Synthesis: Video/ Quote

The stamp act enclosed things such as taxes, power and freedom of speech. It also brought a New system of government; where the rich and powerful could lead, but there was also an alternative that the hierarchy didn't agree with. This alternative states that without Kings or noblemen people could govern themselves. In 1760 a man by the name of Benjamin Franklin changed things because he was blessed to be the most powerful. A new future for the British entitled freedom and province. I believe that Benjamin Franklin; being so powerful changed things just because he could. He could literally do whatever he wanted and he did. Many people looked up to him as he was very intelligent and powerful. When I look at my 100 dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin on it; I wonder why or what he did to get on that bill. After all it is the biggest bill that's worth the most. I believe the British looked up to him and wanted to be like him; that is why they were British, wanted to be British and loved being British. The stamp act tried to reduce everyone to the same level and had to draw a line between Great Britain and the colonies. When people had the power to tax they would also have the power to destroy. For an end result the stamp act; it was rightfully a bad Idea to most people because people couldn't do anything about paying taxes but they could hang the people enforcing the taxes. Overall the stamp act was repealed.

Text Analysis: Summaries

Circular letter of the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 13, 1774

This document discusses rights and liberties of the colonists. The Act of the British Parliament was passed in order to treat Boston in cruel and unjust ways. "The parliament have taken upon them, an Act to punish them, Unheard; which would have been in violation of natural justice even if they had an acknowledged jurisdiction." Colonist were mistreated by the parliament, but the parliament had power from the governor and other people to violate their natural justice and punish the colonists. The colonists were in search for their rights and liberties that were not being granted by the parliament and Great Britain. The British had a plan of an attack that would make colonies surrender their sacred rights and liberties to the ministry. The only problem was the colonists were smarter than that and thought of their very own plan; they would just all ban together in opposition to the parliament violations of their liberties.

Letter from the New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 23, 1774

British Parliament could be compared to Boston, "an ancient and respectable town." Boston was always a place of freedom, until British parliament made violations of the rights of America. A large committee of fifty-one people was appointed by the Citizens of Boston to get together with the sister colonies in discussing the rights and the "matter of public moment." The letter of the committee of correspondence and entire vote of Boston was then taken into consideration by the sister colonies. "The cause is general, and concerns a whole continent, who are equally interested with you and us." The New York Committee of fifty-one wanted the Boston committee of correspondence to believe them in that they would continue to respect and have regard to American freedom, and to communicate in every way, shape or form to the sister colonies.

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress; October 14, 1774

British parliament at the end of the last war, "claimed power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes." In most cases they imposed taxes on the people of America for the purpose of raising the revenue. A statute that was made in the reign of King Henry the 8th many colonists would be shipped off to England, where they would be tried for "accusations for treasons and misprisions." By this time it was not looking good for the colonists because they were being accused of doing something in which they didn't; the colonists were merely asking for rights and liberties as Americans. "The last session of parliament, three statutes were made; one entitled, "An act to discontinue, another entitled, "An act for the better regulating the government of the province of Massachusetts-Bay in the New England;" and another entitled, "An act for the impartial administration of justice." These three statutes were just the beginning of more statutes that would later be made. All statutes were made, cruel, unjust and unconstitutional to American rights and liberties.

Essay #1 Reflection

"Writing process"- My writing process has developed from writing word webs to outlines that pretty much are the first rough draft. This writing process has changed the way I put/formulate my ideas and how I stay focused on the topic at hand. Learning about Bacon's Rebellion (all key components) first, before choosing a topic to write about definitely helped/improve my thought process. I began with the topic that I thought most, interested me. I believe that doing this writing process helped the way I wrote my essay, for example the quotes that I used made my ideas/thoughts shine. Also, the way I broke the paragraphs up accordingly, to what sub-topic I was talking about. Overall doing this writing process, compared to previous learned writing processes, has made me grow into a better writer.

"Writing about History"- Since I've been writing about history lately it has changed the way I learn about History. Writing about history changes my perspectives of what happened. I think that history is important to how we operate today. One of the huge occurrences that changed history was the Newspaper. Historical events that happened were often wrote in the newspaper. Mainly to form public opinion, which changed the way people thought.

