Confession of Nat Turner (1831); VoF #69

Hi All!

Please answer the following questions after reading Nat Turner's confession:

1) Why does Turner answer, in response to a question, "Was not Christ crucified?"
2) What reasons does Turner give for other slaves joining his rebellion?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. - Cannot wait for Hamilton RD 2 TOMORROW!!!!!
P.P.S - Nat Turner Movie "The Birth of a Nation" Trailer

Andrew Jackson Vetoes the Bank Bill; VoF #62

Hi APUSH!

Pls answer after reading how AJ destroys Hamilton's bank!!!!!

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1. Why does Jackson distinguish between just and unjust "distinctions in society"?
2. What does Jackson see as the legitimate scope of government action?

Best -- always,
Mr. B

Chief Sharitarish on Changes in Indian Life (1822)

Hi APUSH!

Please answer after reading!

1. How, according to Sharitarish, has "our intercourse with the whites" affected the Indians' way of life?

2. What is Sharitarish's aspiration for his people?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

#YouGuyCrushedThatSeminarToday #:)

Appeal of the Cherokee Nation (1830); VoF #61

Hi APUSH!

Pls answer after reading:

1. What reasons do the Cherokee give for rejecting the idea of moving beyond the Mississippi River?

2. How do the Cherokee understand their "national and individual rights?"

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- I just literally said to Ms. Stacey -- " I cannot believe that the U.S. government forcibly resettled other human beings, and that it was done by legislative action..." Oh wait... actually... I definitely can... Just for some historical perspective here... Nat Turner's Rebellion was in 1831... so many things.....

P.P.S. -- Hope you all enjoyed your w/e!

Immigrants Arriving in New York City (1853); VoF #52

Hi APUSH!

Please answer the following questions after reading the above selection from Voices of Freedom:

1. What tone does the reporter adopt regarding the immigrants - hostile or generous? What about the writing leads you to this assertion?

2. What aspirations does the reporter think are uppermost in the immigrants' minds?

Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- Look what I found while traveling down the YouTube rabbit hole!

Say No To This - OBC - LIVE

George Washington, Farewell Address (1796); VoF #47

Hi All!

Pls answer after reading!

1. What two things does Washington warn future generations of Americans against?
2. In your opinion, how significant is the fact that Washington willingly stepped down as President? (I mean, he most likely would’ve won a third term)

#TeachEmHowToSayGoodbye

Mr. B

Ch. 1 "The Duel"; Founding Brothers; Pgs. 20-47

Dearest APUSH,

Please please PLEASE... do yourself the favor of reading CH. 1 of Founding Brothers over the long w/e! You'll thank me later. Then, answer the question below. (Oh -- and there will be a 10 question RCQ on Monday.) AND -- BRING IN YOUR MAR PERMISSION SLIP!!!!!

1. What was really at stake in the disagreement and duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

2. Was this merely a war over words?

3. In your professional :) opinion, do you think that words had more significance back then than they do now? What role did newspapers play in the drama, and how is the media's role different or similar today?

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Your obedient servant,
B Dot Brech

Thomas Jefferson on Race and Slavery (1781); VoF #42

Hi APUSH,

Please answer the following two q's after reading this above selection from Voices of Freedom:

1) What reasons does Jefferson offer for colonizing blacks outside the United States in the event of emancipation?

2) How does Jefferson describe the effect of slavery on the morals and behavior of white Virginians?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

Founding Brothers; Ch. 2 "The Dinner" (J. Ellis)

Hi All!

Please answer after reading The Dinner (Ch. 2) :)

1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?

2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton

3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?

Best -- always,
Mr. B

#InTheRoomWhereItHappens #YouGetNothinIfYouWaitForIt #TakeABreak #IHaveToGetMyPlanThroughCongress #SayNoToThis

HW -- GML pgs 267-273 -- RCQ

Hi APUSH,

Please read the above pages and be ready for an RCQ tomorrow!!

Best -- always,
Mr. B

Tyranny is Tyranny; Zinn Ch. 4

Hi All!

While I am "in the wild", please answer the following!!!! (Remember, I will check annotations first thing MONDAY!!!!)

1. According to Zinn, what was the essence of the conflict between Britain and the American colonies?

2. What was the Regulator Movement and what was the result?

3. What elements of the Stamp Act crisis made the colonial elites "frightened"?

4. Zinn suggests that the Declaration of Independence contributed to the "myth of the Revolution - that it was on behalf of a united people" What key elements in the Declaration of Independence might support Zinn's assertion?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

#WeAre #PSUvMICH #NittanyLionsRollSatNight #JustYouWait  #;)

HW for Monday, 10/14 -- GML PGS 205-214; RCQ

Hi All,

Please read the above pages in GML and be ready for a RCQ first thing tomorrow!

Then, some more of the #TenDollaFoundingFatha #TeamAngelica #TeamEliza #JustKiddingThereAreNoTeamsTheyNeverGotMadAtEachotherItWasAllInTheOpen #IThink...

Just you wait ~
Mr. B

Declaring Independence; Pgs. 54 + 55 from H/O in Class! (DUE 8 AM Wednesday, 10/9)

Hi All!

Great work today prepping for our debate on Friday! For tonight, please read the rest of the packet we started in class (pgs 54-55) and then answer the following:

1) What are THREE (3) differences between Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence?
2) What are TWO (2) similarities?

Hint: You can include info about who wrote the documents, the main ideas found in them, and when they were written!

Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- This. Line. Is. Everything.

Angelica Schuyler - "Burr, you disgust me"
Aaron Burr - "Ah, so you've discussed me"

P.P.S -- See you on Friday!!!!

Nathaniel Bacon on Bacon's Rebellion (1676); VoF #15

Hi All!

Pls. answer the following questions after reading:

1) What are the rebels" main complaints against the government of Virginia?

