Description

University of Chamberlain

HIST405N: United States History

Week 1 Assignment: Case Study

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

• Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Optional Resources to Explore
Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link:

• Link (website): History Library GuideLinks to an external site.

Introduction
The purposes of each case study assignment include the following:

• To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources
• To advance critical thinking and writing skills
• To compile a response to the prompts provided
• To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic:

Option 1: Exploration and Effects on Native Americans

• Explain what motivated the European world powers to explore the Americas.
• Describe the economic effects of exploration based on the Colombian exchange.
• Analyze the effects of exploration on Native Americans.
• Based on research, analyze if Europeans might be held accountable for transmitting Old World diseases to people in the Western Hemisphere.

Option 2: Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude

• Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies.
• Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between each colonial region in British North America.
• Analyze the differences between slaves and indentured servants.

Option 3: Women in Colonial America

• Pick two colonies (New England, Middle, or Southern colonies) and explain how women’s roles differ in the two colonies of your choice.
• Describe what legal rights women held during the colonial period.
• Analyze how Native women’s lives were different from colonial women’s lives.

Make sure to use your course text and incorporate an additional scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library in your response.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1-2 pages (not including title page or references page)
• Use standard essay writing process by including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)
• No abstract is required
• In-text citations that correspond with your end references

Solution 

Option 2

Slavery vs. Indenture servitude

Slavery was legal in the US between the 18^{th and} 19^th centuries. Enslaved people were mainly Africans or African Americans. The difference between slaves, unlike indentured servants, worked throughout their lives. In contrast, indentured servants worked for a given period (Doddington, 2021). This paper discusses the development of slavery in the US and how it was carried out in different colonies.

Development of Slavery

Slavery in the US began in the late 1700s and ended in 1865. It was a legal practice involving the enslavement of Africans and African Americans living in the country since its founding. Slavery began in the 15^th century during the colonization era. The Transatlantic Slave trade involved kidnapping Africans and selling them for enslavement in European Kingdoms……………………………………………

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