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ID List with focus questions

ID - General Indian and European Culture

This is a compare and contrast type situation

Compare their views and beliefs on nature, land, religion, political systems. Why are these comparisons important?

Link with Columbian Exchange, Reformation, Spanish and English explorers.

ID - The Reformation

Your main focus here is why is this important to the American Colonies.

In General how did the reformation lead people to seek a home in America?

Then more specifically look at the focus of Luther and Calvin – how does that effect Americans?

Why is the Anglican Church important to the English colonies.

Link with New England colonies, Religion in the Colonies.

ID - Columbian Exchange

The Exchange is going to drastically effect all the areas it touches.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

How did if affect the 3 areas of the Americas, Africa, and Europe and why are these affects so important to each area?

Link with Spanish Explorers, European and Indian Culture, Slave trade

ID - Chesapeake Bay Colonies

Focus here on what life was like for group of colonies?

What factors played a role in their live?

Look at why they came over, what was the main economy, the geography (where are they), what was their religion, family, community?

How did those factors affect their the lives like economically and socially?

Link with New England Colonies, Southern Colonies.

ID - New England Colonies

Focus here on what life was like for group of colonies?

What factors played a role in their live?

Look at why they came over, what was the main religion, what was their family, community, economy, the geography (where are they)?

How did those factors affect their the lives like economically and socially?

Link with Chesapeake Bay Colonies, Reformation, Leading to revolution.

ID - Slaves in the Colonial Period

Slaves are an important aspect of the American Experience.

The slaves...