced expansion conflicts which led to the Pequot War
B. Claim 2- believed in Religious success rather than a more measurable type
1. If colonists were puritans, they were confined to those of their own religion
2. Saw Indians as sinners and heathens because they did not share their own beliefs
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis – Puritanism bore within itself the seeds to its own destruction because of the problems becoming a Saint, their inherent misogyny, and their inability to form lasting alliances with the natives.
B. Concluding Sentence- While the puritans had within themselves many positives,
Puritanism held within itself too many flaws and the seeds of self-destruction.
Prompt: The American Revolution should really be called the "British Revolution" because marked changes in British colonial policy were responsible for final political

division than were American actions. Assess the validity of this statement for the period
1763 – 1776.
I. Introduction
A. Intro- from 1763-1776, England’s colonial policies underwent many reforms.
However while Parliament thought they would benefit the colonists and the citizens left in England, the colonists were displeased and in 1776 revolted. The policy change, going from salutary neglect and allowing the colonies to practice self-rule to restricted governing under royal governors and the British Parliament, left many colonists uneasy and engendered a revolutionary spirit.
B. Thesis - The claim that the American Revolution should be entitled the British revolution because the shift in colonial policies was more responsible than the American actions is valid because Parliament passed internal taxes and legislation and because the colonists were reacting to Parliament.
II. Internal Taxes
A. Claim 1: Taxes such as the Stamp Act taxed goods produced and sold within the colonies.
1. The colonists felt this was not justified and reacted harshly hanging one stamp distributor and burning down Thomas Hutchinson’s home
B. Claim 2: The Quartering Act restricted activity within the colony and served no real purpose toward helping the colonists
1. This was used more to quell rebellion than to protect from the French
C. Claim 3: Cohesive of Intolerable Acts were not justified
1. They were used to punish the colonists, not for their benefit. The colonists felt their sovereignty was being violated.
III. Reaction to Parliament
A. Claim 1: All of the colonists reacted to Parliaments actions
1. None of the actions were independent; everything was provoked by either
Parliament to British troops carrying out orders
A. Taunted before rebelling at Boston Massacre
B. Boston Tea Party
B. Claim 2: Their negative reactions were the beginnings of the rebellion
A. Without the British “ overstepping” their boundaries, the colonists would not have rebelled which shows the British were ultimately the catalysts of the
Revolutionary war.
IV. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis: The claim that the American Revolution should be entitled the British revolution because the shift in colonial policies was more responsible than the American actions is valid because Parliament passed internal taxes and legislation and because the colonists were reacting to Parliament.
B. Final Sentence – Without Parliament placing internal taxes and legislative acts upon the colonists, the revolution may not have happened or would have been at a later date.
Because they were the driving force, this truly was the British revolution.
Prompt: "As long as the French controlled parts of North America, they accepted the
Native American population as equal, whereas the British colonists viewed them as hostile." Evaluate this statement.

I. Introduction
A. Intro- Beginning in the early 1500’s, European nations looked to colonize the new world constituting of North America, South America, and the Carabien. Spain, France, and England quickly asserted their dominance, Spain however was only successful in
South America, the Carabien, and the southern parts of North America while France and
England stayed in the West Indies and in North America. One of the first things the colonists would encounter was Native Americans. While each colony had their own views on the natives, one thing was certain- "As long as the French controlled parts of
North America, they accepted the Native American population as equal, whereas the
British colonists viewed them as hostile.”
B. Thesis - This statement is shown to be valid through the cooperation between the
French and Iroquois in the French and Indian War, the British colonists inability to establish lasting military and economic relations with the Indians, and the fear of the
Native’s in England’s southern colonies.
II. France and the Iroquois in the French and Indian War
A. Claim 1: The French established fair trade with the Iroquois Indians
1. They cooperated in the Fur Trade in which the French thrived.
B. Claim 2: The French and Indians coalesced into one military being to attack the
British
1. They fought for the same goals, and the French treated the Indians with a high level of respect relying on them for their superior knowledge of the surrounding areas.
III. British inability to make alliances
A. Claim 1: They could not work together military
1. They were unable to cooperate with the Native Americans during the 7 years war and ended up suffering major losses (in all colonial wars) due to Indian attacks. They were more vulnerable to attacks because they acted as if the Indians were hostile, when they were more upset over land loss and uninterested in cooperation.
B. Claim 2: Trade
1. The colonists prefer to encroach on their land rather than trade. They did not see the success the French did with Indian trade, because they expanded on to the native’s territory and treated all Natives as if they were extremists.
IV. Fear of the natives
A. Claim 1: The Colonists tried to avoid dealing with the Indians out of fear. Their actions could have been interpreted as hostile towards the Indians, using their land without permission.
1. In Jamestown, colonists began their colony 20 miles from the coast and away from natives, as to limit interactions. This was motivated out of fear, but also some degree of respect, which slowly died away as the colonists began to expand the tobacco industry.
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis – The statement, "As long as the French controlled parts of North
America, they accepted the Native American population as equal, whereas the British colonists viewed them as hostile,” is shown to be valid through the cooperation between the French and Iroquois in the French and Indian War, the British colonists inability to

