Project Gutenberg 2009-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 230 Robinson, Walter Stitt Robinson, W. Stitt (Walter Stitt) Mother Earth: Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699 Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mother Earth: Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699" by Walter Stitt Robinson is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The work examines the complex land grant system that shaped the settlement of Virginia from the beginnings of colonization to the end of the 17th century. The book delves into the motivations for land acquisition, the policies affecting land distribution, and the interactions between English colonists and Native American tribes, uncovering the origins of land ownership in America. The opening of this historical account discusses the significant motivations behind English colonization in Virginia, particularly the desire for land, which attracted various social classes from Europe. It highlights the pivotal role land played in shaping the American identity and explores the tensions arising from colonization, particularly in relation to Indigenous peoples. Robinson sets the stage for a deeper examination of land policies by introducing the initial presence of Native American tribes and the subsequent legal and moral dilemmas faced by British colonizers regarding land rights and sovereignty. This foundational context foreshadows an exploration of land grants and their implications on both the colonists and the Native populations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Land grants -- Virginia -- History HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 200588 200062 2024-10-12T09:50:38.926039 2023-09-12T12:22:19.237902 text/html text/html 197021 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 267762 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409413 2024-10-12T09:50:46.721982 application/epub+zip 409912 2024-10-12T09:50:42.930006 application/epub+zip 135536 2024-10-12T09:50:41.398005 application/epub+zip 611505 2024-10-12T09:50:49.419955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600855 2024-10-12T09:50:45.793984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215044 2022-08-13T07:55:41.807611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183780 183694 2024-10-12T09:50:38.363004 2023-09-12T12:22:18.802907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 183557 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64948 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183550 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64922 2021-01-04T22:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21422 2024-10-12T09:50:49.561965 application/rdf+xml 20680 2024-10-12T09:50:41.981985 image/jpeg 4509 2024-10-12T09:50:41.675999 image/jpeg 357406 2024-10-12T09:50:38.949016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog