HIS 108: History of the United States through 1865

Study Sheet

PATTERNS OF DISCOVERY

1. Describe the impact of European contact on Native Americans.
2. Describe the various European economic, political, technological, and intellectual conditions allowing for exploration of the New World.
3. Describe Spain's experiences in the New World, including Spanish goals, the role of Christopher Columbus and other conquistadors, and their long-term impact on Spain.
4. Describe the political and religious circumstances in England that allowed for exploration of the New World.
5. Describe England's earliest efforts at colonization in the New World.

THE SPECTRUM OF ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

1. Describe the reasons why English settlers came to the New World in the seventeenth century.
2. Describe the circumstances and characteristics of early Jamestown, including efforts to save the colony.
3. Describe the circumstances and characteristics of early New England society, making distinctions between Pilgrims and Puritans.
4. Describe the origins and development of slavery in the southern colonies, including the reasons and justifications for the institution.

Reading Assignments for First Exam

Students are responsible for the following items as well as all material covered in class.

GOLDFIELD: American Journey

 Chapter 1: Worlds Apart

Review Questions:

• Why did European princes support voyages of exploration?
• What were the biological consequences of contact between Europeans and Native Americans?
• Why did early French and English efforts at colonization falter?

Chapter 2: Transplantation, 1600-1685
Review Questions:

• How did tobacco cultivation shape the development of Virginia society?
• Why were the English colonies in New England so different from those in the Chesapeake?
• Why did colonists in the Carolinas adopt harsh slave codes?