Resolutions of the Continental Congress 1765: Text Analysis

who is writing?

The author of this document is Patrick Henry.

Who is the audience?

The audience is the Virginia colonies and the colonies surrounding Virginia.

Who do the writers represent?

The writer represents an upper class man and the law.

What is being said, argued and/ or requested?

It is being said that to enjoy their rights and liberties as people, they first must increase, prosperity, and certainly happiness within the colonies.

How is it being said, argued and/ or requested?

It is being said in a way of, if you change these few minor things to your life and how you act, then in return you'll get full enjoyment of your rights and liberties.

What proof and/ or justification is being used to legitimize the request?

The fact that Patrick Henry, being upper class, is telling this to these people is enough for them to listen and trust him in his doings.

Bacon's Rebellion: Reflection

Even though Bacon's Rebellion happened in the 1600s I found a way to relate it to now days and to my own life experiences. Everyone has rebelled at least once in there lives, and that makes learning about Bacon's Rebellion a lot easier. The whole cause for Bacon's Rebellion was a huge dispute over land; between Indians and colonists and Bacon himself. Writing this essay has helped me not only learn and know about Bacon's Rebellion but it has also taught me that History always has its place in the Present...

Bacon's Rebellion: Final Copy

Bacon's Rebellion

From past experiences in my life, rebellion has occurred from time to time. As I got older I didn't always like to do what I was told and that's what got me in trouble. I can relate to Bacon's Rebellion because if there's something I don't want to do or I don't like I'm going to rebel against it. Nathanial Bacon rebelled against the Governor William Berkeley and the Native peoples over the Indian Policy. He didn't agree with it, he wanted to conquer land and expand. From my perspective Nathanial Bacon was standing up for what he believed in by rebelling against Berkeley and the Native peoples. Bacon's Rebellion changed the way I think of rebellion today; why, when, and how I rebel.

Tobacco production and trade during Bacon's Rebellion

When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's Rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs.

Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable; to keep up with the tobacco fields. Most of the time the only tool they would use was a "hoe," to help them with the work of cutting tobacco. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant larger profits. The consumption of tobacco by colonists and Europeans was growing and growing every day. By the early 1600s the production of tobacco was increasing tremendously causing more labor for the Virginians. A great deal of money was being made for this ever so popular drug. Trading tobacco was an easy task in the 1600s because of the high demand and popularity by the Europeans and colonists. Once they got the ball rolling on producing tobacco it made it much easier to make large amounts and to trade. I believe the Virginians worked hard producing tobacco because they knew that they would get something in return. On the other hand I also feel bad for them; working that many hours in the heat and not getting the right nutrition.

Developing new land

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. Clearing was important to the procedure of producing tobacco on large fields. It was necessary to clear land before planting because there were other plants, trees, etc. that would prevent tobacco from growing. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (p.77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go. “Like the Indians, the colonists “cleared” fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)” (p.77 Roark). Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists and Europeans. “To plant, a visitor observed, they “just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds, “much as the Indians did.” (p.77 Roark). The process of planting tobacco was fairly easy and just required time. The Virginians next step was to start developing new land to meet the tobacco needs of the colonists and Europeans. They achieved this by first, clearing fields of trees that in which the land was not being used and secondly planting tobacco seeds into holes that they made. The development of new land wasn’t hard at this time because many people didn’t have a problem with what they were using it for. It was only until the later days in which people had specific property lines, where they could only use the land inside that property.

"Tobacco and Snuff"

Colonists and Europeans demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco. “Smoking was the most common form of tobacco consumption in the 1700s, and smokers needed far more than tobacco to light up. They needed pipes, and hundreds of pipe makers supplied them with millions of ceramic pipes.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco users would often have their pipes and materials right next to or in bed with them while sleeping, so in the middle of the night if they got a craving they could just smoke right there. They smoked as much as they could and as many times a day they could; depending on if they could afford the amount they were smoking. In the 1700s tobacco materials were being made; mainly tobacco pipes. These were the most popular material to smoke with, and then came snuff and snuff boxes.

Snuff changed the way people looked at tobacco because it gave off a different type of “high.” Snuff caused you to sneeze when you sniffed it through your nostrils; it also caused you to cough; which gave a pleasurable “high.” Many people turned to snuff when they found out that it was healthier than smoking tobacco and becoming more and more popular. Snuff was also an addictive drug that majorly affected everyone that smoked it. They also believed that smoking tobacco and using snuff was good for their health, especially in large amounts. “Physicians praised it as a wonder drug. One proclaimed that “to seek to tell the virtues and greatness of this holy herb, the ailments which can be cured by it, and have been the evils from which it has saved thousands would be to go on to infinity…This precious herb is so general a human need (that it is) not only for the sick but for the health.” (P.80 Roark) During the 1700s and 1800s consumption changed the cost of tobacco. The sudden increase of consumption and popularity; resulted in lower costs for everyone to pay. When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone. “The low prices made possible by bumper crops harvested by planters in the Chesapeake transformed tobacco consumption in England and elsewhere in Europe.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco use during Bacon's Rebellion increased because the colonists became addicted to the drug.

Present day tobacco production and trade

The profit of tobacco wouldn’t decrease if they sold more, even at a lower price. Tobacco production today is a much more unified system so to speak, we have machines doing most of the work and trucks delivering it to major dealers of tobacco. For example; grocery stores, gas station, and smoke shops. Production in the early 1600s was much like it is today; many of the way that tobacco was produced, we still follow the same steps to producing tobacco. “The steps include: 1) transplant production; 2) field growing; 3) harvest; 4) curing; and 5) marketing.” (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/tobacco.html). They used these methods of producing tobacco in the 1600s and still do today; with just fewer hands.

Tobacco use today is different for some people because of the knowledge we know now. Smoking tobacco is not healthy and can give you a long list of diseases and cancers. For the people that smoke tobacco these days are so addicted to tobacco that they smoke almost an entire pack a day. Smoke people will smoke multiple packs depending on how hooked they are to the drug. Snuff is still popular to some people today; not as high in popularity as it was in the 1600s though. Many people tend to lean toward tobacco because it’s cheaper and easier to use. Tobacco today is very high in cost but that doesn’t stop people from buying it. Their addictiveness to the drug is no match for their wallets. Quitting this drug is not easy and can take very long to get unhooked; there are many methods of quitting that work for some people and don’t for other. The bottom line is tobacco is truly not healthy and a highly addictive drug that changed the life’s of Europeans and colonists during the 1600s through the 1800s.

Bacon's Rebellion Rough Draft #5

Tobacco production and trade during Bacon's Rebellion

When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's Rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs.

Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable; to keep up with the tobacco fields. Most of the time the only tool they would use was a "hoe," to help them with the work of cutting tobacco. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant larger profits. The consumption of tobacco by colonists and Europeans was growing and growing every day. By the early 1600s the production of tobacco was increasing tremendously causing more labor for the Virginians. A great deal of money was being made for this ever so popular drug. Trading tobacco was an easy task in the 1600s because of the high demand and popularity by the Europeans and colonists. Once they got the ball rolling on producing tobacco it made it much easier to make large amounts and to trade. I believe the Virginians worked hard producing tobacco because they knew that they would get something in return. On the other hand I also feel bad for them; working that many hours in the heat and not getting the right nutrition.

Developing new land

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. Clearing was important to the procedure of producing tobacco on large fields. It was necessary to clear land before planting because there were other plants, trees, etc. that would prevent tobacco from growing. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (p.77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go. “Like the Indians, the colonists “cleared” fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)” (p.77 Roark). Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists and Europeans. “To plant, a visitor observed, they “just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds, “much as the Indians did.” (p.77 Roark). The process of planting tobacco was fairly easy and just required time. The Virginians next step was to start developing new land to meet the tobacco needs of the colonists and Europeans. They achieved this by first, clearing fields of trees that in which the land was not being used and secondly planting tobacco seeds into holes that they made. The development of new land wasn’t hard at this time because many people didn’t have a problem with what they were using it for. It was only until the later days in which people had specific property lines, where they could only use the land inside that property.

"Tobacco and Snuff"

Colonists and Europeans demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco. “Smoking was the most common form of tobacco consumption in the 1700s, and smokers needed far more than tobacco to light up. They needed pipes, and hundreds of pipe makers supplied them with millions of ceramic pipes.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco users would often have their pipes and materials right next to or in bed with them while sleeping, so in the middle of the night if they got a craving they could just smoke right there. They smoked as much as they could and as many times a day they could; depending on if they could afford the amount they were smoking. In the 1700s tobacco materials were being made; mainly tobacco pipes. These were the most popular material to smoke with, and then came snuff and snuff boxes.

Snuff changed the way people looked at tobacco because it gave off a different type of “high.” Snuff caused you to sneeze when you sniffed it through your nostrils; it also caused you to cough; which gave a pleasurable “high.” Many people turned to snuff when they found out that it was healthier than smoking tobacco and becoming more and more popular. Snuff was also an addictive drug that majorly affected everyone that smoked it. They also believed that smoking tobacco and using snuff was good for their health, especially in large amounts. “Physicians praised it as a wonder drug. One proclaimed that “to seek to tell the virtues and greatness of this holy herb, the ailments which can be cured by it, and have been the evils from which it has saved thousands would be to go on to infinity…This precious herb is so general a human need (that it is) not only for the sick but for the health.” (P.80 Roark) During the 1700s and 1800s consumption changed the cost of tobacco. The sudden increase of consumption and popularity; resulted in lower costs for everyone to pay. When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone. “The low prices made possible by bumper crops harvested by planters in the Chesapeake transformed tobacco consumption in England and elsewhere in Europe.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco use during Bacon's Rebellion increased because the colonists became addicted to the drug.

Present day tobacco production and trade

The profit of tobacco wouldn’t decrease if they sold more, even at a lower price. Tobacco production today is a much more unified system so to speak, we have machines doing most of the work and trucks delivering it to major dealers of tobacco. For example; grocery stores, gas station, and smoke shops. Production in the early 1600s was much like it is today; many of the way that tobacco was produced, we still follow the same steps to producing tobacco. “The steps include: 1) transplant production; 2) field growing; 3) harvest; 4) curing; and 5) marketing.” (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/tobacco.html). They used these methods of producing tobacco in the 1600s and still do today; with just fewer hands.

Tobacco use today is different for some people because of the knowledge we know now. Smoking tobacco is not healthy and can give you a long list of diseases and cancers. For the people that smoke tobacco these days are so addicted to tobacco that they smoke almost an entire pack a day. Smoke people will smoke multiple packs depending on how hooked they are to the drug. Snuff is still popular to some people today; not as high in popularity as it was in the 1600s though. Many people tend to lean toward tobacco because it’s cheaper and easier to use. Tobacco today is very high in cost but that doesn’t stop people from buying it. Their addictiveness to the drug is no match for their wallets. Quitting this drug is not easy and can take very long to get unhooked; there are many methods of quitting that work for some people and don’t for other. The bottom line is tobacco is truly not healthy and a highly addictive drug that changed the life’s of Europeans and colonists during the 1600s through the 1800s.

Bacon's Rebellion: Rough Draft #4

Tobacco production and trade during Bacon's Rebellion

When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's Rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs.

Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable; to keep up with the tobacco fields. Most of the time the only tool they would use was a "hoe," to help them with the work of cutting tobacco. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant larger profits. The consumption of tobacco by colonists and Europeans was growing and growing every day. By the early 1600s the production of tobacco was increasing tremendously causing more labor for the Virginians. A great deal of money was being made for this ever so popular drug. Trading tobacco was an easy task in the 1600s because of the high demand and popularity by the Europeans and colonists. Once they got the ball rolling on producing tobacco it made it much easier to make large amounts and to trade. I believe the Virginians worked hard producing tobacco because they knew that they would get something in return. On the other hand I also feel bad for them; working that many hours in the heat and not getting the right nutrition.

Developing new land

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. Clearing was important to the procedure of producing tobacco on large fields. It was necessary to clear land before planting because there were other plants, trees, etc. that would prevent tobacco from growing. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (p.77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go. “Like the Indians, the colonists “cleared” fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)” (p.77 Roark). Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists and Europeans. “To plant, a visitor observed, they “just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds, “much as the Indians did.” (p.77 Roark). The process of planting tobacco was fairly easy and just required time. The Virginians next step was to start developing new land to meet the tobacco needs of the colonists and Europeans. They achieved this by first, clearing fields of trees that in which the land was not being used and secondly planting tobacco seeds into holes that they made. The development of new land wasn’t hard at this time because many people didn’t have a problem with what they were using it for. It was only until the later days in which people had specific property lines, where they could only use the land inside that property.

"Tobacco and Snuff"

Colonists and Europeans demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco. “Smoking was the most common form of tobacco consumption in the 1700s, and smokers needed far more than tobacco to light up. They needed pipes, and hundreds of pipe makers supplied them with millions of ceramic pipes.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco users would often have their pipes and materials right next to or in bed with them while sleeping, so in the middle of the night if they got a craving they could just smoke right there. They smoked as much as they could and as many times a day they could; depending on if they could afford the amount they were smoking. In the 1700s tobacco materials were being made; mainly tobacco pipes. These were the most popular material to smoke with, and then came snuff and snuff boxes.

Snuff changed the way people looked at tobacco because it gave off a different type of “high.” Snuff caused you to sneeze when you sniffed it through your nostrils; it also caused you to cough; which gave a pleasurable “high.” Many people turned to snuff when they found out that it was healthier than smoking tobacco and becoming more and more popular. Snuff was also an addictive drug that majorly affected everyone that smoked it. They also believed that smoking tobacco and using snuff was good for their health, especially in large amounts. “Physicians praised it as a wonder drug. One proclaimed that “to seek to tell the virtues and greatness of this holy herb, the ailments which can be cured by it, and have been the evils from which it has saved thousands would be to go on to infinity…This precious herb is so general a human need (that it is) not only for the sick but for the health.” (P.80 Roark) During the 1700s and 1800s consumption changed the cost of tobacco. The sudden increase of consumption and popularity; resulted in lower costs for everyone to pay. When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone. “The low prices made possible by bumper crops harvested by planters in the Chesapeake transformed tobacco consumption in England and elsewhere in Europe.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco use during Bacon's Rebellion increased because the colonists became addicted to the drug.

Present day tobacco production and trade

The profit of tobacco wouldn’t decrease if they sold more, even at a lower price. Tobacco production today is a much more unified system so to speak, we have machines doing most of the work and trucks delivering it to major dealers of tobacco. For example; grocery stores, gas station, and smoke shops. Production in the early 1600s was much like it is today; many of the way that tobacco was produced, we still follow the same steps to producing tobacco. “The steps include: 1) transplant production; 2) field growing; 3) harvest; 4) curing; and 5) marketing.” (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/tobacco.html). They used these methods of producing tobacco in the 1600s and still do today; with just fewer hands.

Tobacco use today is different for some people because of the knowledge we know now. Smoking tobacco is not healthy and can give you a long list of diseases and cancers. For the people that smoke tobacco these days are so addicted to tobacco that they smoke almost an entire pack a day. Smoke people will smoke multiple packs depending on how hooked they are to the drug. Snuff is still popular to some people today; not as high in popularity as it was in the 1600s though. Many people tend to lean toward tobacco because it’s cheaper and easier to use. Tobacco today is very high in cost but that doesn’t stop people from buying it. Their addictiveness to the drug is no match for their wallets. Quitting this drug is not easy and can take very long to get unhooked; there are many methods of quitting that work for some people and don’t for other. The bottom line is tobacco is truly not healthy and a highly addictive drug that changed the life’s of Europeans and colonists during the 1600s through the 1800s.

Bacon's Rebellion: Rough Draft #3

When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's Rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs.

Bacon's Rebellion

Tobacco production and trade

Tobacco production and trade by the Virginians increased during Bacon’s rebellion. The cause for increased production and trade was the popularity of tobacco during the rebellion. Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable to keep up with the tobacco fields. They had hoes to help them with the work of cutting the tobacco, most of the time that was all they got for tools. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant larger profits.

The consumption of tobacco by colonists and Europeans was growing and growing every day. By the early 1600s the production of tobacco was increasing tremendously causing more labor for the Virginians. A great deal of money was being made for this ever so popular drug. Trading tobacco was an easy task in the 1600s because of the high demand and popularity by the Europeans and colonists. Once they got the ball rolling on producing tobacco it made it much easier to produce large amounts and trade to the Europeans and colonists.

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. Clearing was important to the procedure of producing tobacco on large fields. It was necessary to clear land before planting because there were other plants, trees, etc. that would prevent tobacco from growing. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (p.77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go. “Like the Indians, the colonists “cleared” fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)” (p.77 Roark). Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists and Europeans. “To plant, a visitor observed, they “just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds, “much as the Indians did.” (p.77 Roark). The process of planting tobacco was fairly easy and just required time.

Developing new land

The Virginians next step was to start developing new land to meet the tobacco needs of the colonists and Europeans. They achieved this by first, clearing fields of trees that in which the land was not being used and secondly planting tobacco seeds into holes that they made. The development of new land wasn’t hard at this time because many people didn’t have a problem with what they were using it for. It was only until the later days in which people had specific property lines, where they could only use the land inside that property.

Colonists and Europeans demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco. “Smoking was the most common form of tobacco consumption in the 1700s, and smokers needed far more than tobacco to light up. They needed pipes, and hundreds of pipe makers supplied them with millions of ceramic pipes.” (P.81 Roark) Tobacco users would often have their pipes and materials right next to or in bed with them while sleeping, so in the middle of the night if they got a craving they could just smoke right there. They smoked as much as they could and as many times a day they could; depending on if they could afford the amount they were smoking. In the 1700s tobacco materials were being made; mainly tobacco pipes. These were the most popular material to smoke with, and then came snuff and snuff boxes. Snuff changed the way people looked at tobacco because it gave off a different type of “high.” Snuff caused you to sneeze when you sniffed it through your nostrils; it also caused you to cough; which gave a pleasurable “high.” Many people turned to snuff when they found out that it was healthier than smoking tobacco and becoming more and more popular. Snuff was also an addictive drug that majorly affected everyone that smoked it.

They also believed that smoking tobacco and using snuff was good for their health, especially in large amounts. “Physicians praised it as a wonder drug. One proclaimed that “to seek to tell the virtues and greatness of this holy herb, the ailments which can be cured by it, and have been the evils from which it has saved thousands would be to go on to infinity…This precious herb is so general a human need (that it is) not only for the sick but for the health.” (P.80 Roark) During the 1700s and 1800s consumption changed the cost of tobacco. The sudden increase of consumption and popularity decreased the amount of money everyone had to pay. When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone. “The low prices made possible by bumper crops harvested by planters in the Chesapeake transformed tobacco consumption in England and elsewhere in Europe.” (P.81 Roark)

Present day tobacco production and trade

The profit of tobacco wouldn’t decrease if they sold more, even at a lower price. Tobacco production today is a much more unified system so to speak, we have machines doing most of the work and trucks delivering it to major dealers of tobacco. For example; grocery stores, gas station, and smoke shops. Production in the early 1600s was much like it is today; many of the way that tobacco was produced, we still follow the same steps to producing tobacco. “The steps include: 1) transplant production; 2) field growing; 3) harvest; 4) curing; and 5) marketing.” (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/tobacco.html). They used these methods of producing tobacco in the 1600s and still do today; with just fewer hands.

Tobacco use today is different for some people because of the knowledge we know now. Smoking tobacco is not healthy and can give you a long list of diseases and cancers. For the people that smoke tobacco these days are so addicted to tobacco that they smoke almost an entire pack a day. Smoke people will smoke multiple packs depending on how hooked they are to the drug. Snuff is still popular to some people today; not as high in popularity as it was in the 1600s though. Many people tend to lean toward tobacco because it’s cheaper and easier to use. Tobacco today is very high in cost but that doesn’t stop people from buying it. Their addictiveness to the drug is no match for their wallets. Quitting this drug is not easy and can take very long to get unhooked; there are many methods of quitting that work for some people and don’t for other. The bottom line is tobacco is truly not healthy and a highly addictive drug that changed the life’s of Europeans and colonists during the 1600s through the 1800s.

Bacon's Rebellion: Rough Draft #2

Bacon’s Rebellion

Thesis: When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's Rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs.

