history discussion boards

Do you believe the native inhabitants that Europeans encountered when they first arrived in the Western Hemisphere originally migrated from Asia, from somewhere else, or originated here? Why or why not? Explain.

Why did Europeans, and not some other people like Asians or Africans, engage in exploration in the fifteenth century? Why in the fifteenth century and not a century or two earlier or later?

Compare the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts in regard to the purpose of their original settlement, the economy, and the cultural values.