Topic: Agriculture & Farming
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Monticello Road
One of a series of "roundabouts" and connecting roads that wound up Monticello mountain....
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Northeast Vineyard at Monticello
Jefferson began growing grapes at Monticello as early as 1770.
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Plantation Economy
Monticello was a large, 5,000-acre plantation. A plantation tried to grow or make everything it needed. That meant that most food was grown at Monticello. And many goods such as cloth, shoes, bricks, and nails were made at Monticello, too. Plantations needed many workers. Monticello had some free white craftsmen and workers. But…
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Rivanna River
The Rivanna River ran through the plantation, providing waterpower to Monticello's mills and — thanks to Jefferson's dredging efforts – a waterway to the markets in Richmond and beyond....
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Runaway Ad – Using Primary Documents
Analyze a runaway slave ad placed by Thomas Jefferson in 1769.
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Samuel Eveleigh’s Reasons for Slave Labor
This letter is from a South Carolina merchant to a correspondent in London. He reports on conditions in the recently founded colony of Georgia. He notes his disagreement with the...
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Sea Kale
Blanching pot used to preserve the tender of Sea Kale, one of Jefferson’s favorite vegetables....
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Sketch of ‘Marygold’, Calendula officinalis
Sketch of a marigold flower (Calendula officinalis), which Jefferson recorded planting at his boyhood home, Shadwell. More on this plant in the "In Bloom" feature on monticello.org. ...
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