establish lasting military and economic relations with the Indians, and the fear of the
Native’s in England’s southern colonies.
B. Concluding sentence – The French understood that cooperation would only further them, but when the British gained control of North America in the Treaty of Paris, the dividing lines of and British views of hostility much clearer.
FRQ: Discuss any TWO of the following as they pertain to self-government in the New
England settlements prior to 1650:
Constitutionalism, democracy, freedom of religion
Divisions: democracy and freedom of religion
Thesis: Before 1650, the independence and possible expansion of New England settlements sprouted democracy and religious expression and expansion.
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: The independence, before 1650, allowed expansion in different areas of life.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis Statement: This independence extended the branches of the legislative government and allowed the religious to establish settlements to their liking.
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The legislative government stretched to the local government with this newfound independence.
Point #1: Colonies had a democratic government not connected to the king
Support #1: Every New England colony elected legislatures by 1650 made up of a lower house by freemen and an upper house
Point #2: Colonial government was necessary based on the laws they passed
Support #2: It controlled the pay of the governor and kept him in line.
Concluding Sentence: Legislative government took roots in colonial life and took a major part in decision making.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The wide possibilities and independence fostered several religious settlements
Point #1: Separatists
Support #1: Separatists, aka Pilgrims, established a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

after their original attempt at colonization in Holland didn’t turn out well.
Point #2: Roger Williams established a colony in Providence, RI
Support #2: Preached controversial principles (i.e. church and state should be separate) and was banished to Providence where truly free religious practice was allowed
Point #3: Anne Hutchinson was banished for religious ideas
Support #3: She believed that faith and God’s grace were enough to be among the Puritan elect which challenged Puritan ideals.
Concluding Sentence: The large area and ability to start a colony allowed religion to expand across America.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: Due to the autonomy of the colonial government, much was possible.
Concluding Sentence: This independent beginning planted the seeds of growth for the future of America.
DBQ: Largely people of English origin settled both Although New England and the
Chesapeake region; by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?
Direction: compare and contrast
Divisions: family, views on religion, views on economics
Thesis: Despite the fact that people generally of the same origin settled the original settlers, two different societies developed primarily due to the connections the immigrants had with each other upon arrival, their varying views on religion, and the different views on economics.
OPENING PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The expansion of the dominant European powers in America brought along distinct cultures similar to those who controlled the area; however, this was not always true in the case of England.
Concluding Sentence: Thesis Statement
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: Perhaps the most subtle but in the same way significant factor that contributed to the distinctions between the New England and Chesapeake was the connections that the settlers had to each other as they immigrated to the new land.
Point #1: New England-families
Document Support #1: the majority of the people that came over were in the same families, giving them a familiarity in a foreign land (Document B)
Point #2: Chesapeake-more random (less families)
Document Support #2: the people who came over to the Chesapeake region were primarily disconnected (Document C)
Point #3: Women
Document Support #3: there were more women who came over to the New England area; the women are listening in a separate column for the Chesapeake Ultimo. (Documents B and C)
Bias#1:Document B is an official census and therefore, contains accurate information immune to bias
Bias #2:Document C-same as Document B

