Bibliography: Aslop‚ George. “They Live Well in the Time of their Service”: George Alsop Writes of Servants in Maryland‚ 1663 Frethorne‚ Richard. “Our Plantation Is Very Weak”: The Experiences of an Indentured Servant in Virginia‚ 1623 Hamilton‚ Alexander. “Federalist Alexander Hamilton Envisions a Developed American Economy‚ 1791” Hening‚ William. “Virginia Slave Laws” Jefferson
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men zealously pursue the good of the public” simply does not exist.(More‚ 35) More realistic in it’s description of the societal structure and natural environment of the colonies are the individual works of Richard Frethorne and Edward Waterhouse. In the letters from Richard Frethorne to his father‚ he explicitly states how “the nature of the Country is such that it causeth much sickness‚ as the scurvie‚ and the bloody flix” (38) The first established colonies were nowhere near the paradise described
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Frethorne states that they live “even in their teeth” and that they are in great danger at all times. De Vaca says that the Indians he encountered are warlike people and protected themselves from enemies very well. However‚ in both time frames before these
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Virginia Voyage”‚ states that there‚ in Jamestown‚ they found an abundance of fowl‚ venison‚ fish‚ and lumber for their use. The settlers soon discovered that what they thought was a great new land may not be all that great. In document D‚ Richard Frethorne wrote to his family “this country causeth much sickness‚ which maketh the body weak.” The settlers came across many strange diseases that they knew nothing about to how treat them. Because of these new diseases‚ many people died very young‚ for the
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showed ill intention from the beginning to the end. Onate’s entire purpose was to acquire land for his king‚ and he was not to be stopped‚ not by orders and definitely not by his own morals. In the 1623 An Indentured Servant’s Letter Home by Richard Frethorne he complains of his work and living conditions as a crop servant in the new land. Frethorne’s experience in America could have been better had a good relationship between his village and the natives been established. Ultimately‚ the differences
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Their efforts to solve these problems caused serious changes. The colonies were segregated between white people and any others. Taverns were developed and the economy was supported by triangular trade as well as agriculture In Document D‚ Richard Frethorne explains the battles the Virginians had to fight in a letter he sent back to England. They battled diseases which they had never been exposed to‚ including dysentery and scurvy. Their bodies were not accustomed to these new sicknesses‚ nor were their
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Cited: Frethorne‚ Richard. "Letter to His Mother and Father." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Literacy Classics of the United States‚ 2009. 1-4. Print. McElgun‚ John. "Annie Reilly." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries
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individualism is dependent on the environment would be Richard Frethorne’s "Letter to Father and Mother"‚ Annie Dillard’s "Living like Weasels."‚ and Henry Thoreau’s “Where I Lived and What I Lived for.” The "Letter to Father and Mother" by Richard Frethorne demonstrates the instance of specific conditions that contributed to his claim. In the letter‚ he wrote to his parents about the difficulties of living in colonial America as an indentured servant. Because of this‚ he requested his parents to send
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Major Problems in American History Volume I: to 1877; 3rd ed. Chapter 2: The Southern Colonies in British America Introduction * April 26‚ 1907 – group of ships bearing 128 men sailed into the Chesapeake Bay; began the settlement of Jamestown --►first successful plantation in the Americas * English had attempted to establish colonies in locations as varied as present-day Maine and Virginia --►but all had failed * Colony’s early years were horrific * Colonists were more interested
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Indentured Servants Throughout U.S. history the United States has encountered many stressful and life taking hardships‚ and all for what? For the world to continue growing‚ for each individual to feel safe and to be created equal. History is a word that we look upon and think of famous people who changed our way of living‚ who went beyond what they were capable of in order to be remembered. People like George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ John Hancock‚ all these men did great things. Yet we still
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