Essay Questions for Exam
Prologue – Chapter 4

1.	Historians now know that Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover North America.  In fact, we are not sure who the first Americans were.  However, given the information you obtained in the lectures and from the text, please, chronicle and explain the possible origins of the first Americans.  Who were they?  How did they arrive here?  Where did they settle?  When did they settle?    What evidence points us these answers?  Why are these findings controversial?  Your discussion should include the various cultures that arose throughout the Americas.
 
2.	Early colonial settlers came to North America for a number of reasons.  Explore and
     explain the various reasons Europeans desired to settle in this country, particularly
     along the Eastern Seaboard.  Additionally, further explain the European practices they
     brought with them.  Introduce some of the early European leaders (religious, political,
     exploration), further explaining their missions and objectives.  By the end of the 17th
       century, North America could be rather well-defined culturally, religiously, and
     politically.  Please, describe the collective profile of colonial America.