Thursday, November 14, 2012
In class yesterday, we went over the answers for the Internet things we did on Friday. The interesting part of the conversation was that half the class had different answers for the first question, which asked which half of the country was more populated, the north or the south. Half responded with North, and half with South. After some discussion, we discovered the problem. Slaves did not count as people, instead only counting as 3/5 of a person. Although we had learned about it before, I forgot. It just shows how whites viewed blacks at the time. No one deserves to be considered less than a person. After that, we read three different descriptions of the Mexican war. One was from 1911, one from 1995, and one from 2005. The description from the newest book was the most informative, which was strange. You'd think that the description made closer to the actual event would be the most descriptive, but that was not the case.
In class today, we watched a quick video describing the Mexican war. We had to take notes while watching, which was a new experience, and it was hard to get dates and names. After we finished the video, we took a small video quiz. It was pretty easy, just some true or false questions. After that, we discussed the compromises made in an attempt to unit the country after the Mexican war. This was presented in five separate bills, which allowed California to be admitted to the U.S. as a free state, allowed slavery to continue in Washington DC, enforced a tougher fugitive slave law, allowed New Mexico and Utah to decide of they wanted to be free states or not, and shrunk Texas and expanded New Mexico. Interestingly enough, even though the bills were technically supposed to be voted on, they asked those who are opposed to simply not vote. This was supposed to bring he country together again, but we know how that turned out.
30-Day Challenge!!!
Wednesday, Day 9: "I can't believe Jesus called me a dick!"
Thursday, Day 10: "Da-who Dores, da-who Dores welcome Christmas Christmas Day!"
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