Virginia Slave Codes (g-doc)
Slave codes were a series of laws passed by the Virginia legislature to regulate how slaves were
to be treated in different situations. The laws provided slave owners with extreme power, and the
codes basically made it impossible for those in slavery to ever escape from it, even if they could
find a way to buy their freedom, which almost never happened.
On the shared Google doc, read one of the primary source slave code documents. After you’ve
read one document, insert a comment about what you read. It could be a conclusion, a general
comment, a question – anything that relates your feelings or academic understandings of the
specific code that you read.
John Peter Zenger (g-doc)
On the shared Google doc, you will find a link under John Peter Zenger’s name. That link will
bring you to a secondary source article on Zenger and why he was such a big deal in the early
1700s. Look up words if you don’t know them…
After reading the article on Z-man, think about why he was so important and the legacy he left.
Once you’ve determined why he was important, do a Google search for a legitimate but
controversial (school appropriate) article online that could not have been written today, in the
21st century, if not for Zenger.
Provide the link to the article on the Google doc and below your link, write a brief, brief, brief
summary of the article and a short explanation as to why it wouldn’t exist if not for Zenger.
Poor Richard’s Almanac (g-doc)
Read the secondary-source information on the Google doc about Poor Richard’s Almanac. Once
you’ve finished reading it, look at the primary source advice quotes on the document. Choose
one of the quotes (that someone else hasn’t already done) and highlight that quote, insert a
comment on the document, and explain in that comment what the quote means.
Colony Facts (g-map)
Using your notes on the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies, choose three facts for
three different colonies (you have thirteen colonies to choose from…). If you’d like to do
additional research to find an original fact, feel free to do it!
Once you’ve chosen your three facts, click on the “Add Marker” button on the shared Google
Map, and insert the marker into the area/colony where your first fact belongs. In the heading
section, type in the general basics of your fact. In the description area below, elaborate on your
fact and include your name at the end of the description. Complete that for your three facts.
Example:
Heading – John Winthrop leader
Description – Here, I would elaborate on JW’s leadership, providing specific information and
details. I would then end with my name.
Slavery Data (g-map)
Look at the data provided regarding disembarkation ports (places where slaves got off the ship)
and the number of disembarked slaves at each port for the given years.
Choose a specific port in mainland North America (from the list) and find that specific port on
the map. If someone else has done that port already, choose a different one. Click on the “Add
Marker” button on the shared Google Map and insert a marker at the port you chose. For the
Heading section, type in the port name and the total number of slaves that disembarked in that
location for all the given years. In the Description, type in the number of slaves that disembarked
for each of the 25-year periods. If no slaves disembarked within the period, you do not need to
include it in the description. Make sure you type your name at the end of your description.
Triangular Trade (g-map)
Do some background research on triangular trade using the following sites:
Triangular Trade:
 http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_43.html
 http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_trade
Middle Passage:
 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p277.html
 http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=446
 http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_44.html
After you have a clear understanding of Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage, go to the
Google Map and click on the “Draw Line” function of the map. Draw ONE part of the triangular
trade route and explain the portion of your route you drew by clicking on the circle at the end of
the line and typing the section of the route in the heading and a brief explanation of that portion
of the route in the description section. If all parts are drawn, you can upload any primary source
images or quotes that further describe portions of the trade route. Be sure to include your name at
the end of the description section.
Interpreting Colonial Data Sets (g-map)
Look at the provided data sets given to you (Colonial data sets document) regarding the Value of
Exports To and Imports From England during the colonial period. Compare several different
colonies over several different years.
(The data is also online – pg. 25 and 26: http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/CT1970p2-13.pdf)
After comparing data, draw a broad conclusion about the imports/exports from one selected
colony. Click on “Add Marker” on the shared Google Map and place that marker in your
selected colony. Then, in the heading title section, type in the colony name and import/export.
Then, in the description section, write out the conclusion that you came to about that colony
when comparing its import/export values to that of other colonies over a period of time. Make
sure you put your name at the end of your description.
SLAVERY DATA (g-map)