Chesapeake Colonies… The Evolution of Slavery in the Chesapeake 29 May 201829 May 2018 The Chesapeake colonies, founded in 1607, were a mass of fertile land ranging from present-day Maryland to southern Virginia. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, became the starting…
History of History… Learning about Slavery from Newspapers, Advertisements, and Letters 24 May 2018 The most common ways to learn about slavery in American history today is through textbooks, online articles, and perhaps documentaries or television. However, historian use many sources to obtain information…
Chesapeake Colonies The Knowingly Untruthful Promotional Campaign for the Jamestown Settlement 15 May 2018 The Nova Britannia was a public campaign pamphlet written by Robert Johnson for the colonizing agency, the Virginia Company. This document illustrated the Jamestown colony as a wonderful place full…
Chesapeake Colonies Roanoke – Theorized 14 May 2018 John White, born in 1540, was a man of many trades. Throughout his life he was a practicing artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor. As impressive as these skills were, it…