The Growth of Slavery
The Prompt: How did economic, geographic, and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775?
Translating my comments:
“Dulp” or “Dvlp” = develop
“Dulpmt” or “Dvlpmt” = development
A with circle = analysis
Triangle = change
Triangle ‘d = changed
“god” = is actually good written too fast!
AWK =awkward
It’s in the DETAILS: lots of good ideas that went undeveloped. For example, don’t just write about tobacco, but write of all the crops grown in the southern colonies & write the names of specific colonies.
Ideas not Linked to the Prompt: so many potentially good points, but then they weren’t clearly linked to the prompt. A common example was writing about the fertile soil & rivers and stating how that enabled a productive cash-crop agricultural economy …but not linking it directly to the growth of slavery. Instead, continue this analysis of the geography by stating that the crops which grew so well in this land were labor intensive and demanded a large work force to effective plant, grow, & harvest these crops, which slavery could provide. Further, write about how the southern colonies had a similar hot, humid climate as West Africa (not just Africa –which is a BIG, diverse continent, you goofs who just wrote ‘Africa’), the region from which most slaves came.
Generalizations: lots of misleading and inaccurate statements because of oddball generalizations. I’m guessing (or hoping!) that many of these occurred because of the stress of writing a timed essay. But, for the record, here are some examples of generalizations which you should avoid: -“Indentured servitude ended” (No, it severely declined; it was still around during the Rev’l War) -“All the Indians died from disease” (No, there are still tribes on the East coast today! Yes, lots died from disease, but others fought colonists in wars or moved away beyond the reach of colonists).
Follow the
Translating my comments:
“Dulp” or “Dvlp” = develop
“Dulpmt” or “Dvlpmt” = development
A with circle = analysis
Triangle = change
Triangle ‘d = changed
“god” = is actually good written too fast!
AWK =awkward
It’s in the DETAILS: lots of good ideas that went undeveloped. For example, don’t just write about tobacco, but write of all the crops grown in the southern colonies & write the names of specific colonies.
Ideas not Linked to the Prompt: so many potentially good points, but then they weren’t clearly linked to the prompt. A common example was writing about the fertile soil & rivers and stating how that enabled a productive cash-crop agricultural economy …but not linking it directly to the growth of slavery. Instead, continue this analysis of the geography by stating that the crops which grew so well in this land were labor intensive and demanded a large work force to effective plant, grow, & harvest these crops, which slavery could provide. Further, write about how the southern colonies had a similar hot, humid climate as West Africa (not just Africa –which is a BIG, diverse continent, you goofs who just wrote ‘Africa’), the region from which most slaves came.
Generalizations: lots of misleading and inaccurate statements because of oddball generalizations. I’m guessing (or hoping!) that many of these occurred because of the stress of writing a timed essay. But, for the record, here are some examples of generalizations which you should avoid: -“Indentured servitude ended” (No, it severely declined; it was still around during the Rev’l War) -“All the Indians died from disease” (No, there are still tribes on the East coast today! Yes, lots died from disease, but others fought colonists in wars or moved away beyond the reach of colonists).
Follow the