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Hi Matthew, I liked your thoughts about what you believed how the Chesapeake colonial living conditions were like. The picture was a good representation of how tobacco caused the rise of indentured servants then later, slaves. I also think you mapped out the timeline for when indentured servants became slavery as it did start devolve more and more as tobacco became more profitable and people started growing more.

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Hi Elizabeth, I liked some of the points you made here in your post. I do agree with you that the Chesapeake did not have very many resources to live off of. Instead, they were forced to kinda fend for themselves and ultimately led to the introduction of indentured servants since the rich of the society held so much power over everyone else. I think this image does a great job of showing how scarce their resources are and like you said how many visitors can't go because of this scarcity.

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This is a painting created by an unknown artist dated back to the year 1670. This painting here displays the rise of the new cash crop tobacco in the states. Tobacco immediately became one of the most well grown crops across the nation. However, it was here the idea of using "indentured servants" was introduced to help harvest more and more of the crop. On paper, these seemed a lot better than they actually were as the original promise was that a contract to be an indentured servant would be signed promising food, water, clothing, and shelter in exchange for years of tobacco harvesting service. This eventually devolved and ultimately the practice started resembling slavery as the servants were essentially controlled by the tobacco owners. These practices further shaped southern culture, eventually leading to the mass use of "indentured servants" across the south and later on the Civil War. Illustrated here we can also see the harsher living conditions these servants had to withstand. On top of all this, they were not allowed to marry anyone as a servant.

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Cadence, I like how you mentioned the effects of trade by water on their lifestyle. The food side of things is also interesting to consider. In modern day we have access to nearly any staple food we want from all around the world within a few minute drive to a supermarket, but obviously this was not the case for the original settlers. They were limited to the few foods and animals they brought with them and from there only had what they themselves cultivated. Do you think this limited diet impacted their health/nutrition?

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Although I could not track down the exact origins of this picture, it was first shown in the book Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol.10), which was published in 1912. The image depicts a group of early settlers starting what would eventually become a plantation. The dying plants, worn down cabin, and limited materials showcase some of the struggle that colonists faced in Chesapeake. They simply did not have the supplies nor the man power to keep up with their own needs. In this unit's primary source from the textbook, it is described how there is no extra provisions for visitors because they can barely care for themselves. I believe this picture shows that in how it seems to be an "every man for himself" situation and lodging is clearly lacking.

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This picture was created by Matthäus Merian the Elder. This photo is exactly like the original engraving curated back in 1628 but color was added in of course. I know this photo represents the Jamestown massacre of 1622. Now I think after 1622 and 1623 I would choose a different photo however, after reading the two primary documents it would feel wrong to do so. During this time, Jamestown was suffering tremendously, disease spread through the camp, people were stealing, Native Americans were killing locals, it was a horrific time for these settlers. We even see it noted a few times such as "for this day we heare that there is 26 English men slayne by the Indians" In Document 3-1 and "not fewer then ten thousand souls transported thither, there are not, thro' the aforementioned abuses and neglects, above two thousand of them to be found alive" in "Virginia, a Troubled Colony".

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This piece was created in the late 20th - early 21st century by an artist named Keith Rocco. I believe this photo shows the streets of Jamestown and how the settlers only had the simple and necessary things to survive. This image is tied to Chesapeake culture because it shows how they used trade by water with the boats in the background. In the letter written by Richard Frethorne, he explains how he hasn't had anything good to eat since they arrived, and they are eating simple meals/food, like sharing bread.

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After reading document 3-1 and “Virginia, A Troubled Colony,” make ONE post

(Be sure to put your name in the title)

Choose and post any image from an online source (that does not appear in the textbook or lecture) that you feel is a good representation of Chesapeake colonial living conditions.

Then explain:

-         Who created it and when

-         What you believe it shows

-         How it is tied to Chesapeake culture

-         Be sure to include at least one specific piece of evidence from the documents.