Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3, 4
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source(in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:

Southern colonies
Chesapeake colonies
Middle colonies
New England colonies

Then, address the following for your selections:

Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.
What forces and ideas shaped their origin?
Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.
Writing Requirements

Minimum of2 posts (1 initial &1 follow-up)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines