Historical Perspective (of the Chesapeake Bay)

Lasson, Kenneth

Historical Perspective (of the Chesapeake Bay)

Prof. Garrett Power, CHESAPEAKE BAY IN LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, Part 1, pp. 5-80, Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, March 1970

110 Pages Posted: 29 Oct 2009

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Kenneth Lasson

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Date Written: March 1970

Abstract

This study analyzes the legal problems in the development and management of Chesapeake Bay resources. There are threshold problems of definition - What is Chesapeake Bay? What are its resources? What role does law play in their development and management?

The "Historical Perspective" traces the political controversies that have involved the Bay since the colonies of Maryland and Virginia were first founded. In a rough sense, it defines the traditional resources of the Bay by isolating occasions when individuals, businesses and governmental bodies found themselves at cross-purposes as to how the Bay was to be used and shared.

Keywords: Chesapeake Bay, history, Captain John Smith, Kent Island, William Claiborne, Maryland, Virginia, colonies, Indians, exploration, American Revolution, War of 1812,

JEL Classification: H79, H89, K49, N81, N61, N51, N71, N41, N31, N21

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Lasson, Kenneth, Historical Perspective (of the Chesapeake Bay) (March 1970). Prof. Garrett Power, CHESAPEAKE BAY IN LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, Part 1, pp. 5-80, Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, March 1970, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1492842