First, read Edmund S. Morgan’s article, “The Paradox of Slavery and Freedom,” Which I sent you.Then read the primary source documents listedbelow.Primary Source Documents:1. The First Blacks Arrive in Virginia (1619)2. Slavery Becomes a Legal Fact in Virginia (Statutes 1630-1680)3. Virginia Discrimination in the Punishment of Runaways (1640)4. Maryland Establishes Slavery for Life (1664)The assignment asks you to write an essay of approximately 8-pages answering thefollowing question:To what extent do the primary source documents support the argument advanced byEdmund Morgan in his article “Slavery and Freedom,” about the rationale behind Englishcolonists’ turn away from white servitude and toward racial slavery in the late seventeenthand early eighteenth centuries?(STYLE)1. Citing the Morgan article:According to Edmund Morgan, in the late seventeenth century Chesapeake, the“rights of Englishman were preserved by destroying the rights of Africans.” 12. Subsequent citation:Morgan’s long preliminary discourse on Jefferson’s thought, while useful inframing his article, is not of great concern for this assignment.23. Citing one of the primary documents:Writing in 1620, John Rolfe significantly avoided any explicit mention of the firstblacks’ legal status.3ANDA 1670 statute outlawed the ability of blacks or natives to ‘buy christianservants.’4(IMPORTANT)(Your paper will be graded on the following criteria:• Evidence of a clear understanding of the topic/question and the historical issues it raises.• Thesis: specific, clear, thoughtful and it has to appear on your first page!• Argument: strong, well-organized, thoughtful, logical• Use of evidence: appropriate, adequate, effective, critical. It is crucial that you engagesubstantively with the assigned primary documents in your writing and relate them tothe argument(s) advanced by Edmund Morgan in his article.• Style and mechanics: grammatically correct, fluent, careful and accurate• Conclusion: meaningful, thoughtful )