Tobacco production and trade

Tobacco production and trade by the Virginians increased during Bacon’s rebellion. The cause for increased production and trade was the popularity of tobacco during the rebellion. Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable to keep up with the tobacco fields. They had hoes to help them with the work of cutting the tobacco, most of the time that was all they got for tools. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant larger profits.

The consumption of tobacco by colonists and Europeans was growing and growing everyday. By the early 1600s the production of tobacco was increasing tremendously causing more labor for the Virginians. A great deal of money was being made for this ever so popular drug. Trading tobacco was an easy task in the 1600s because of the high demand and popularity by the Europeans and colonists. Once they got the ball rolling on producing tobacco it made it much easier to produce large amounts and trade to the Europeans and colonists.

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. Clearing was important to the procedure of producing tobacco on large fields. It was necessary to clear land before planting because there were other plants, trees, etc. that would prevent tobacco from growing. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (p.77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go. “Like the Indians, the colonists “cleared” fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)” (p.77 Roark). Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists and Europeans. “To plant, a visitor observed, they “just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds, “much as the Indians did.” (p.77 Roark). The process of planting tobacco was fairly easy and just required time.

Developing new land

The Virginians next step was to start developing new land to meet the tobacco needs of the colonists and Europeans. They achieved this by first, clearing fields of trees that in which the land was not being used and secondly planting tobacco seeds into holes that they made. The development of new land wasn’t hard at this time because many people didn’t have a problem with what they were using it for. It was only until the later days in which people had specific property lines, where they could only use the land inside that property.

Text Analysis: Liberty of the Press, John Peter Zenger, 1733

--Who is writing?

• I believe that John Peter Zenger is writing “Liberty of the Press.”

--Who is the audience?

• In this writing the audience would have to be the reader (everyone) and somewhat directed towards colonial governor of New York, William Cosby.

--Who do the writers represent?

• John Peter Zenger is representing “Liberty of the Press,” and journalist, like himself.

--What is being said, argued and/or requested?

• The fact that William Cosby had Zenger arrested for seditious libel, which meant he wrote a statement about William Cosby that was, an unjustly impression and Cosby didn’t feel that it was true.

--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?

• It is being argued that, was John peter Zenger actually telling the truth or not. Later on during his trial, he kept writing his journal and Zenger’s lawyers were the ones who got the jurors to change their minds because Zenger has not committed a crime, everything he wrote was the truth.

--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?

• The fact that he was telling the truth about his statements that he includes in the journal was enough for the jurors to agree with Zenger’s lawyers and acquit him.

response to the slavery images and the Equiano accounts

Equiano equals Hitler in today's eyes... I say this because of the way he treated the slaves; it was much like how Hitler treated the Jews. Stacking bodies on top of bodies to make more room for more slaves on the ships. The goal was to get as many bodies(slaves) onto the ships headed back to land where they used them for labor. Even though many died because of starvation, suffocation and etc. Equiano still had the majority of them to still use, making him money. I view Equiano as a selfish and destructive man... using, beating, and sometimes killing slaves just to get where he wanted to be in life... (above everyone else and making a lot of money) I believe that he viewed the slaves as machines and not humans because he worked them so hard for so many hours, that many of them died. Although; that didn't stop him from returning to get more slaves and start the whole process all over again... just to get what he wanted was fine with him.

Bacon's Rebellion: Rough Draft #1

Bacon’s Rebellion

Thesis: When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs, which in turn made more money for them but didn't spare much land for tobacco growth.

Tobacco production and trade by the Virginians increased during Bacon’s rebellion. The cause for increased production and trade was the popularity of tobacco during the rebellion. Virginians had to work long days in temperatures that were at times miserable to keep up with the tobacco fields. They had hoes to help them with the work of cutting the tobacco, most of the time that was all they got for tools. During this time colonists and Europeans increased the amount of tobacco they smoked, making more work for the Virginians. “A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round.” (P. 77 Roark). The increase in production was a benefit for Virginians because they had to expand and make more tobacco, which meant a larger profit.

The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco to meet the demands of the colonists and Europeans. They had to clear land that wasn’t being used or that wasn’t very useful, to start new tobacco fields. “Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (P. 77 Roark). Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go.

