Create an argument for each discussion through the use of historical evidence. Remember, you can earn 1 or 2 bonus points toward Exam 1 if you document your written opinion with sources.
(DISCUSSION 1) Almost all the people who came to America came from a society where your privileges and responsibilities were defined by the social class in which you were born. Those Americans who became very wealthy and powerful tried to reestablish the class system over here but with out success. Why did England’s class system fail to develop in America?
(DISCUSSION 2 ON THE SIDE OF FRANCE) During the repeated wars between France and England North American Indians fought on the side of France except for the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. For the English colonists they most often found themselves fighting the Indians whenever England went to war with France. Why were the vast majority of the North American Indians on the side of the French? Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
(Discussion 3) When England passed the various taxation acts we took to the streets crying, “No taxation without representation.” The men in parliament claimed that each time they voted they represented all English speaking people everywhere. What accounted for the different views of representative government between England and her colonies? Is one more representative than the other?