Snap Debate

Today in class we had a snap debate on what we thought was the cause of the War of 1812. We were supposed to watch a video on the prelude to the war, but i was unaware of this. Of the four groups (Impressment, Chesapeake Affair, Orders in Consul, and Incitement) I was put in the Impressment group, and argued why impressment was the cause of the war. Impressment is when Great Britain forced people from other countries into their navy. They targeted Americans since they believed that "Once a British citizen, always a British citizen." Even though America had supposedly won their freedom from Great Britain, they were still forced into the navy. The only way someone was safe was if they were an apprentice or worked at sea, and even then you had to have proof as to your occupation. A vast majority of the impressed people were not British, and only 23 British were impressed of the 697 between 1806 and 1808. However, after hearing other cases, I believe that the real cause o the War of 1812 was the Order of the Consul. The Consul in Britain made a law that forbade America from trading with France, even though it was during a time of peace. They are trying to rule over a country that has recently claimed its independence. I do not understand how Britain can make a law for another country . That would be like France saying that Britain cannot trade with America (not that America would want to trade with them, anyways). Great Britain kept America from establishing relations between countries.

Personally, I did not like this activity. It was hard to gather information from the people talking, and I felt like I was missing pieces to the equation. It's hard for me to learn without seeing all of the facts and information in front of me, and this activity made it difficult to understand what was going on. Then again, I did not watch the video, so that could have helped.

diary of the corps of discovery

https://docs.google.com/document/d/142P5PjByMCxG8BvQ5Uhek26r6KVxmAlRaf2kN5Npm-E/edit?usp=sharing

Can't figure out how to embed it.
http://www.myebook.com/ebook_viewer.php?ebookId=204337

Link to story.

Muhammad Ali

Finally found a software that worked. Still very frustrated. Finished though!

Monday in class we talked about segregation in schools and whether or not it existed today. In California, there was a racial incident. A few white students hung nooses from the trees. As a result a few African American students beat up the white kids and were sent to jail on attempted murder. There was controversy about how a schoolyard beating could turn into attempted murder. Friday we didn't have class because of a snow day. My last post should have been about Wednesday and Thursday.

Thursday in class we watched a video about Emmett Till. He was a twelve year old boy that was from the north. He was murdered during a summer he spent at his uncle's down south. His body was thrown in a river. His mother decided to have an open casket to show that it was still happening. It sparked Civil Rights movements. Friday in class we learned about the bus boycotts. A number of African Americans protested about the unfair bus rules in hopes of putting them out of business. From these people, Rosa Parks emerged as a favorite rebel. She refused her seat to a white man and was arrested. Thousands, even millions of African Americans refused to give their seats up or even take the bus as a way to show their beliefs.

Yesterday in class we talked about the Scottsborough Boys trials. They were a group of African American boys that were accused of assaulting and raping two white women at a train station. We wrote diary entries from different people's in the case perspective such as the two women raped, two boys on trial, and the jury members. Today in class we talked aboiut segregation in schools. We read differenmt documents and talked about the Brown v. Board of Education of Topequa. He wanted equality in the school systems and for the segregation to be eliminated.