ASH 3002y Approaches to American Culture, 1607-1865
February 8, 1999

The Chesapeake:  Tobacco and the Resort to Slavery

Administrative details:

• Link to ITS page up on technical matters page.
• Links to websites except Liz and Mollie.
• Questions re: project, assignment? 
• Note that reading for next time is available on the web and via reserves.

Maps:

• Hear from Liz, Katie, Lisa, Annerose (Sara is out).
• Closing comments.

The Chesapeake, Tobacco, and Slavery:

Preconditions of slavery:

• Existing patterns/traditions of slavery
• English attitudes toward labor

Regional differences:

• New England vs. Chesapeake
• Settlement of Virginia--see Smith, Byrd.

Role of tobacco:

• Timeline
• Arrival of tobacco and conditions it created.

Slavery and race:

• Morgan and politcal readings
• Jefferson