TRANSPLANTERS: THE VIRGINIANS

Note: A rather difficult chapter to get through. Give it your best shot. Just remember that Daniel Boorstin is a cultural historian, and a rare breed. Much of the things he leaves out will be covered in the text, and so I'm forced to admit that it would have been helpful to have had all that background prior to the reading. However, when you do read the text, then I believe it will all be much simpler. Or at least, that's my hope/wishful thinking.

1. In what way(s) is the Virginia (Va.) colony different than Georgia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania?

2. What are "headrights?"

3. How was Va. society similar to English society? How was it different?

4. Define "freeholder."

5. How did an aristocracy develop in Va.?

6. What's problem did planters in Va. have with soil when planting tobacco?

7. What was synonymous with "sour land," and how did it get that way?

8. Why was/is that Va. did not develop a center of commerce (like a Philadelphia or a Boston)?

9. Explain the voting procedure in Va.?

10. What role did the Va. gov't play in aiding people such as George Washington in acquiring new land?

11. How was the "church of Va." different than the Church of England?

12. What role did the church of Va. play in society and politics?