Part II. Essay. Using the field provided below, choose ONE o…
Part II. Essay. Using the field provided below, choose ONE of the following questions and compose a response of at least two well-developed paragraphs—at least 3-5 sentences, per paragraph. (20 points). Briefly discuss the development of the concept of “English Liberty,” beginning from the Late Medieval Period, and through the English Civil War. What long-term effects did the implementation of the Common Law in the late 1100s and of the Magna Carta in the early 1200s have on England’s political development, as well as on the colonial development of the English New World? How did English Liberty shape the structure and function of the American colonies? What legacies of Common Law and Magna Carta are still present in the American political or legal system today? Explore the economic, social, and religious differences between the English colonies in North America. What were the major commodities and industries in the South? What were the major industries in the North? Where did slavery predominate and why? Explore the religious differences that developed between the English colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. Why did they develop? How did the ideas of religious freedom, so important to the American political identity, form as the colonies were founded? Be sure to cite specific names, events, and ideas in your answer. How did the religious upheaval of the Protestant Reformation (1517-1650) affect patterns of colonial settlement and development across the 13 English colonies of North America? Did the tumult of the English Civil War (1642-49) have an impact as well? If so, how? Why did so many different settlers from so many different Protestant factions end up in the American colonies? What influence did the English Crown and Parliament have on the patterns of Protestant settlement? What legacies did colonial religious culture leave to the popular or to the religious culture of the United States today? Be sure to cite specific names, events, and ideas in your answer. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a conflict between Britain and France that determined ultimate control of North America. How did this war begin? What were the advantages and disadvantages of both sides? What, in your opinion, were the principal factors of the final British victory? Comment on the various consequences of the war’s outcome for Britain, the Colonies, and Native Americans. Be sure to cite specific names, events, and battles in your answer.