Virginia, Mariland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut,
even today, most people would not consider Virginia and Connecticut to be a part of this region
Virginia, Mariland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut,
even today, most people would not consider Virginia and Connecticut to be a part of this region
highly saleable objects
didn't know there was such a demand for maps
reedom
how could they obtain this freedom?
protected from the temptations of the world." Beulah was
was this a thing that was common for slaveholders to care about?
that he was back in Bethlehem two months later.His reemergence at the Brethren's town in Pennsylvania inmid May
what did Thomas Noble think of all this?
w YorkCity's slaves and some lower-class whites
interesting to read about these two groups working together when lower class white people are often seen as racist today
especially,
why were New Yorkers especially worried about this as opposed to people from other regions?
ork and then Andreas,
I wonder what the reason for the name changes was
swearing, cursing, lying, prophane talking,drunkenness, drinking of healths, obscene words, incest, sodomy, rapes, whoredom, fornication, andother uncleanness (not to be repeated) all treasons, misprisions, murders, duels, felony, seditions,maims, forcible entries, and other violences, to the persons and estates of the inhabitants within thisprovince; all prizes, stage-plays, cards, dice, May-games, gamesters, masques, revels, bull-battin
this is a lot of stuff to put in one law
the rich, if theybecome poor, may not want
interesting how rich people are straight-up expected to not work
ill designed byits first founders, that, in good hands, would not do well enough; and story tells us, the best, in illones, can do nothing that is great or good; witness the Jewish and Roman state
interesting in that he's not endorsing a specific kind of government
to terrifyevil doers:
this language seems so extreme
(the best and largest in Europe)
interesting that this was the perception... especially given that this pamphlet appears to be for an English audience
effeminacy
not sure what specifically he means by this word, but he thinks it's bad
onquer their barbarity than them
interesting- sounds similar to the philosophy that would be behind residential schools 200 years later
s a sort of blasphemie
blasphemy seems a little extreme of a word to use
Between eleven and noon, Tho.Messenger comes in, and brings me the amazing news of my wife'shard time and my son's being still-born.
I had no idea his wife had been pregnant
I was very sorrowfull by rea-son of the unsettledness of my Samuel.Feb. 22 1696. Betty comes into me almost as so
seems like teenagers freaking out over religious reasons is a common theme here
Sixth-day
the days of the week have different names in this diary
Mr. Willard, Major [John] Walley, Capt.[Theophilus] Frary and Seth Perry pater [father
How am I supposed to keep these people straight?
conversion
what is this referring to?
(1641)
no Bible verse here?
fuch a fon Thal be put to death
wow. I know these are all harsh, but I didn't expect there to be a death penalty for rebelling against your parents
Genii. is,. 5.
Is this a Bible verse they are citing? I feel like it sounds kind of similar to something in the Bible
Pagan
you're not allowed to blaspheme a god you don't believe in?
he (hall be put to death.
freedom of religion NOT a thing here
And if they be children, or fervantsthat (hall trefpaffe heerin, if their parents or mafters will not pay the penaltie before ex-preffed, they fhal be openly whipped
so you're depending on someone else to pay so you don't get whipped
unspotted life
was it common for people to claim this about their moms?
wisely aweful, but yet kind
what does this mean?
when ten of us shall be able to resist athousand of our enemies; when he shall make us a praise and glory that men shall say ofsucceeding plantations, “the Lord make it like that of New England.”
He has VERY high expectations for this colony.
into two sorts, richand poor
That's a VERY simplistic class sysrem
Secondly, in the regenerate, in exercising his graces in them, as in the great ones, their love,mercy, gentleness, temperance etc., in the poor and inferior sort, their faith, patience, obedience,etc.
Is he saying that rich and poor people are intrinsically different
ath so disposed of the condition of’mankind, as in all times some must be rich, some poor, some high and eminent in power anddignity; others mean and in submission
interesting... let's see where he goes with this. Is it going to be like, some people are rich and poor and that's life so we need to account for that, or you're rich or poor because you DESERVE to be? Like is this or isn't this the divine right of rich people?
many Hoursin a Day, as the Husbandmen and Day-laborers inEngland
if this is true... what the heck is going on in England?
Sufficient Distinction is also made between the Female-Servants
this whole practice seems completely unfair
moderate
no definition is given of what "moderate" means in this case
it is enacted and declared by this Grand Assembly, and theauhority thereof,
interesting how just five years earlier "Christian" was synonymous with "white".
and that if any Christian shall commit fornication with a Negro man orwoman, he or she so offending shall pay double the fines imposed by the former act.
there is a LOT to unpack here. Given the number of enslaved women who were sexually assaulted by their slaveholders, this law seems like a good thing, but is it also prohibiting consensual relationships? Is the moral panic over miscegenation already a thing?
olated and Injured his Maties:
interesting that they're appealing to the king
t only without, but against the Consent of the People, for the Raising and Effecting of Civill Warr, and Destructio
okay, so this got serious
Liberties of his Loyall Subjects to the Barbarous Heathen.
