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Omohundro Institute Website Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Since its original publication in 1975, The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century has become an important teaching tool and research volume. Warren Billings brings together more than 200 period documents, organized topically, with each chapter introduced by an interpretive essay. Topics include the settlement of Jamestown, the evolution of government and the structure of society, forced labor, the economy, Indian-Anglo relations, and Bacon's Rebellion. This revised, expanded, and updated edition adds approximately 30 additional documents, extending the chronological reach to 1700. Freshly rethought chapter introductions and suggested readings incorporate the vast scholarship of the past 30 years. New illustrations of seventeenth-century artifacts and buildings enrich the texts with recent archaeological findings. With these enhancements, and a full index, students, scholars, and those interested in early Virginia will find these documents even more enlightening. About the AuthorWarren M. Billings is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of New Orleans. He has written extensively about seventeenth-century Virginia and early Louisiana law. He is editor of The Papers of Sir William Berkeley, historian of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, a member of the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission, and chair of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project Advisory Board. Reviews"The most noticeable differences between the two editions are found in the chronological reach, the chapter introductions, the lists of suggested reading, the number of illustrations and the inclusion of an index. This new edition also contains pictures of artifacts recovered during the past three decades at Jamestown and various Indian sites."--The Treesearcher, Kansas Genealogical Society "This significant book dedicated to teaching students with both documents and well-written prose was an outstanding contribution to historical literature in 1975, and it remains so in 2008. Essential."--CHOICE "Warren Billings's classic, The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century, is a uniquely skillful blend of sound historical interpretation and a reprinting of the seventeenth-century documents upon which it is based. This revision could not be more timely and relevant as twenty-first century Virginia and the nation look back four centuries to the origins of its diverse society, unique democracy, and built environment."--William M. Kelso, APVA Historic Jamestowne "A fascinating overview of early colonial life in all its richness and complexity. Augmented by suggested readings and by Billings's comprehensive yet concise commentaries, the collection gives students and specialists alike an invaluable tool for expanding their knowledge of the early American experience."--John Pagan, University of Richmond "Billings presents the documents of Virginia's seventeenth-century history with introductions distilling the latest scholarship, making this classic book once again indispensable. Its focus on the development of institutions from family to government allows us to go beyond stereotypes to understand the colony's development."--Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University 27 In lieu of any comprehensive lists of inhabitants and their occupations, I have used the best available sources for this type of analysis: (a) ecclesiastical court depositions, which always give deponents' occupations; and (b) indexes of wills and inventories at the WRO and PRO. The depositions have been proven to yield a fairly representative sample of rural society, if the sample is large enough. Mine probably is not, considering the relatively short period analyzed. To supplement the sample, I used the probate indexes, which have their own deficiencies: for example, the poorest segment of the population is grossly underepresented. Yet, my findings are confirmed by the Tawneys' occupational analysis (based on the more reliable 1608 muster returns) of nearby Gloucestershire hundreds. For instance, Pucklechurch (Glos.) hundred, a lower Cotswold district near Box and Corsham, exhibited a remarkably similar economic structure: 50.4 percent of the adult male population was engaged in agriculture; only 10 percent in textiles. See Tawneys, , “An Occupational Census,” Econ. Hist. Rev., V (1934), 64Google Scholar. A possible defect in the analysis should be mentioned. The terms “yeomen” and “husbandmen” suggest a majorpreoccupation with agriculture, but may disguise minor cloth-making activity. There is really no way of determining how many self-styled yeomen and husbandmen wove or spun cloth as a byemployment. My analysis of yeomen wills and inventories turned up little evidence of such activity, but this is far from conclusive. One can only state the problem and assume that those who were primarily farmers would have suffered less from depressions in the textile industry than those who were not. Which of the following is true of the Puritans of the seventeenth century quizlet?Which of the following is true of the Puritans of the seventeenth century? They agreed that the Church of England retained too many elements of Catholicism in its rituals and doctrines. The Massachusetts General Court: reflected the Puritans' desire to govern the colony without outside interference.
What happened in the 17th century in New England?The Great Puritan Migration:
The Great Puritan Migration was a period between 1620 and 1642 when English Puritans migrated to the New World, particularly to New England, the Chesapeake and the West Indies.
What was 17th century New England's biggest export?Fish was the area's most valuable export throughout the colonial period, though its primary trade destination shifted over the eighteenth century.
Which North American area receives the most English settlers in the 17th century?In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans colonized North America, almost all in New England.
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