Week 1 Discussion: The Cost of Expansion

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3, 4

· Lesson

· Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:

· Southern colonies

· Chesapeake colonies

· Middle colonies

· New England colonies

Then, address the following for your selections:

· Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.

· What forces and ideas shaped their origin?

· Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Follow-Up Post Instructions Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

· Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)

· APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Book Title: U.S. History

Publisher: OpenStax

Publication Date: 2014

APA Citation