The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century: A Documentary History of Virginia, 1606-1700 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo)

Since Its Original Publication In 1975, The Old Dominion In The Seventeenth Century Has Become An Important Teaching Tool And Research Volume. Warren Billings Brings Together More Than 200 Period Documents, Organized Topically, With Each Chapter Introduced By An Interpretive Essay. Topics Include The Settlement Of Jamestown, The Evolution Of Government And The Structure Of Society, Forced Labor, The Economy, Indian-anglo Relations, And Bacon's Rebellion. This Revised, Expanded, And Updated Edition Adds Approximately 30 Additional Documents, Extending The Chronological Reach To 1700. Freshly Rethought Chapter Introductions And Suggested Readings Incorporate The Vast Scholarship Of The Past 30 Years. New Illustrations Of Seventeenth-century Artifacts And Buildings Enrich The Texts With Recent Archaeological Findings. With These Enhancements, And A Full Index, Students, Scholars, And Those Interested In Early Virginia Will Find These Documents Even More Enlightening. - Publisher. The Beginnings -- The Evolution Of Self-government In Virginia: The Governor And The General Assembly -- The Evolution Of Self-government In Virginia: Local Government -- The Structure Of Society -- Bound Labor: Indentured Servitude -- Bound Labor: Slavery -- Tobacco And Trade -- Indians And Whites: The Conflict Of Cultures -- Upheaval And Rebellion -- Life In Seventeenth-century Virginia. Edited By Warren M. Billings. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A revised, expanded, and updated edition of this teaching tool and research volume adds approximately thirty additional documents to the more than two hundred period documents on topics including the settlement of Jamestown and the structure of government and society. Simultaneous. Brings together more than 200 period documents on topics including the settlement of Jamestown, the structure of government and society, labor, the economy, Indian-Anglo relations, and Bacon's Rebellion.