During the Colonial period, colonists began to settle in the New World; consumerism increased, trade with other nations, and slavery became more popular. The first significant event was the French and Indian War. The war created tension between native tribes, the French, the British, and the colonists. The Proclamation Line 1763 was an agreement that prevented colonists from moving west and settling on native land. The second element that shaped colonial America was mercantilism. The crown decided to implement higher taxes on foreign goods to limit the amount of foreign trade with other countries. Colonist consumers were encouraged to buy goods from Britain. However, it prevented many plantation owners from trading with other countries to generate
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In the primary source, “Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740”, Lucas wrote two letters to her friend and father. Lucas shares her unique experience maintaining the crops and her life during colonial America. As a young woman in the 18th century, Lucas’s letters reflect the importance of land, property, and the class-based system in colonial America. Lusa’s letter provides a young woman’s perspective on colonial America’s society. In Luca’s first letter, she describes life in Charles Town as a “polite and agreeable place.” She is well respected in the community because she came from a wealthy family in South Carolina. She mentions the two “worthy ladies” who keep her company when she is in town as an example of her place in society. In both letters, Lusa describes her role in manning the plantations. In the letter to her friend, she tells her that taking on the responsibility of the plantations might be a burden for some, but useful to her father and make her own path business. Lucas’s letter to her father expresses her concerns about her father’s condition. The second part of the letter focuses on the state of the plantation and its crops. Lucas expresses her hopes of making a profit off of Indigo in the next
In the primary source, “Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740”, Lucas wrote two letters to her friend and father. Lucas shares her unique experience maintaining the crops and her life during colonial America. As a young woman in the 18th century, Lucas’s letters reflect the importance of land, property, and the class-based system in colonial America. Lusa’s letter provides a young woman’s perspective on colonial America’s society. In Luca’s first letter, she describes life in Charles Town as a “polite and agreeable place.” She is well respected in the community because she came from a wealthy family in South Carolina. She mentions the two “worthy ladies” who keep her company when she is in town as an example of her place in society. In both letters, Lusa describes her role in manning the plantations. In the letter to her friend, she tells her that taking on the responsibility of the plantations might be a burden for some, but useful to her father and make her own path business. Lucas’s letter to her father expresses her concerns about her father’s condition. The second part of the letter focuses on the state of the plantation and its crops. Lucas expresses her hopes of making a profit off of Indigo in the next