Secondary Source: Painting A romanticized painting of the embarkation of the Pilgrims completed in 1843 by Robert Weir. It hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington, DC and shows them asking for God’s blessing as they set sail for America. In reality, the scene looked nothing like this.

Unit 2: British America

Why were the British colonies in America so different if they were all settled by people from the same country?

Introduction

1 | Was Jamestown a good investment?
Jamestown

2 | Was slavery an inevitable part of American history?
Slavery in the British Colonies

3 | Was the Massachusetts Bay Colony a city upon a hill?
Puritans & Pilgrims

4 | Was Winthrop’s dream of a religiously pure society ever possible?
New England

5 | Do colonial differences from the 1600s still matter today?
The Other Colonies

Unit Review

Full Review Guide

Essential Vocabulary

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