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Using evidence from the Virtual Jamestown 1624/25 Muster Databases, keyword: "servant", can we prove that Africans were brought over as either slaves or servants?
US History Bolos/Twadell
9/17/13
New Unit: Colonies
We will be studying Massachusetts & Virginia Bay Colony because they are the most influential & most representative to US History.
Compare/Contrast skills through primary source documents (unit goal)
Virginia:
We will discuss: tobacco, Indians, government, slaves
“Tobacco’s older than the gummint (government) itself.” Quote from a present day tobacco farmer.
Jamestown (1607): first English colony
English get off to a slow start
What were the important differences and similarities between the New England (MA, CT, RI) and Chesapeake (VA, MD) colonies? How did these two regions help shape American society today?
Consider:- motives,
- economic factors,
- social factors,
- political factors.
You must use at least FOUR documents (2 Virginia, 2 New England) to write your essay. QUOTE the documents where possible. Feel free to consult any source, including the blog notes, YOUR notes, the presentations and more.