Transcript Letter to William Pond, A Letter to Father and Mother (1631)

A Brief Description of the
Province of Carolina (1666)
Robert Horne
“…The Healthfulness of the Air; the Fertility
of the Earth and Waters, and great Pleasure and
Profit will accrue to those that shall go thither
[there] to enjoy the fame”
Province of Carolina
Generalizations
(Categories/Meaning)
Specifics
(Evidence/Short Quote or
Paraphrase)
Land is Abundant
(lots of land)
trees/woods/rivers
Land is Fertile
(good soil for crops)
Potatoes/roots/crops
Location is Healthful
(promotes good health)
air
_____
_?________
Very short and moderate winter
“most temperate clime” (climate)
How does Horne convince others to come to Carolina?
Carolina Paradise?
I.
Thesis: Robert Horne argues that the Province is like a
Paradise on Earth.
A.
Land is Abundant
A.
B.
C.
B.
Land is Fertile
A.
B.
C.
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Climate is Perfect
A.
B.
C.
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Location is Healthful
A.
B.
C.
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How does Horne convince others to come to Carolina?
I.
Thesis: Robert Horne argues that the Province is like a
Paradise on Earth.
A.
Land is Abundant
A.
B.
C.
B.
Land is Fertile
A.
B.
C.
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“rich ground as any in the world”
“great increase every crop: apples, pears, and other English fruit”
“marshes and meadows are very large…and will bear any grain being prepared.”
Climate is Perfect
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“good timber for several uses”
“woods are stored with Deer and Wild Turkeys, of a great magnitude”
“Rivers…stored with great abundance of Sturgeon, Salmon, Bass…most pleasant
sorts of fish…”
“…seated in the most temperate Clime…”
“Light of Heaven brings many advantages…secures them from…his scortching
beams.”
“Summer is not too hot, and the Winter is very short and moderate…”
Location is Healthful
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“a wholsome Air”
“makes this Place so desireable”
“a most pleasant healthful and fruitful Country…”
How does Horne convince others to come to Carolina?
“The [6] chief Privileges”
Who is Horne trying to attract?
Is this Propaganda? Why or why not?