As tobacco plantations expanded and England's surplus ... began to pose a threat to the property-owning elite. The colonial establishment had placed restrictions on available lands, creating ...

Several worked on the main campus, while others lived and worked on Nottoway Quarter, the college-owned tobacco plantation. Historian Craig Steven Wilder asserts that during the colonial period, "a ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Scots own Colonial plantations The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Adam Smith studies the Tobacco Lords The Adobe Flash ... download the Adobe Flash player. Access to colonial trade brings great wealth to cities like ...