1. Why do you think the experiences of the earliest settlers at Jamestown and at Massachusetts Bay were so different? Think About:
- the settlers' reasons for coming to America
- the settlers' attitudes and beliefs
2. In your opinion, is Christopher Columbus someone whom Americans today should view as a hero or villain? Explain your answer. Think About:
- his voyages and the risks involved
- his purposes for exploration
- his spreading of the system of colonization
- the long term effects of his voyages
- the settlers' reasons for coming to America
- the settlers' attitudes and beliefs
2. In your opinion, is Christopher Columbus someone whom Americans today should view as a hero or villain? Explain your answer. Think About:
- his voyages and the risks involved
- his purposes for exploration
- his spreading of the system of colonization
- the long term effects of his voyages