Discussion 2: What were the defining characteristics of the early English settlements of New England? 35 35 unread replies XXXXXXXXXXreplies. Few issues are as important to the development of what...

Discussion 2: What were the defining characteristics of the early English settlements of New England? 35 35 unread replies. 35 35 replies. Few issues are as important to the development of what became the United States than slavery. We'll turn our attention to early Virginia and the rise of slavery in the seventeenthcentury Chesapeake next week. However, New England also played a critically important role in the development of what later became the United States---the American Revolution, after all, began in New England. Complete all three tasks below to receive full points on this discussion assignment: Task 1: Review the assigned readings from Give Me Liberty! regarding early New England and the lecture PowerPoint. Task 2: Post a 300- to 400-word response to the discussion question: What were the defining characteristics of early English settlement of New England? A. Be sure to include three specific historical events or developments that help explain the success of New England as a colonial enterprise. B. Also include one short quotations from Foner. Be sure to include MLA-style parenthetical citations for your quotations---include "Foner" and the corresponding page number(s) in a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence that comprises the quotation. For instance, it should look like this: (Foner 151) or (Foner 151-152). Task 3: Write at least two substantive replies to two fellow students'initial posts--one post per fellow student. Substantive in this case means at least two to three sentences.