1.

Richard Hakluyt , A Discourse Concerning Western Planting [1584], Collection of the

Maine Historical Society, Series 2, Vol.2 (1877), pp.152-61
H- Walter Sir Raleigh was given Virginia
I- The intended audience is Queen Elizabeth
P- The purpose of this document is to convince the Queen to let them establish the
colonies in America. She was provided with a plethora of reasons as to why they would benefit
from the colonies and England would too.
P- The POV is the colonist trying to convince her. In their eyes they see the colonies as
opportunity, and something new for them to explore

2. Susan Myra Kingsbury, ed., The Records of the Virginia Company of London
(Washington, D.C., 1906-1935), Vol. I, pp. 256-57
H- The Jamestown massacre during 1622. The first slaves were brought in during 1619
I-The intended audience are the people of men Virginia or the ruler at the time.
P- The purpose of this document is to inform the people of how their colony is
unbalanced and how they are going to send women over to help start families. With the
women being sent over to start families, they will be able to start farms or plantations
P- The Pov are people on the outside looking in on how backwards their colony is, and
how they aren’t progressing

3. “The Examination of Mrs. Hutchinson at the Court of Newton.” Reprinted by permission

of the publisher from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay,
Vol.II, by Thomas Hutchinson, edited by Lawrence Shaw Mayo, pp. 366-91, Cambridge ,
Mass.: Harvard University Press, Copyright 1963 by the President and Fellows of
Havard College. Copyright renewed 1964 by Lawrence Shaw Mayo.
H- The colonization of Virginia and Maryland
I- The intended audience is for anyone who was in court such as the judges, or anyone
who wanted to know why Anne Hutchinson was on trial
P- The purpose was to have evidence during the trial, and to get Anne Hutchinson’s
reasons for having religious meetings in her home.
P- The Pov are people who have different beliefs from Anne Hutchinson, so therefore
they believed what she was doing was wrong. This document has biased feelings towards
Hutchinson and what she stood for

4. The Agreement of the People Presented to the Council of the Army (London 1647)
H- Witch executions began to start. A few years before this the New England
Confederation came together
I- The intended audience are the people in the colonies
P- The purpose of this document was to inform the colonist of the new laws or
amendments
P- The Pov are the levellers and how they view the government should be run
 5. Francis N. Thrope, The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other
Organic Laws… (7 vols.: Washington, 1909), vol.5, pp. 3076-81
H- More immigrants to the colonies such as New York
I- The intended audience are the new colonist of Pennsylvania
P- The purpose was to inform them of how their government will be run and who will be
allowed to vote and run
P- The Pov is William Penn, who is the leader of the colony. He is viewing this as what
he feels is right for the colony. He is telling the people how he wants it to be run.