What can you tell me about the family we are about to study?

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE FAMILY WE ARE

ABOUT TO STUDY?

Examine the photos below How would you describe the house

to the left?

The inside of the same house

What does the inside of this house remind

you of?

What do you think about

when you see the inside of this house?

WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE IN THIS

HOUSE?

The plan of the first floor of the house.

The plan of the second floor of the house

WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE ON THE

PROPERTY OF THE HOUSE?

The Property Plans

Some final questions-What can you tell me

about the family we are about to study?

Who owns this house? Who maintains this house? Who visits this house?

What do you notice about Chief Vann?

This is Chief James Clement Vann’s House, constructed between 1802-1804.

Location: Spring Place, Murray County,Georgia.

Spring PlaceSpring Place was part of JamesVann’s Diamond Hill Plantation.

Vann, a member of the Cherokeenation, was a successful trader andpolitician.

His land also included taverns,Trading posts, a gristmill, a sawmill, a blacksmith shop, ferriesand other assorted business.

Vann bought slaves to do labor intensive work, and hired white and Cherokee overseers to helpmaintain the property.

If you cant beat them… Chief Vann, a regional Cherokee chief

around the turn of the 18th Century, was a vocal supporter for adopting “Atlantic” tools and social behaviors.

What’s the alternative?