Exam 2 Notes
Exam #2: Essay Questions
1. Describe the development of the Atlantic slave trade and of the system of slavery in the American colonies. How did the slave trade begin? How was it carried out (be sure to discuss the Triangle Trade)? What was the impact of slavery on the Thirteen Colonies and how did it differ from the rest of the Americas?
2. Describe the Salem witch-hunt and its place in both the history of New England and of the Great European witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. How did it resemble the earlier witch-hunts? What factors led to the panic and who were its principle victims? Why did witch-hunting ultimately come to an end in Europe and America?
3. Discuss the inter-action between Native Americans and European colonists. What were the most important causes of conflict between them? Did Indians derive any benefits from European colonization? How did the actions of the European colonial powers differ in their treatment of Native Americans?
Exam #2: Essay Questions
1. Describe the development of the Atlantic slave trade and of the system of slavery in the American colonies. How did the slave trade begin? How was it carried out (be sure to discuss the Triangle Trade)? What was the impact of slavery on the Thirteen Colonies and how did it differ from the rest of the Americas?
2. Describe the Salem witch-hunt and its place in both the history of New England and of the Great European witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. How did it resemble the earlier witch-hunts? What factors led to the panic and who were its principle victims? Why did witch-hunting ultimately come to an end in Europe and America?
1. Describe the development of the Atlantic slave trade and of the system of slavery in the American colonies. How did the slave trade begin? How was it carried out (be sure to discuss the Triangle Trade)? What was the impact of slavery on the Thirteen Colonies and how did it differ from the rest of the Americas?
2. Describe the Salem witch-hunt and its place in both the history of New England and of the Great European witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. How did it resemble the earlier witch-hunts? What factors led to the panic and who were its principle victims? Why did witch-hunting ultimately come to an end in Europe and America?
3. Discuss the inter-action between Native Americans and European colonists. What were the most important causes of conflict between them? Did Indians derive any benefits from European colonization? How did the actions of the European colonial powers differ in their treatment of Native Americans?
Exam #2: Essay Questions
1. Describe the development of the Atlantic slave trade and of the system of slavery in the American colonies. How did the slave trade begin? How was it carried out (be sure to discuss the Triangle Trade)? What was the impact of slavery on the Thirteen Colonies and how did it differ from the rest of the Americas?
2. Describe the Salem witch-hunt and its place in both the history of New England and of the Great European witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. How did it resemble the earlier witch-hunts? What factors led to the panic and who were its principle victims? Why did witch-hunting ultimately come to an end in Europe and America?