Discussion Essay Prompt: Georgia and Massachusetts Bay Colonies both had deeply religious founders who included both spiritual and practical goals in their writings. Use James Oglethorpe’s Rational for Founding the Colony of Georgia and John Winthrop’s “A Modell of Christian Charity” to compare and contrast the founding of the two colonies as well as any similarities and differences the two may have developed due to their early roots. Reference the above mentioned primary sources as well as your textbook and one or more other secondary sources within your Discussion Essay of 650 to 750 words using MLA in-text citation. Place the Word Count at the end of your paper and include a separate MLA Works Cited.
Response: How do you think the relationship the founders of Massachusetts and Georgia had with the English Crown differed? Were these differences reflected in the colonies’ development as colonies and states? Reply to one of your fellow classmates with 200 to 250 words using the above style and referencing the two above mentioned primary sources and your textbook. Place the word count at the end and copy both of your responses to one PDF to submit for a grade.