Thursday, January 29, 2015

Constitutional Compromise

Read the secondary source "Compromise 1: Philadelphia Story", primary source documents "Letter from Madison to Washington" and Letter from Jefferson to Madison".  What were the concerns of the Founding Fathers with regards to the need to re-write the A of C?  What events spurred conversation about the need for revisements?  What were the most controversial aspects discussed during the Constitutional Convention?  Why were they controversial and what were the final decisions?
Bogs are due Tuesday, February 3, 2015.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Slavery in Colonial America

Read the assigned three articles about slavery in Colonial America. ("Slavery is Justified", "The Conscience of a Slave Trader" and "Stono River Rebellion") Write a blog in response to the following guiding questions: How involved were Africans, themselves, in the slave trade? Describe the point of view of the slave trader. Was their a valid economic basis for slavery in the colonies? What did the behavior of slaves at the Stono Rebellion suggest about the feelings of the slaves and the character of slavery in the colonial south? You must write a minimum of three parargraphs in response to these questions and you must respond to a minimum of two two blogs from your classmates responses. Your blog is due Friday, January, 16 2015.