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Critical Thinking Assignment
History v. Archaeology
Who would win?
A notable historian (he who shall not be named) once noted that the pen is mightier than the trowel and went on to say that since we already "know" what happened with historic sites, there is no need to excavate such sites. Follow the directions below and on a separate sheet of paper, provide your answers, thoughts, understandings, etc. with respect to the questions and information provided along the way.
1. What are your initial thoughts on this comment?
2. Now off the top of your head, tell me the story of the Jamestown settlement. No cheating...don't look anything up....just tell me what you can.
3. Now, off the top of your head, tell me the story of Pocahontas. Now read "Reading 1" in the Critical Thinking Assignment folder #2.
4. Now summarize what you learned about Jamestown & Pocahontas that you didn't know before. Now read "Reading 2" in the same folder.
5. Now tell me how you feel about the relationship between Smith and Pocahontas. Now
6. Tell me what you know about the Native Americans who lived in the area at the time of the arrival of the Jamestown settlers. Again, no cheating...anything off the top of your head and from where you think you might know it. As many facts you can think of...
7. Tell me your thoughts on the relationship (positive & negative) between the Colonists and the Native Americans. Now read "Reading 3."
8. How has this article changed any of your views/understandings?
Finally, read "Reading 5" and "Reading6" and list all the new things that you know and how you feel about the initial statement way up at the beginning of this assignment.
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