Okay before I start I just want to apologize for just now commenting back to your comment, and I did comment back but this is my new post:)
Eliza Lucas Pickney had a TON of information. The question I'm supposed to answer is: How did this selection on ELP help you understand SC History? Did it? My answer is yes, it did. She did so much, and she was a special person. Eliza's father left her in charge of his 3 plantations, and she jumped all over the challenge. Her parents tried to get her to marry, but she said her life was already too busy.
Indigo became the second biggest cash crop exported to Europe, and Eliza Lucas Pickney was the reason for that. If she hadn't come up with the process of making the dye, it would've taken someone else longer to perfect it, and maybe it wouldn't have caught on. She was the type of woman who was worth recognizing (to the people of that time).
Eliza and her story definitely helped me understand SC History better especially because of the way she treated her slaves, and how her family was so spread out. Her father was in the West Indies, she was in SC with her mother and sister and her brothers were attending boarding school in England. She treated her slaves well, so they loc=ved and respected her. Some masters did that and others didn't. Back to her family. I guess that colonists had this happen sometimes. Maybe they had to work abroad or finish school back in England while parents or siblings managed platations in the New World.
Again sorry about responding to the comment so late I hope you read it still but you dont have to reply:) Thanks! :)
Great thoughts about Eliza Lucas Pickney! I agree that she is an amazing woman who is very important to South Carolina history.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think that it was so important to Eliza's mother that Eliza date and marry? It seemed to me that her mother should have wanted Eliza to focus on running the plantation so that their family would have money and food. Do you think that Eliza should have focused more on getting married rather than running the plantation?
Why do you think that other farmers in surrounding areas discouraged Eliza from trying to grow indigo? Do you think it was because she was a women? Could it have been that they were scared that she would become more prosperous than them?
This section makes it seem like all slaves on Eliza's plantation loved her. Do you think that this is true? She was fair to her slaves, but they still did not have freedom. What do you think the slaves really thought of Eliza? Why do you think the author might try to make it seem like all the slaves loved Eliza even if not all of them did?
I responded to your other post so check it out :) Hope to hear from you soon!
I think her mother wanted her to be like every other young woman and marry. No I think she was focused on what was important, and everything worked out okay in the end.
ReplyDeleteI thik they didn't want her to be disappointed, but maybe also they didn't want her to be more successful than they were. Maybe it was because she was a woman, but I doubt that's what they were most worried about.
Well, she was nice to them and cared for them, but you're right they were still slaves. Freedom for slaves was rare, so maybe they considered themselves lucky to have an owner like Eliza. She built a nursery and infirmary for them and their children and she even educated them, so I don't think the author was exagerrating when she said the slaves loved her.
I can't wait to check it out thanks! :)
Hey Morgan! Great analysis. I agree with your points. Eliza Pickney was an amazing woman who did lots of things that people during that time did not think that women could do. I also think that you are right about her slaves. Although, I am sure that they would rather have been free, since that was not an option I bet the slaves appreciated Eliza. Fantastic thoughts! I can't wait to hear from you again!
ReplyDeleteHi Morgan!
ReplyDeleteIt has been so great talking with you these past few months. I have really enjoyed learning about the influential women in South Carolina with you! I hope that you have a great rest of the school year and continue to learn about South Carolina's history. Best of luck!
Caitlin