2) Do Bacon and his followers envision any place for Indians in Virginia society?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- First person to answer correctly received a +3 on their exam Tuesday -- What team is currently in first place in the English Premier League? :)

HW FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019!!!!!

APUSH,

PLEASE READ GML PAGES 166-174; STARTING AT THE RED SUBSECTION TITLED,"BATTLE FOR THE CONTINENT."

THERE WILL BE A RCQ FIRST THING TOMORROW!

BEST-- ALWAYS,
MR. B

Samuel Sewall, The Selling of Joseph (1700); VoF #21

Hi All,

Hope you're enjoying the w/e! Please answer the following two questions after reading!

1) What are Sewall's main objections to slavery and what authority does he cite to support his objections?

2) Why does Sewall believe that blacks cannot remain among the New Englanders as free persons?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

Slave Cultures & Resistance; GML pgs 147-149

Hi Folks!

Please answer after reading:

1) What factors led to distinct African American cultures in the eighteenth century?

Best— always,
Mr. B

A People's History of the United States (Zinn); Ch 2: DRAWING THE COLOR LINE

Dearest APUSH,

Please answer TWO (2) the following 3 sets of questions after reading Ch. 2 of APHOTUS. You only need to answer TWO!

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1. What is the color line? How does Howard Zinn describe the way this color line was drawn in early America? Was it intentional or unintentional?

2. How much did you know about resistance and rebellion of enslaved African Americans before reading this chapter? Why do you think these stories are often left out of textbooks? Also, despite the courageous resistance efforts of thousands, slavery prospered for over 240 years in America. Why? What factors motivated the enslaved to still resist, despite the terrible consequences of getting caught?

3. In this chapter, Howard Zinn indicated that Africans became the victims of the largest forced migration in world history, not because they were uncivilized or weak, but becasue their white adversaries were so strong. What evidence of this idea does Zinn present in the reading?

See you tomorrow,
Mr. B

Olaudah Equiano on Slavery (1789); VoF #20

Ciao Studenti Fantastici!

Please answer the following two questions after reading the above selection from VoF:

1. What picture of life in Africa does Equiano present?
2. What elements of slavery does he seem to think will most outrage his readers?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- Think about the connection to class today between the reasons for the decline in indentured servitude and the subsequent rise in the atlantic slave trade... #HistoryHasItsEyesOnYou

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson (1637); VoF #11

Hi All,

Please answer the following two questions after reading!

1. What seem to be the major charges agains Anne Hutchinson?
2. What does the Hutchinson case tell us about how Puritan authorities understood the idea of religious freedom?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

Sending Women to Virginia (1622); VoF #8

Hi Beautiful People,

After reading the above selection from VoF, please answer the following question!

1. What advantages does the Virginia Company see in the promotion of family life in the colony?


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Best -- Always,
Mr. B

If you need a laugh, here's an old school SNL take on Pilgrims and Thanksgiving ;)
SNL - Festive Thanksgiving

Adam Smith, The Results of Colonization (1776); VoF #1

Dearest APUSH :)

Please answer after reading!

1. According to Adam Smith, how did the "discovery and colonization" of America affect the economic development of Europe?
2. Why does Smith believe that the "benefits" of colonization outweigh the "misfortunes?"

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

The Pueblo Revolt (1680); VoF #4

Hi All,

After reading the above selection from Voices of Freedom, please answer the two questions below:

1. What actions did the Indians take during the Pueblo Revolt to demonstrate their new freedom from Spanish rule?
2. Why do you think religion played such a large role in the Pueblo Revolt

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Best -- Always,
Mr. B

P.S. -- #GML #VoF #EricFoner #APUSHforLIFE

P.P.S -- In honor of being back at school (And if you need a laugh), this SNL clip is everything:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQ5YILNGXE

P.P.P.S -- First person to tell me who the person playing the teacher is and why he's well known gets 3 points added to RCQ from today. Just add it to your post here! GL!!

The First Americans, Indian Freedom + European Freedom, The Expansion of Europe, Contact, & The Spanish Empire; GML pgs 1-40

Hi All,

After reading the above pages in Give Me Liberty!, please follow the directions for answering TWO (2) of the four questions below.
(Please remember to use evidence from the text to support your answer!!)

* * * * * *

Directions:

PLEASE CHOOSE AND ANSWER ONE OF THE  TWO QUESTIONS FROM GROUP A & ONE OF THE TWO QUESTIONS FROM GROUP B! IN SHORT, YOU WILL END UP ANSWERING TWO TOTAL QUESTIONS -- ONE FROM EACH GROUP.

GROUP A

(Chose one of the two)

1. What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America before Europeans arrived?
2. How did Indian and European ideas of freedom differ on the eve of contact?

GROUP B

(Choose one of the two)

3. What happened when the peoples of the Americas came in contact with Europeans?
4. What were the chief features of the Spanish empire in America?

Best -- Always,
Mr. B

Bartolome de las Casas on Spanish Treatment of the Indians (1528); VoF #3 -- DUE BY 8 AM on 8/29!!!!

Apush --

Please read the above selection from Voices of Freedom (VoF) and then answer the following questions. Please remember to use supporting evidence from the text in your response.

1. What do you think Las Casas hoped to accomplish by writing so critically about Spanish treatment of the Indians?

2. Why do you think, after describing illness and starvation among the Indians, does Las Casas write, "this was their freedom, the good treatment and the Christianity that Indians received?"

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

Welcome to APUSH!

Dearest APUSH,

I am so honored to be on this journey though America's history with you. I hope you find the links below helpful. Please refer to them early and often! I will add as necessary :)

Best -- always,
Mr. B

http://ap.gilderlehrman.org/
US History Crash Course - ALL 48 Episodes!!!!