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1. From the information on the colonization timeline, how would you describe the English settlement of the New World? Did it occur rapidly or slowly? Did it unfold differently in different geographical locations?

2. What other forces and events affected English colonization?

3. What makes an event or a person important enough to be included on a timeline?

4. Construct a timeline of important historical events that have occurred in your own lifetime. Add to this timeline events about yourself, your family, and your educational institution. How do you fit into history, and how has history affected you?


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