The Steps to Civil War
This week we focused on the events leading up to the Civil War. Our guiding questions ask us to consider why countries engage in civil wars. What issues or differences are so extreme that fighting our own neighbor or even family member is the only way to “solve” a problem?
We started by designing a chart that compared the north and south in the mid 1800s. You looked at the political, economic, and social differences between these two regions. You should have found evidence to help answer the question raised by one of the titles in the Pathways text: were the north and the south starting to look like “Two Nations?” The north was becoming more industrialized with factories and extensive transportation and communication systems. Cities were growing. The south remained an agrarian economy relying on slave labor. The north was experiencing a series of reform movements aimed at providing a better quality of life while the south held on to its traditional ways.
We then moved on to look at specific events leading up to the war. You were given a list of 16 events that were in chronological order. You then had to provide a brief description of how each event contributed to tensions between the regions. This should help you see the connections between events. The Compromise of 1850 contained the Fugitive Slave Act which required all citizens to help return slaves to their owners. This infuriated many northerners and abolitionists. One of the people most upset by this law was Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was so moved by the plight of the slave and this harsh new law that she wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” a novel that greatly influenced people’s perception of slavery.
In addition to your text, we used Mr. Fontaine’s Wiki to help us better understand the events. His Wiki provides both text and video. Thank you Mr. Fontaine for helping us be better historians by providing us with another source.
Your graphic organizer of events will be your resource to use while writing the next PBGR task. You will be writing a persuasive essay. Be prepared!
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has just unveiled a new exhibit on how government documents changed (editing, revising, etc) prior to their adoption. It is a reminder to all of us that revising is another stage of writing. Even our Founding Fathers, Presidents, and key government officials had to change the wording of documents as they worked towards developing a document that captured their ideas.
Newseum
This week a new museum opened in Washington, DC that features the role of the press, media and news in our country. Freedom of the press, protected under the First Amendment, has allowed the American people to be well informed citizens. The press educates the reader and also provides an opportunity for us to voice our opinions.
Our MHS “Wave” provides our school community with much needed information on events, student accomplishments, sports, and gives the school community to voice opinions. Have you taken the opportunity to write a letter to the “Wave” on an issue you think is important? In many countries, freedom of the press is not practiced and people are deprived of knowledge and opportunity to speak out. Our freedoms are only protected when we as a group practice our freedoms.
Come meet a Senator
The Redwood Library in Newport will be hosting a free lecture by former Senator Lincoln Chafee on Thursday, April 17 at 6:00 pm. The Senator will be speaking on his newly released book, “Against the Tide: How a Complaint Congress Empowered a Reckless President.” This is a great opportunity to hear first hand how the US got involved in Iraq from the only Republican Senator to vote against the war. Even though he lost his bid for reelection, Senator Chafee has high voter approval ratings and may be a candidate for Governor in the future. Hope to see you there.
Our Spring Break
Enjoy your time off this week....get outside and soak in the sun and spring flowers...read a pleasure book...keep up on current events....discuss a hot topic with a friend or family member...make plans and set goals...rest...come back refreshed and ready to have the best of quarters.
Quote of the Week
“…of all the subjects we learn in school, history is more important and influential than anything, and most of all it stays in the heart.”
We started by designing a chart that compared the north and south in the mid 1800s. You looked at the political, economic, and social differences between these two regions. You should have found evidence to help answer the question raised by one of the titles in the Pathways text: were the north and the south starting to look like “Two Nations?” The north was becoming more industrialized with factories and extensive transportation and communication systems. Cities were growing. The south remained an agrarian economy relying on slave labor. The north was experiencing a series of reform movements aimed at providing a better quality of life while the south held on to its traditional ways.
We then moved on to look at specific events leading up to the war. You were given a list of 16 events that were in chronological order. You then had to provide a brief description of how each event contributed to tensions between the regions. This should help you see the connections between events. The Compromise of 1850 contained the Fugitive Slave Act which required all citizens to help return slaves to their owners. This infuriated many northerners and abolitionists. One of the people most upset by this law was Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was so moved by the plight of the slave and this harsh new law that she wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” a novel that greatly influenced people’s perception of slavery.
In addition to your text, we used Mr. Fontaine’s Wiki to help us better understand the events. His Wiki provides both text and video. Thank you Mr. Fontaine for helping us be better historians by providing us with another source.
Your graphic organizer of events will be your resource to use while writing the next PBGR task. You will be writing a persuasive essay. Be prepared!
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has just unveiled a new exhibit on how government documents changed (editing, revising, etc) prior to their adoption. It is a reminder to all of us that revising is another stage of writing. Even our Founding Fathers, Presidents, and key government officials had to change the wording of documents as they worked towards developing a document that captured their ideas.
Newseum
This week a new museum opened in Washington, DC that features the role of the press, media and news in our country. Freedom of the press, protected under the First Amendment, has allowed the American people to be well informed citizens. The press educates the reader and also provides an opportunity for us to voice our opinions.
Our MHS “Wave” provides our school community with much needed information on events, student accomplishments, sports, and gives the school community to voice opinions. Have you taken the opportunity to write a letter to the “Wave” on an issue you think is important? In many countries, freedom of the press is not practiced and people are deprived of knowledge and opportunity to speak out. Our freedoms are only protected when we as a group practice our freedoms.
Come meet a Senator
The Redwood Library in Newport will be hosting a free lecture by former Senator Lincoln Chafee on Thursday, April 17 at 6:00 pm. The Senator will be speaking on his newly released book, “Against the Tide: How a Complaint Congress Empowered a Reckless President.” This is a great opportunity to hear first hand how the US got involved in Iraq from the only Republican Senator to vote against the war. Even though he lost his bid for reelection, Senator Chafee has high voter approval ratings and may be a candidate for Governor in the future. Hope to see you there.
Our Spring Break
Enjoy your time off this week....get outside and soak in the sun and spring flowers...read a pleasure book...keep up on current events....discuss a hot topic with a friend or family member...make plans and set goals...rest...come back refreshed and ready to have the best of quarters.
Quote of the Week
“…of all the subjects we learn in school, history is more important and influential than anything, and most of all it stays in the heart.”
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