Q outcomes: • Compare and contrast the economic, socio-cultural, and political characteristics and experiences of the British North American colonies in the 1600s and 1700s. (CO#2, CO#3) Britain’s North American colonies differed significantly from those of other European powers. Britain’s late entry into exploring the Western Hemisphere helped shape where and how it established colonies. Internally, Britain’s colonies had significant differences from each other. From the Puritan colonies of New England to the slave-based societies of the Carolinas, each colony’s unique circumstances left its stamp on that colony’s development. Taken together, these circumstances shaped Britain’s North American empire. For example, though all were predominantly Christian, religious belief and practices differed widely in British North America. The New England colonies were Puritan by heritage; the Southern colonies were officially Anglican, and the Middle Colonies held a wide variety of religious traditions, including Catholicism. Before beginning this discussion, make sure to read the Module Notes, Chapter 3:”British North America (Links to an external site.)” and sections I–IV of Chapter 4: “Colonial Society (Links to an external site.)” in The American Yawp, and two of the primary sources below: • Pennsylvania: Penn, W. (1675). The Quaker Ideal of Religious Tolerance (Links to an external site.). • South Carolina: Lucas, E. (1740). Life on the Plantation (Links to an external site.). • South Carolina: Moore, J. (1698). South Carolina (Links to an external site.). • Georgia: Oglethorpe, J. (1733). Georgia (Links to an external site.). • Virginia: Virginia Slave Laws (Links to an external site.) excerpt (1662). • Virginia: Culpepper, T. (1680). Regional Contrasts (Links to an external site.). • Connecticut: Cole, N. (1740). The Great Awakening Comes to Weathersfield, Connecticut (Links to an external site.). • New York: Ingoldsby, R. (1709). The Schenectady Massacre (Links to an external site.). • Massachusetts: Mather, C. (1693). The Wonders of the Invisible World (Links to an external site.). Using the primary and secondary sources above as evidence, consider the following in a post of at least 250 words: • Choose two American colonies and compare and contrast their major characteristics, considering some of the following factors: interactions with Native Americans, religion and the Great Awakening, labor and the economy. Then, over the course of the week, respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your initial post is due by Thursday at 11:59PM. Your responses are due by Sunday at 11:59PM. Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click on "Reply." Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click "Post Reply." This is a “post first” discussion forum. You must submit your initial post before you can view other students’ posts. To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.