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American Colonies: The Settling of North America
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001
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Essay Topics
1.
Choose one of Taylor’s stated historiographical methods in the Introduction. Does he succeed in implementing it? Use textual examples.
2.
What role did the environment play in the colonization process? How can ecological history inform our understanding of this period?
3.
How did early colonization projects (e.g., Hispaniola, the Canary Islands) prepare imperial powers for the colonization process on the mainland?
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