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Thesis/ outline redo

When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs, which in turn made more money for them but didn't spare much land for tobacco growth.

I. Tobacco production and trade by Virginians increased during Bacon's rebellion.

A.This first section will introduce how the Virginians produced and traded tobacco.

1.)The Virginians stuck to a tight work schedule; working long days to keep up with the demands for tobacco.
>source: " A demanding crop, tobacco required close attention and a great deal of hand labor year-round." (p. 77 roark)
2.)Trading tobacco was getting better for the Virginians, now that the colonists wanted more tobacco.

B.The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco

1.)They had to clear land that wasn't being used or that wasn't very useful, to start new tobacco fields.
>source: "Girdling brought sun-light to clearings but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical." (p. 77 roark)

2.)Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go.
>source: "Like the Indians, the colonists "cleared" fields by cutting a ring of bark from each tree (a procedure known as girdling)" (p. 77 roark)

3.)Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists.
>source: "To plant, a visitor observed, they "just make holes (with a stick) into which they drop the seeds," much as the Indians did." (p. 77 roark)

II. The Virginians next step was to start developing land for new tobacco fields.

A. This next section will cover why the colonist demanded tobacco during Bacon's rebellion.

1.)Colonists and Europeans demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco.
>source: " Smoking was the most common form of tobacco consumption in the 1700s, and smokers needed far more than tobacco to light up. They needed pipes, and hundreds of pipe makers supplied them with millions of ceramic pipes." (p. 81 roark)

2.)They also believed that smoking tobacco and using snuff was good for your health, especially in large amounts.
>source: " Physicians praised it as a wonder drug. One proclaimed that " to seek to tell the virtues and greatness of this holy herb, the ailments which can be cured by it, and have been, the evils from which it has saved thousands would be to go on to infinity... This precious herb is so general a human need (that it is) not only for the sick but for the healthy." (p. 80 roark)

B. How consumption changed the cost of tobacco.

1.) When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone.
>source: " The low prices made possible by bumper crops harvested by planters in the Chesapeake transformed tobacco consumption in England and elsewhere in Europe." (p.81 roark)

2.) The profit of tobacco wouldn't go down if they sold more, even at a lower price.

III: How does tobacco production and trade relate to present day, 2008?

A. Tobacco production today is a much more unified system so to speak, we have machines doing most of the work and trucks delivering it to major dealers of tobacco. For example; grocery stores, gas stations, and smoke shops.

1.) Production in the early 1600s was much like it is today; many of the ways that tobacco was produced, we still follow the same steps to producing tobacco.
>source: "The steps include: 1) transplant production; 2) field growing; 3) harvest; 4) curing; and 5) marketing." (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/tobacco.html).

Hypothesis / Thesis

(Hypothesis: How did Bacon's rebellion effect the way the Virginians produced and traded tobacco to meet the needs of increasing sales by colonists?)

Thesis: When the colonists needed tobacco during Bacon's rebellion they looked to the Virginians to meet their needs, which in turn made more money for them but didn't spare much land for tobacco growth.

I. Body

A.This first section will introduce how the Virginians produced and traded tobacco.

1.)The Virginians stuck to a tight work schedule; working long days to keep up with the demands for tobacco.

2.)Trading tobacco was getting better for the Virginians, now that the colonists wanted more tobacco.

B.The Virginians needed to make new land to plant more tobacco

1.)They had to clear land that wasn't being used or that wasn't very useful, to start new tobacco fields.

2.)Clearing the land for new tobacco fields included cutting down trees and leaving the stumps, everything else had to go.

3.)Once they had more land they started planting tobacco; that they would later profit off of by selling it to the colonists.


II. Discussion

A. This next section will cover why the colonist demanded tobacco during Bacon's rebellion.

1.)Colonists demanded more tobacco because it was popular and it was common for the upper class to smoke more tobacco.

2.)They also believed that smoking tobacco was good for your health, especially in large amounts.

B. How consumption changed the cost of tobacco.

1.) When the Europeans realized that more and more people were consuming tobacco, the cost went down, making it affordable to pretty much anyone.

2.) The profit of tobacco wouldn't go down if they sold more, even at a lower price.