Voyagers to the West | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The British Register of Emigration - This information was collected by customs agents. Bailyn uses this information for his analysis, noting that it is an incomplete source of information.

Scotland - The Register contained information about individuals emigrating from this country. This country was the third major source of emigration.

England - Emigration from this country to the American colonies consisted mostly of young men who were traveling alone.

London, England - This was one of the dominant ports for emigration out of the British Isles. Close to half of the total number...
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