Your task is to discover why some people came to America of their own free will in the seventeenth century and why others were forced to come. You will look at their journeys to see the differences and similarites. Complete the activities in each lesson to learn what good and bad things they encountered. You will pretend you were there in their shoes and write about their experiences.Think about your own or your parents' or grandparents' journey to America. Why did they come to America? How is your family's life better? Worse?