Concluding Sentence: Although the connection of the settlers to each other helped to shape how the societies formed in their different directions, it was not the only factor that aided in the diversification of the societies.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The settlements of the New England and Chesapeake regions were separated by many factors, but perhaps the most influential was that of religion.
Point #1: New England-Puritans
Document Support #1: Puritan beliefs and a strong connection to God helped set a universal standard for everyone (Document D)
Point #2: Chesapeake-Winthrop
Document Support #2: wanted a model Christian society; his leadership made some aspects possible (Document A)
Point #3: How long did it last?
Document Support #3: Puritan demise came, but way after Chesapeake society began to lose intensity of religion; the New England area was still more religiously based than the
Chesapeake settlements.
Bias#1: Document D is an excerpt from the Articles of Agreement in Massachusetts, and therefore can accurately depict New England Life
Bias #2: --------
Concluding Sentence: It can be seen that the two settlements differed greatly with regards towards religion, a factor that greatly aided in the distinction between the two colonies.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence: The final factor that helped in the distinction of the two regions could be regarded as a more blatant and obvious than the previous.
Point #1: New England-economic views
Document Support #1: Prices and wages set at General Courts annually; consider the religious aspect of their works... how will it benefit God and the church? (Document E)
Point #2: Chesapeake-economic views
Document Support #2: Aimed more at serving the king rather than God (Document G); people looked more for fast and easy profits
Point #3: Capitalism
Document Support #3: The combination of New England work ethic and Chesapeake goals would create a successful and profitable capitalist society
Bias#1: Document E from a regulations instruction, so it can accurately state the policies instilled.
Bias #2: -------
Concluding Sentence: The different views on religion sent the settlements even farther apart, and it seems as though what on society had, the other lacked.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Opening Sentence: All in all, the societies of the New England and Chesapeake regions grew farther apart until they were two completely separate societies.
Concluding Sentence: Two societies separate societies that were once the same could now only be connected through their ancestry.

Prompt: In what ways did the French-Indian War alter the political, economic, and social relations between Britain and her colonies?
I. Introduction
A. Intro Sentence- The French and Indian War had many profound effects on England and her colonies.
B. Thesis- the war and the following policies served to underscore the differing political goals of Brittan and her colonies, catalyze the want to colonial economic independence, and brought about new social differences.
II. Different political goals
A. Claim 1 – Territory expanded to the Mississippi river, which was contradictory to the colonist’s best interest as it caused tensions with the natives
1. Document A (Map)
2. Document B- a speech from Indians calling for colonists to stop expansion
BIAS this was an Indian chief whose land was ravaged by hunting colonists. He is biased because he was directly, negatively affected.
B. Claim 2-Colonists wanted fair treatment after the War, not taxes and legislation, which England provided with the Stamp, Sugar, Intolerable, etc. Acts
C. Claim 3- the colonies became more concerned with building a military
1. Document C (letter from George Washington)
III. Economic Independence
A. Claim 1- the war brought forth new taxes, which engendered a sense of anger in the colonists
1. Document H (picture) shows a skeleton head where the stamp should be showing the colonists anger over the Stamp Act
BIAS: This is biased because newspapers needed stamps, so the legislation taxed the publisher, limiting their economic opportunities
2. Document F highlights the British sentiments toward the Navigation Act. They limited the Colonists trade opportunities, but Parliament said they were necessary
BIAS: This document comes from The British Order in Council who represented the ideas of Parliament and the Drown. There is an inherent

bias because this represents the people who levied the tax upon the colonies
3. Document G (Letter from B. Franklin)
BIAS: This is biased because it was two prominent colonists who were representing the colonies. The bias lies within their interest in the legislation being repealed; ad Franklin was a publisher as well as diplomat and political figure.
IV. Social differences
A. Claim 1- the lower classes felt their rights were being withheld
1. Document D (soldiers letter)
BIAS- There is a bias here because soldiers from the colonies were not as trained and he represented the soldiers whom the British treated poorly.
His bitter feelings lead to a large bias.
B. Claim 2: The colonists felt the legislation passed was unjust while the British felt it was not enough
1. Document G shows how badly the colonists wanted the stamp act repealed.
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis - The French and Indian war and the following policies served to underscore the differing political goals of Brittan and her colonies, catalyze the want to colonial economic independence, and brought about new social differences.
B. Final sentence- while the divisions were not exact yet, the political, economic, and social differences between America and England were becoming clearer and clearer as the days passed.