![]() ![]() Of course, and as Morgan notes, one of the text’s central players, the Indians of the Chesapeake Region, left no writings for him to rely on instead, he carefully reconstructs their culture and actions from secondhand accounts. He relies on the words of his subjects when possible. As a historical work, Morgan’s narrative is peppered with direct quotes. Morgan’s argument is presented across four books, each of which deals with a specific period in Virginia’s colonial history, focusing primarily on the 17th century. ![]() The history of colonial Virginia, then, is the key to discovering the how and why of the marriage between slavery and freedom. ![]() Morgan chose to study Virginia’s Founding Fathers because they were among the most vocal in their opposition to the monarchy, because republican Virginia was the largest colony, and because Virginians owned 40% of all slaves. Morgan seeks to discover how America’s Founding Fathers came to advocate for freedom and equality when many of them owned slaves. ![]()
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