What it means to be an American
14 years ago
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February 16
Today we reviewed for the test tomorrow. There's so many terms that we need to know, it might just be me but there must be double what there normally is. I think I'll do well on the test tomorrow and I'm glad that we got time in class to review, because my other teachers don't do that sometimes.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Abraham Lincoln Post 1
Even though his speeches weren't the best, Abraham Lincoln tried really hard to get the support of Americans, because he wasn't popular with most people and he didn't even show up on some ballots in the South. According to the AbrahamLincolnBlog, lots of people hated Lincoln and there were even death threats against him, which is not a good way to start off a Presidency. I bet he wished that his speech-making skills were in better shape, because obviously poor talking skills didnt add to his credibility in the South.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February 8th
It's been hard to get back to blogging regularly with all the snow days and 4 day weeks, but I'm going to try extra hard to blog everyday from now on.
In history lately we've been learning about slavery, and all the issues that came with it. Such issues include disputes between free states and slave states, and violent abolitionists, like John Brown, who is a both a hero and a villain depending on which side of the country you ask.
I like learning about slavery because it is something we've grown up learning about, so it's not confusing at all. I think it's interesting how Southerners thought of slaves as property instead of humans, and even the Supreme Court tended to give rights to owners over the rights of humanity. The slaves must have felt so hopeless since even the national government of America, where "all men are created equal", thought of them as nothing more than a cotton picking machine.
Today in class we learned about John Brown, a devout anti-slavery activist who did everything in his power to end slavery. He prayed to God that he would end slavery in the United States, or die trying, which is what happened. I think he went about ending slavery in the stupidest way, he drew too much attention and thus, he was executed along with other activists. If I were John Brown, I would have thought the whole situation through a lot more, but maybe it's good that he drew so much attention. John Brown's Raid is considered the event that started the Civil War, one of the biggest events in US history. The Civil War ended slavery, so does that mean that, in theory, John Brown did end slavery in the long run? I believe so, and that's why I voted him as a hero who achieved his goal during our activity in class. I just dont see how he could be a villain when he was trying to help a surpressed group of people to freedom. Even though he killed some people in the process, the people he killed were the real villains for treating fellow humans so horribly.
In history lately we've been learning about slavery, and all the issues that came with it. Such issues include disputes between free states and slave states, and violent abolitionists, like John Brown, who is a both a hero and a villain depending on which side of the country you ask.
I like learning about slavery because it is something we've grown up learning about, so it's not confusing at all. I think it's interesting how Southerners thought of slaves as property instead of humans, and even the Supreme Court tended to give rights to owners over the rights of humanity. The slaves must have felt so hopeless since even the national government of America, where "all men are created equal", thought of them as nothing more than a cotton picking machine.
Today in class we learned about John Brown, a devout anti-slavery activist who did everything in his power to end slavery. He prayed to God that he would end slavery in the United States, or die trying, which is what happened. I think he went about ending slavery in the stupidest way, he drew too much attention and thus, he was executed along with other activists. If I were John Brown, I would have thought the whole situation through a lot more, but maybe it's good that he drew so much attention. John Brown's Raid is considered the event that started the Civil War, one of the biggest events in US history. The Civil War ended slavery, so does that mean that, in theory, John Brown did end slavery in the long run? I believe so, and that's why I voted him as a hero who achieved his goal during our activity in class. I just dont see how he could be a villain when he was trying to help a surpressed group of people to freedom. Even though he killed some people in the process, the people he killed were the real villains for treating fellow humans so horribly.
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