Okay, so there's some animosity against Native Americans here
d fell in love with the dashing young Captain JohnSmith
there's no evidence that she fell in love with John Smith
and so, in most cases, neither can we
kind of frustrating that even today we're limited by what people knew in the past
read all these lawes and ordinances
Dude. That's gonna take a while.
but shall give up an accountof his and their faith, and religion
why all this religious stuff?
l be punished with death
WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE SO BIG ON THE DEATH PENALTY?
No man or woman, (upon paine of death) shall runneaway from the Colonie, to
again, why not?
15 No man of what condition soever shall barter, trucke,or trade with the Indians, except he be thereunto ap-pointed by lawful authority, upon paine of death
why not?
s, and for the thirdtime so offending to be punished with death.
freedom of speech is also not a thing here
woman, maid or India
what does it say that Native American women were included in this category of People You Can't Rape but are mentioned separately?
se any traiterous words against his Maj-esties Person, or royall authority upon paine of deat
why is the king getting the same treatment as God?
upon paine of death
seems like religious freedom was NOT a thing here
he much marvelled that you would send me a servant to the Company; he saith I had been better knocked on the head. And indeed so I find it now, to my great grief and misery; and [I] saith that if you love me you will redeem me suddenly
Did this guy's parents sell him into indentured servitude? And now he is straight up asking them to buy him out of indentured servitude because things are so bad. It sounds like they might not be able to afford it though
For as strong beer in England doth fatten and strengthen them, so water here doth wash and weaken these here [and] only keeps [their] life and soul together.
I'm not sure WHAT this says about these people in England, that the water is poisonous, but it is keeping their "life and soul together", so it sounds like it's not super poisonous. Another question: Are these guys so used to drinking beer that they don't know how to deal with water?
"old men
given my last comment, it doesn't surprise me that this rebellion was being spearheaded by old men
eighty-two years, merely three generations
actually seems kind of a long time for a revolt to be brewing. If something had existed since 1941, I'm not sure I wouldn't take it for granted
One of these Pontiffs, who succeeded that St. Peter as Lord of the world, in the dignity and seatwhich I have before mentioned, made donation of these isles and Tierra-firme to the aforesaidKing and Queen and to their successors, our lords, with all that there are in these territories, as iscontained in certain writings which passed upon the subject as aforesaid, which you can see ifyou wish
so this is about the line that got drawn down South America giving one part to the Spaniards and one part to the Portuguese
barbarous
Wow. Telling choice of language
m with buffets and beatings
feel like he's referencing the Bible here
Spaniards have behaved in no other way during tla! past fortyyears, down to the present time, for they are still acting like ravening beasts, killing,terrorizing, afflicting, torturing, and destroying the native people
why did the Spaniards do this?
Spanish Christians whom they serve
Why do they serve Spanish Christians?
This large island was perhaps the mostdensely populated place in the world.
I had no idea this place was so densely populated
0 our lord, be doubly welcomed on your arrival in this land; you have cometo satisfy your curiosity about your altepetl of Mexico, you have come to sit onyour seat of authority, which I have kept a while for you, where I have been incharge for you, for your agents the [previous] rulers3 . have gone, who for avery short time came to be in charge for you, to govern the altepetl of Mexico. Itis after them that your poor vassal [myself] came. Will they come back to theplace of their absence? If only one of them could see and behold what has nowhappened in my time, what I now see after our lords are gone! For I am not justdreaming, not just sleepwalking, not just seeing it in my sleep. I am not justdreaming that I have seen you; have looked upon your face. For a time I havebeen concerned, looking toward the mysterious place from which you have come,among clouds and mist. It is so that the rulers on departing said that you wouldcome in order to acquaint yourself with your altepetl and sit upon your seat ofauthority. And now it has come true, you have come. Be doubly welcomed, enterthe land, go to enjoy your palace; rest your body. May our lords be arrived in theland
Some context: there was a prophecy saying that divine beings would come to Mexico at around this time. I'm guessing Montezuma thought the Spaniards were these beings
n [Cortes] said in reply to Moteuccoma, "Is it not you? Is it not you then?Moteuccoma?
so Cortes knew about Montezuma before meeting Montezuma
eir harquebuses. Theyexploded, sputtered, discharged, thundered, disgorged. Smoke spread, it grewdark with smoke, everyplace filled with smoke. The fetid smell made peopledizzy and faint
going to say that these guns were so bad that the worst thing about them was the smoke, not the bullets
As for the horrible noise when the lions andtigers roared
there are no lions and tigers in Mexico
wn to multi-coloured littlebirds, and those from which they take the fine green feathers they use in theirfeather-wor
quetzals?
m it was so secret that only some ofhis servants knew of it.
