2.1.2 - SQ1 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Was colonization a good thing? For whom?

Supporting Question 1:

What are the experiences of Indigenous people at the time of European contact?

Primary Sources

This set of primary sources includes copies of engravings and drawings created around the time of early contact between indigenous peoples and the English. Teachers should provide students with primary source analysis tools and a graphic organizer to guide their analysis and comparison across these resources.


 Primary Sources

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Native Americans Around a Fire Links to an external site.

Creator:Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598; Contributor:White, John, fl. 1585-1593. (Date 1590)

The Manner of Making their Boats Links to an external site.

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Hariot, 1560-1621, John White, fl. 1585-1593, and Richard Hakluyt, 1552?-1616:

An ageed manne in his Winter garment Links to an external site. A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Hariot, 1560-1621, John White, fl. 1585-1593, and Richard Hakluyt, 1552?-1616
The Tovvne of Pomeiooc Links to an external site. A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Hariot, 1560-1621, John White, fl. 1585-1593, and Richard Hakluyt, 1552?-1616


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Title Source
Letter from Robert Johnson to the Board of Trade of Great Britain Links to an external site.

[Extract] Johnson, Robert, 1677-1735, (December 15, 1732, Volume 11, Pages 21-22)

Click on the title to view the resource 


Icon.Arrow.80x80.png Click next to review the discussion questions for supporting question one.