Draw Conclusions from the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 2
Instructions
This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click “yes” for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and “no” for those that do not.
Conclusion A
English settlers came to Virginia primarily to seek their fortunes in the New World, whereas those who migrated to Massachusetts Bay did so for religious reasons.
Evidence 1: John Smith’s assurance that English settlers could engage in the business “to bring such poore Infidels to the knowledge of God and his holy Gospell” in Document 2.1: The Commodities of Virginia
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Evidence 2: John Winthrop’s plea that “That which the most in their churches mainetaine as truth in profession onely, we must bring into familiar and constant practice,” in Document 2.3: A Model of Christian Charity
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Evidence 3: John Smith’s assurance that in Virginia “The Bay and rivers have much merchantable fish, and places fit for Salt coats, building of ships, making of Iron, &c,” in Document 2.1: The Commodities of Virginia
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Evidence 4: The Massachusetts colonist’s message to his parents saying “I am . . . trusting in God that He will guide me that I will never offend you so anymore, and I trust in God that you will forgive me for it,” in Document 2.5: Letter Home from Massachusetts Bay
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Conclusion B
Although English settlers came to Virginia and Massachusetts for very different reasons, those in both colonies found that daily life was difficult and risky.
Evidence 1: John Smith’s acknowledgment that trade could be difficult because of the dangers posed by transporting goods “by seas, lands, stormes, and Pyrats,” in Document 2.1: The Commodities of Virginia
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Evidence 2: Powhatan’s statement that “Captaine Newport gave me swords, copper, cloathes, a bed, towels, or what I desired; ever taking what I offered him,” in Document 2.2: Powhatan’s Viewpoint, as Reported by John Smith
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Evidence 3: Richard Frethorne’s description “We . . . must Worke hard both earelie, and late for a messe of water gruel, and a mouthful of bread,” in Document 2.4 Letter Home from Virginia
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Evidence 4: The Massachusetts Bay colonist’s statement “we do not know how long we may subsist, for we cannot live here without provisions from old England,” in Document 2.5: Letter Home from Massachusetts Bay
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Conclusion C
English settlers in both Virginia and Massachusetts Bay had to contend with the Native American people who already lived there, whom they regarded as both a source of aid and a source of danger.
Evidence 1: John Smith’s assertion that “Here will live any beasts, as horses, goats, sheepe, asses, hens, &c. as appeared by them that were carried thether,” in Document 2.1: The Commodities of Virginia
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Evidence 2: Powhatan’s plea “Let this therefore assure you of our loves, and every yeare our friendly trade shall furnish you with Corne; and now also, if you would come in friendly manner to see us, and not thus with your guns and swords as to invade your foes,” in Document 2.2: Powhatan’s Viewpoint, as Reported by John Smith
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Evidence 3: John Winthrop’s assurance that “We shall finde that the God of Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies,” in Document 2.3: A Model of Christian Charity
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Evidence 4: The Massachusetts colonist’s statement that “Here are but few Indians. . . . They are a crafty people, and they will cozen and cheat. . . . They are proper men and clean-jointed men, and many of them go naked with a skin about their loins, but now some of them get Englishmen’s apparel,” in Document 2.5: Letter Home from Massachusetts
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