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
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
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