Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Title: U.S. History
Publisher: OpenStax
Publication Date: 2014
APA Citation
OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction
• Textbook: Chapter 3, 4
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:
• Southern colonies
• Chesapeake colonies
• Middle colonies
• New England colonies
Then, address the following for your selections:
• Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.
• What forces and ideas shaped their origin?
• Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.
Writing Requirements
• Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
• APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:
• Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2
Due Date for Initial Post:
Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: