CLASS:
HIST405N – United States History
Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use the available resources from the list above to support your selected topic.
- It’s highly recommended that you download and use the suggested assignment template for each topic to complete this case study.
- When you complete the template, upload and submit it in the assignment dropbox on this webpage.
Medicine in Colonial America:
- How did colonial Americans view disease, health, and healing? What roles did they ascribe to God and man in maintaining health and fighting disease?
- Assess what intellectual exchange existed between the Native practice of medicine and colonial physicians.
- Analyze colonial policy responding to public health crises like smallpox, yellow fever, influenza, diphtheria, typhoid fever, malaria, and dysentery.
Topic 1 Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. (Recommended)
Colonial Wars and Conflicts – Colonists v. Natives
First, pick two of the following five colonial wars:
- The Powhatan Wars (1622 and 1644).
- The Pequot War (1636–1637).
- Pueblo Revolt (1680–1692).
- King Philip’s War (1675–1676).
- King Williams War (c. 1689–1697).
Then, address the following requirements:
- Describe the causes of the two wars of your choice.
- Analyze the outcome of the wars on the Native group(s) involved versus the colonists.
- Asses the long-term effects of the colonial wars on Native groups.
Topic 2 Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. (Recommended)
The Mayflower Compact and Early Self-Government
- Evaluate why the Mayflower Compact was necessitated.
- Describe in what ways the Mayflower Compact contributed to early self-government.
- Analyze how the Mayflower Compact set precedence for American democracy.
Topic 3 Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. (Recommended)
Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson – Early Pursuits of Religious Freedom
- Provide a brief background of Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson.
- Describe in what manner Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson differed in their views compared to mainstream Puritan beliefs.
- Evaluate to what extent Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson contributed to religious toleration and separation of church and state.
Topic 4 Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. (Recommended)
Tobacco – The “Devils Smoke” or Cash Crops
- Describe how tobacco was introduced to the Europeans.
- Assess King James I’s sentiments against tobacco. Was it due to economic or medical reasons? Qualify your response with documented examples.
- Analyze how tobacco resulted in cash crops and significant trade for the British
Topic 5 Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. (Recommended)
Solution
The Mayflower Compact, as well as Early Self Government
Introduction
The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620, is considered one of the most imperative theoretical blueprints of American democracy. It was justified based on the situations the Pilgrims faced when they got to the New World and contented themselves with. It precluded self-governance and established practices that later shaped the future emergence of democracy in the United States of America.
Why the Mayflower Compact was Necessary
The Mayflower Compact had been signed out of the need since the Pilgrims landed far away and north of ……………………..$10
