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Alan Taylor

American Colonies: The Settling of North America

Alan TaylorNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

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Essay Topics

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Choose one of Taylor’s stated historiographical methods in the Introduction. Does he succeed in implementing it? Use textual examples.

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What role did the environment play in the colonization process? How can ecological history inform our understanding of this period?

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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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