First Computer Lab

Explore the "Valley of the Shadow" website (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/), a virtual archive of primary sources on Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsyvlania, during the Civil War era. Locate evidence that will help answer the following questions:

1) How capitalistic were the social and economic values of residents of Augusta County, Virginia, on the eve of the Civil War?

2) Does the evidence from Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, tend to support or undermine the "two civilizations" thesis?

You should post a summary of your findings on AltaVista Forum before class on Wed., Sept. 22. We'll use that class period to review the evidence collectively.