Virginia Colony’s Collective Values

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Chapter 2 Discussion Part 2
What does this case reveal about the Virginia Colony’s collective values?
The people in the colony embraced the definition of gender as being either male or female rather than both, and the women violated personal privacy to ascertain genitalia as a mode of gender and sexual identity.
Why did they care so much about T. Hall?
They cared so much about T. Hall because he did not conform to either of the gender identity, which included male or female. They did not understand how he could be identified as both man and woman, while the women established that his genitalia did not suit classification as one of them.
What does it reveal about the 17th century colonial legal system and law enforcement?
The court decision reveals that the court system accepted Hall’s identity as both man and woman. Also, the court does not protect Hall from violations such as personal privacy, especially without court authorization, which indicates that the courts were lenient, trying to make decisions that would please the colonists.
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