Your Possible Questions When You Take the Practice Essay (History Changes Essay)
The topics in the Practice Essay (History Changes
Essay) are also part of the topics for the 1st question on the Unit
Essay Exam. With both, you must read the textbook on these periods and use it
as your only source.
The quantity of choices and whether you have a choice
vary with the Practice Essay and the Unit 1 Essays:
- With the
Practice Essay, you see 1 of
the possible topics and you must
write on that 1.
- With the
Unit 1 Essays, you see 2 of the
possible topics and you write on
either one of those.
With the History Changes Essay, you will see 1 of
these topics and you will write about the 1 you see:
1.
Servitude
in English Colonies in South – Early
1600s (What varied things happened to Africans sold in early Virginia)
2.
Slavery
in English Colonies in South – Late
1600s
3.
Indenture–
Pre-1676 in South (Before Bacon’s Rebellion) Tip: Stop reading “The War in the
Chesapeake” about 1670.
Note: In the textbook, the phrase used for indentured servants in some
locations is English servants.
Resources for Self-testing
The table on what happens with different forms of
servitude in the South:
- For a blank
version of this table for self-testing.
- For a printable version
(portrait) for my answers of the online version below
The content and the
quotations on Slavery in Africa are from the 3rd edition. To see
that page, click here. This link
also shows an example of how I label in the margins any words I have to do something with—including explain the
content to another person. I was taught to do this kind of marking years ago by
a community college professor. Although I marked this page very quickly, it is
shows two basic principles of any information where you have to do something:
1) Read once, but mark the facts with labels so you
can:
- Relocate
information without rereading the whole thing
- See the
overall meaning of all the words by seeing the labels.
2) When you use
your marked text, you not only save time but also begin to understand it better
and catch your own mistakes.
Background about the Term English Servant (Indentured Servant)
In the textbook, the phrase
used for indentured servants in some locations is English servants. What’s the word indentured mean with the word servant?
Merriam Webster Online explains
it is “a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a
specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and
maintenance.” To sign a document
indicates the signer is a free person who agrees to the terms of the indenture.
What’s an indenture? “to divide (a
document) so as to produce sections with irregular edges that can be matched
for authentication.” Think of it this way: when you tear paper, the ragged edge
is unique.
Forms of Servitude Shown in a Table So You Can Compare Them
In the table, the content and
the quotations on Slavery in Africa
are from the 3rd edition,
which has a few more details. To see the page, click here.
What You Have to Read for Each Column in the Table
The columns below are
the same columns you see above. This
time they contain the Chapter # and the name of the heading of the section you
read within that chapter
|
Trait |
Serfdom |
Slavery in
Africa |
Slavery in
Spanish Colonies |
Slavery in Eng.
Colonies in South–Early 1600s |
Slavery in Eng.
Colonies in South–Late 1600s |
Indenture–Pre-1676
in South |
Indenture–Post-1676
in South |
|
What You Must
Read > |
|
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 1: “The
Atlantic Slave Trade Begins.” |
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 1: “Forced
Labor Systems.” |
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 2: “Africans
in Early Virginia.” |
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 3: “Systems
of Slavery in North America.” |
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 2: “Tobacco
Boom” (See English servants.) You
also read Chapter 3: “War in the Chesapeake”—but only for content about the
years before 1676. |
For
the content for this column, you read this section of Chapter 3: “War
in the Chesapeake”—but only for content about the years from 1676. |
What
You Have to Read for Each Column in the Table – If You Prefer to See Page
Numbers
This link provides
the page numbers where you can find these headings in the 3rd
and 4th paperback editions.
If you need help finding the
pages in other editions, just ask.