American History Homework One Answers - Student Five

1) Spanish, English, French.

Correct.

2) Christopher Columbus was an inspiration in many ways, he was a devout Christian and by the Christian faith was inspired to change the world. His determination to succeed was incredible and shows just how courageous he really was.

Good!

3) I think one of the main reasons for the early settlements failing is because they were very disorganized and in such shock to the harsh climate change.

Good.

4) When the Pilgrims and Puritans settled in Massachusetts they were not happy with the direction the church of England was headed. Both felt as if it was becoming to close to the Catholic religion. Therefore, the Pilgrims separated themselves completely from the church with hopes to have more freedom of religion, while the puritans stayed within the church to purify it.

Say "too", not "to". Otherwise excellent.

5) William Penn was truly a remarkable person. He stood up for his own belief by going against the English Law, and was arrested for doing so. Later on he was granted what is today Pennsylvania which he based on one principle only: religious freedom for all.

Superb.

6) Joint-Stock Colony: Virginia and Massachusetts Bay

Charter Colony: Connecticut, Rhode Island

Proprietary Colony: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York

Royal Colony: Virginia

Good.

7) "Were the Puritans right to be strict and to expel people of other religions?"-No. One of the main reasons people started leaving England was for the freedom of religion, and if the puritans were going to expel people for choosing to believe what they wanted there was no reason to leave England in the first place.

Conclusion does not follow. Puritans wanted freedom for their own religion, and that doesn't mean they wanted freedom for others. (Minus 1).

H1) "What, if anything, was the significance of Bacon's Rebellion?"-I believe that Bacon's Rebellion was extremely significant. Nathanial Bacon was a Virginia settler, and a simple man, who did not agree with how the government was handling things in Virginia. Therefore, he went up against the high authorities of the government to fight for what he believed was right. He lead a rebellion to take back the power from governing authorities and place it back in the hands of the people.

No answer?

H2) The Massachusetts Bay company was established in 1629 by a Royal Charter. It sent a larger group of puritans over to settle in New England with intentions to purify the Church of England with a better community then the one outside of the church itself. The company was managed by a man named John Winthrop who was in charge of leading and financing the group, he was a very capable man who had recently been trained at Oxford.

Good.

H3) Mercantilism is a trading system where raw goods were sent from the colonies to England or France. They were then completed in factories and the finished goods were sold for gold.

Good.

Good first effort. 90/100.--Aschlafly 01:59, 11 September 2008 (EDT)