HISTORY 1865

Part I

What is going on in the court case in the primary source document?
Did anything about the case surprise you? Consider as part of this question the fact that the people testifying are white people.
What does the case tell us about the nature of slavery and race relations in the late-1600s in Virginia?

*Side Note: All people testifying in the court case are white settlers.

Part II

This transcript of court testimony is an example of a primary source. Having read and interpreted it, please offer your thoughts on the following:

Did this source change your understanding of slavery and race relations in the early days of the English colonies? If so, how?
Primary sources provide historians with important information/perspectives on the periods that they are studying. That said, they can also be problematic. What challenges do primary sources present? How could this, or any other primary source, lead a historian to make incorrect assumptions/conclusions/interpretations of the past?

Requirements: VERY DETAILED

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