As tobacco plantations expanded and England's surplus ... began to pose a threat to the property-owning elite. The colonial establishment had placed restrictions on available lands, creating ...

Several worked on the main campus, while others lived and worked on Nottoway Quarter, the college-owned tobacco plantation. Historian Craig Steven Wilder asserts that during the colonial period, "a ...

This latest study investigated traces of the colonial occupation at the site and revealed details of plantation life not available in ... By 1630, Claiborne was one of the 10 largest tobacco exporters ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered ... Africans soon are put to work on tobacco plantations. 1663: A Virginia court decides that a child ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Scots own Colonial plantations The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Adam Smith studies the Tobacco Lords The Adobe Flash ... download the Adobe Flash player. Access to colonial trade brings great wealth to cities like ...

Initially, most local plantations were growing cotton and tobacco. However, strong competition from the North American colonies meant that prices in these crops were falling. In response ...