1. What motivates immigrants to come to the United States (today)? Consider what they lose and what they can gain in your argument.
The poor economy in most immigrant's country motivates them to move to the U.S. today. Also, the fact that their kids can have a better life here, and they can provide better support to their families here than in their countries.
2. Thousands of Europeans chose to move to the British colonies. Some for economic reasons and some for freedoms. If you decided to immigrate somewhere, would you move for economic reasons or for freedom?
I would move for economic reasons. So me and my family could have a better life in the country I would migrate to. Also, to give my children better clothing and resources that might not be available in my country.
Assignment 7: Primary Source Document Reflection
Benjamin Wadsworth, A Well-Ordered Family(Boston, 1712). About the duties of husbands and wives
What did you learn about life in the colonies from reading this document?
From this i learned that back then the husband and wife had to treat each other as equals even though the man was the head of the household he was to treat his wife as his own flesh and blood.
What surprised you the most about what you read?
How it was mandatory to respect your wife then which most people don't do now just a few do also that you were supposed to love and respect your husband or wife no matter what they brought to the marriage.
Compare and contrast the differences between American life today and life for Americans during the colonial era.
during the colonial era there was sort of different rules to obey in marriage as it is now but most of them are still the same so not much changed.
Your response shows understanding of the reading and the colonial times. I would have to argue that there are a good number of differences between marriages now and then. For one, men "ruled" their wives under Puritan marriage laws, and I don't think too many American marriages are that way today.
ReplyDeleteSome small errors (spelling, grammar, capitalization) that I can help you fix for maximum points. Always capitalize the first word in a sentence. As is 25/30 points. Keep up the good work.