History Class M2D2

This 1606 map shows how the two English land grants dominated the central part of the coast. The area to the north was claimed by France and the area to the south by Spain.

By the 1620s, the French, the Dutch, the English, and the Spanish all had settlements in North America.  For your initial post, discuss how the English people who settled in the Massachusetts Bay area were different from these other settlers.  Consider their intellectual, spiritual, economic, and social ideals. Use specific examples from your readings.

Then discuss with two of your classmates the ways in which you think these factors influenced the settlers’ relations with the native peoples. Use specific examples to support your ideas.

Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer.  When you're ready to make your initial posting, please click on the “Create Thread” button and copy/paste the text from your document into the message field.  Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it.