Chapter Four Reading Questions & First Paper

For Monday, please read chapter 4, and prepare written answers to the following questions:

• What are some of the distinct settlement patterns of different ethnic groups in colonial America?
• Why did Germans leave Germany from the late 1600s to the late 1700s?
• Define "redemptioner," and describe the system and what brought it to an end.
• Why were German immigrants more successful farmers than the Scotch Irish and others?
• Who were the Scotch Irish and why and from where did they emigrate?
• What are myths of the Scotch Irish? (Can you give examples from popular culture?)
• What is notable about the Dutch and their North American colony?
• Who were the Acadians and the Huguenots, and how do their polar experiences illustrate acculturation and assimilation?
• Compare the histories of Spanish Mexicans in Texas, California, and New Mexico.
• Where did the first Jews in North America come from?

First Document Analysis Paper (due Friday, 9/13):
Read Benjamin Franklin's 1751 essay, "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind," and write a three-page (approximately 1,000 word) reaction paper, being careful to cite supporting evidence from the essay and your readings. Submit on TurnItIn via the class Moodle.