User:Nchutchi/Evaluate an Article
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Which article are you evaluating?[edit]
History of Immigration to the US
Colonial Era and New England Colonies
Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?[edit]
I have always been interested in this time in history, American Revolution, the first colonists their relationship with the Indians and their survival of so many harsh conditions in the pursuit for a better life and freedom of religion.
Evaluate the article[edit]
The article is well written and list many facts regarding the colonial era and the New England colonies. I did not see any grammatical eras. Some sections are briefer than others such as the Dutch colonies, perhaps because of a lack of written sources on those particular colonies. The article is well organized and is broken down in major time frame sections.
I did not find the sections to be biased and the sources were reliable and relevant to the topic. The media was relevant to the topic and the images and maps provided were precise to the time being referenced. The article could be improved by additional comments being added to more smaller sections. Overall, the article is precise and to the point regarding the History of Immigration.