Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

How did the ecology of northern New England differ from that of southern New England? Begin with the establishment of the Plymouth colony and compare the changes in the environment between the northern colonies and the southern ones through about 1800. In what ways were the ecosystems the same? In what ways were they different?

In what ways were the Native Americans complicit in the alteration of New England’s ecosystem? Describe at least three ways in which the Native Americans contributed to the destruction of the ecosystem.

In what ways, if any, did the Native Americans fight the European settlers’ management of the land and animal husbandry practices? What were the results?