In the discussion forum, you have been analyzing the Mercator Map and how it reflected connections between the "Old World" and the "New World." Consider what you have learned from this discussion and from the additional primary sources in the links above. What people expect and what they get are often very different things. Many Europeans came to the Americas with expectations of what they would find and of what life would be like. How did those expectations compare with their lived experiences? Drawing your information from the the first two chapters of your textbook and the above primary sources, answer this question in your first writing assignment. As you construct your essay, consider the following:
What does the map tell you about what the mapmaker wanted his audience to know?
How does the relationship between Champlain and the Native Americans in New France compare the relationship between the English and the Powhattan in Virginia?
How was "freedom" experienced in early America. Who was "free" and who was not? What were some of the limitations to "freedom"?
Your essay must begin with an introduction that starts with a thesis statement. Your thesis statement must respond to the bolded prompt above. Underline or highlight your thesis statement.
Each paragraph that follows must use evidence from the primary sources listed above to support your thesis. You must use at least 3 of the primary sources listed. Use the information you learned from the textbook to help contextualize the primary sources. Don't guess what they mean. Analyze them using the textbook as background information.
Here are some tools to help you:
Thesis Development Worksheet
Primary Source Worksheet
Constructing a Paragraph
For your essay, double-space your paper, use 12 point font and standard margins. Cite your sources (use MLA or Chicago Manual Style — see the Chicago Manual guide on our home page for help). Your essay should be 1 - 2 pages long.
Save your work as either a Microsoft Word document of PDF file. Name your file YourLastNameWA1 (don't use a