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1. What role did New Orleans have in the slave trade?

After the transatlantic slave trade was outlawed in 1808, about a million people were transported from the upper South to the lower South. More than 100,000 of them were brought down the Mississippi River and sold in New Orleans.

2. How is Monticello situated on the land?

The entire plantation of Monticello sits at the top of a mountain circled by trees packed tightly together. Behind the trees are rolling hills in every direction. Outlying mountains seem to touch the clouds.

3. What was David Thorson's background--the guide who gave Smith a tour of Monticello?

David Thorson was Smith's guide at Monticello. Before becoming a tour guide at Monticello, David served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Navy. He had no experience as a teacher or exposure to museum studies before he took the job. His children had gone to the University of Virginia, and he and his wife had decided to relocate to Charlottesville after David retired. David wanted something to do, so he became a guide at Monticello.

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