Then how did Castillo know about this?
nated with a similar symbol in Mississippiancosmology, which represented the four directions of the earth in harmonywith one another and the upper world. Indeed, it apparently did soon rain.On a more political level, the Casquis surely also knew that honoring an-other people's god could help to seal their friendship
interesting that they were open to worshipping other gods
As de Soto probably learned from hisresearch, explorers from Columbus to Cabeza de Vaca had conveyed theperception of supernatural powers in order to instill awe and compliance inpotential allies and rivals.23
Did they do this in Europe too? If not, why not?
winged serpent, signifying the fusing ofthe lower world (the serpent) and the upper (the wings).
probably unrelated to anything, but seems weirdly reminiscent of Christian iconography (serpent=devil, angels have wings)
With his gifts and friendly words, the chief demonstrated hispeople's benevolence and generosity, while urging war against Pacaha
It's really interesting how DuVal started this chapter from the point of view of Pacaha. It appears that the Spaniards would have sympathized with Casqui.
through a string of interpreters
did they capture the interpreters too?
captured two Indians to ask how far they were fromthe Utiangue chiefdom.
capturing people to ask for directions seems a little extreme. I wonder what that says about de Soto's men's relationship with the people living in the region at the time
his Mexico or Peru.
Mexico and Peru were the seats of large empires (Aztec and Inca). I don't know if anything like that was happening in Florida at the time de Soto arrived.
e infinitely better than nothing
interesting
but negotiating withoutsiders and adapting to changes were not.
feel like she's going back to her thesis from Chapter 1 here
r imported stonehoes
notice that she's mentioning the imports again
When the land became warmer and drierafter about 6000 B.c
I didn't know about this!
e old ways, they initiated a future in which one peoplewould claim exclusive ownership of the mid-continent. After the War of 1812,these settlers came in numbers large enough to overwhelm the region's in-habitants.
so... they forced their way in
ies. The diseases thatstruck the continent in the isoos and continued to hit Indian populations inwaves for the next three centuries transformed the Americas. But Europeansdid not control disease, and it did not doom Indian occupation of the A
I'm taking another course about disease in American history, so it's going to be interesting to learn more about that.
nial administrators generally delineated the boundaries of theirempires by referring to the native peoples with whom they had forged al-liances
This kind of checks out given how many states and regions share names with Native American groups and tribes.
y a native groundshould in no way imply
Interesting how the concept of "native ground" can be an oversimplification of the way life was for Native Americans (especially geopolitically) before the influx of Europeans (here described as taking place in the 1820s)
Arkansas Valley
no idea this region was so important
e banks of the Mississippi some twenty-five miles northof the mouth of the Arkansas River
I wonder where this is near today
This exclusion of "all persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien," from the Pacific Coast area ona plea of military necessity in the absence of martial law ought not to be approved. Such exclusion goes over "the very brink of constitutional power," and falls into the ugly abyss of racism.
Mr. Justice Murphy is calling it like it is- in 1944. People knew this was messed up when it was happening.
hat it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, at any time during the continuance of this act, to orderall such aliensas he. shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States, or shall have reasonable grounds
This is giving the President a lot of power. In early America, many people were suspicious about the President having any power at all. I do recall that this act caused quite an uproar and was eventually declared unconstitutional. But what was the national mood towards immigrants at the time that the President felt like he could even DO this, and Congress passed it?
y." I would argue that immigration in the eighteenth century contributed significantly to this development and
I'm sure that immigration was an important part of why this system existed, but when I think of overly complicated class systems like this, I can't help be a little suspicious that the people on top benefitted from the extreme complexity and saw it in their favor to have it this way.
? Must every tender feeling be likewise sacrificed to your avarice?
At this point, it appears that dehumanization of Black people had become the norm.
The Declaration of the People, against Sr: Wm: Berkeley, and Present Governors of Virginia
This is a declaration of a bunch of complaints people have against their ruler. Could it have possibly have influenced the Declaration of Independence? And if so, wouldn't that have been weird, given that wealthy Virginians, like Jefferson and Washington, were heavily involved in the American Revolution.
a good and a faithfull servant
Echo of biblical language of God speaking to man "Well done, my good and faithful servant". Possible "divine right of indenture owner" situation going on here?
made slaves of them. But it was by policy
Apparently parents in sixteenth century England (or at least this writer's parents) disapproved of slavery.
in the meantime suffer a whole Continent as fruitfull & convenient for the use of man to lie waste without any improvement?
He seems to be ignoring the fact that people were already living on and using the American continents
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith
It appears obvious that religion is a main driver of this colony
they pursued the immediate goal of family-household elfare
Ultimately, short-term survival is what's most important when you're not in great economic shape
or imported slave
I don't doubt that immigrants who chose freely to come to America had different experiences than those who came enslaved. However, the transition must have been very hard on those who were enslaved. Even though their position was clear, it probably, if anything, made the transition harder for them than for those who came freely.
But it also altered the immigrants.
This should not be a surprise- moving is a major life disruption- especially to an entirely different country.
how have those debates changed (or not) over time?
I feel like over the course of American history, anyone other than white Anglo-Saxon Protestants have been deemed "dangerous" and "un-American". It's like these people can't tolerate anyone who's different from themselves.