No HW!!!!!!!

I waited too long to post. No RCQ tomorrow. Sorry 😐.

Mr. B

The Transformation of the West; GML pgs 643-656; Blog + RCQ

Happy President's Day W/E*, APUSH!!!!

Please answer the following question after reading. Also, I do have a reading check quiz already made for this section...sooooo.... I figured I couldn't let it go to waste ;) Sorry?!?!?!?

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1. How was the West transformed economically and socially in this period?
(Always remember to use evidence from the text!)

* #HereComesTheGeneral #HonestAbe #HBD

Thanks for the day off boys!

Best,

~Mr. B

P.S. -- Cam... at least this isn't posted Monday afternoon ;) #WinForMrB

The Idea of America; Nikole Hannah- Jones; The 1619 Project (NYT)

Hi All --

First -- apologies for posting this today. For that, I'm reducing the amount of questions you need to answer. Still -- I hope that you started the article over the break and/ or will attempt to read the whole thing. It is worth it on So. Many. Levels...

Also, be ready for Socratic seminar around the two questions below, plus our usual FIRST and FOURTH questions -- What stood out? Why does this matter?

Oh - and here's is the link to article:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

Best -- always,
Mr. B

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PLEASE ANSWER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (Remember to use evidence from the reading!)

1. What stood out to you?

2. How have laws, policies, and systems developed to enforce the enslavement of black Americans before the Civil War influenced laws, policies, and systems in the years since?

3. How has activism by black Americans throughout U.S. history led to policies that benefit all people living in the United States?

4. Why does this matter?

"Colloquy with Colored Ministers" (1865); VoF #92

Hi All!

Please answer the following questions after reading!

1. Why do the black leaders believe that owning land is essential to freedom?

2. How do blacks understand their relationship to the national government as the Civil War draws to a close?

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Best -- always,

Mr. B

EXTRA CRED OPPTY - VoF #89: Letter by the Mother of a Black Soldier; (1863)

Q: What is Mrs. Johnson's opinion of slavery and slaveholders and how would you describe her tone?

The Lincoln - Douglas Debates (1858); VoF #82

Hi APUSH!

Pls. answer the questions below after reading the above except from the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their 1858 Senate campaign!

1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?

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Best -- always,
Mr. B

HW for 1/13!!!!! - RCQ - GML Pgs 513-528

Hi All!

Please read GML pgs 513-528. There will be a 10 question RCQ tomorrow!!!!

And no... it’s not that much ;) #HistoryHasItsEyesOnYou

Best — always,

Mr. B

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