Colonial Perspectives For this graded assignment, use the notes you took while reading and researching primary and secondary sources about colonial New England.
Total score: of 20 points
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1. What were the consequences of Anne Hutchinson's break with Puritan tradition?
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2. Who was Mary Dyer? What happened to her?
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3. How were the views of New England dissenters similar? How were they different?
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4. Which perspective does your textbook (a secondary source of history) take toward the Salem witch hysteria of 1692?
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5. Which primary source did you find about the Salem witch hysteria of 1692? Which perspective does the source have? What makes it qualify as a primary source?
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6. Write an essay that takes a position regarding the accuracy and reliability of the primary source you reviewed. Begin your essay with a statement of your position. For example:
• “[The source] offers a biased perspective about the Salem witch hysteria, because the author stood to gain from an accusation of witchcraft.”
• “[The source] presents an objective perspective about the events in Salem, because the author’s intention was to genuinely understand their causes.”
• “[The source] provides a mixed perspective, because it includes the courtroom accounts of both accusers and the accused.”
Fully explain the position you take and defend it using specific examples from the source.
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