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Albemarle County, Virginia, 1850-1870; an economic survey based on the U. S. census1548 views
Author
Southwell S., Ann L S., Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Younger, Mr. Edward, University of Virginia
Barton, Josef, University of Virginia
Abstract
This paper proposes to examine in some depth changes that occurred in Albemarle County, Virginia between 1850 and 1870. There was no preconceived idea of vindicating or destroying any particular interpretation or proving any specific points. It is an attempt to discover what changes took place in land ownership, slave ownership, and industry. More specifically, it seeks to determine whether the planter class consolidated its land and slave holdings, or whether democratization of them occurred. Finally it seeks to determine the influence of three important events on the County: the tobacco boom of the 1850s, the transportation revolution brought by the railroads, and the Civil War.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Albemarle County; economic history 1850-1870
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Thesis originally deposited on 2016-03-14 in version 1.28 of Libra. This thesis was migrated to Libra2 on 2017-03-23 16:37:17.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Southwell S., Ann L S.. Albemarle County, Virginia, 1850-1870; an economic survey based on the U. S. census. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1973-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3PS6Q.
