C r a z y P r e a c h e r !

Volume 1, Issue 1
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Freedom
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Bill of Rights
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Cotton Gin
Tribes Get Ugly
The War of 1812
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Dear Family,
Crazy Preacher
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Factory Workers Should
Have Rights Too
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Underground Railroad
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Manifest Destiny
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Road to the Civil War
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It has been a while since
we have spoken. I ended up being a
slave for a wealthy man named
William Penn. He is fairly nice
indeed. My owner has received land
and it has been named Pennsylvania.
Along with five other slaves of his,
we will be shipped to Penn’s new
kingdom by noon tomorrow. We will
meet him in his castle as soon as we
arrive.
Let me explain
why we are moving. We go
to a church in New England
where an insane preacher
named Jonathan Edwards
speaks nonsense! He tells us
we will all burn in hell if we
don’t believe in Christianity
his way. William Penn believes that EVERYONE
should have the freedom to
believe and worship in their
own way. Therefore we are
leaving Jonathan Edward’s
church. William Penn takes a big
part in the Quaker church so I in-
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P r e a c h e r !
cluding many others will become a
Quaker as well.
I know you are all wondering what has gotten into me and
have always been against the fact of
becoming a Quaker due to the consequences that will result in the end.
But don’t be as a lot has changed in
the past years. For example it is
now legal to become a Quaker. If
they made becoming a Quaker legal!
Who’s holding you back?! You’ll
finally be able to be free of worship!
So isn’t it
Jonathan
Edwards.
worth giving
it a shot?
You don’t
know the
feeling I’m
going to have
by being free
to worship in a way I believe! After
all these years I’ll finally be able to
have at least a little feeling of independence in my life! Independence
from church authority is spreading
frantically. Soon everyone will have
the gut to stand up for themselves
and become a Quaker! In other
words, please don’t be mad because
of the decision I have made. It is for
the better, I promise.
Some day, I hope this
world would be free. Free of slavery,
racism and everything combined! The
world would be a better place if we
all just believed and tried doing
something right for once! William
Penn and others made the Quaker
church to be free of worship! If they
can do it, so can we ONE STEP AT
A TIME! We would all be free one
day if someone gave it a chance. I
hope to see you all soon. Please keep
in mind of all the things I have
wrote in this letter. I miss you all so
very much.
Love always, Bella Cullen
F r e e d o m !
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The War of 1812
Factory Workers Should
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Hello?! What are YOU doing
sitting around, when you could all be helping
us fight for independence from England! In
the face of injustices committed by the king, it
is our duty to not let the British army stomp
all over us! We should be able to have our
own freedom! Get off your butt, find an army,
and help US fight!
First of all, these excessive taxes
that are being pounded on us all is absurd!
Why is it that we have to pay for their mistakes?! You may argue that the British government is in true debt and they really need
our help. That probably is right, but we
EARNED our money through hard labor!
Perhaps they should do the same! I mean, if
we keep letting them take over us like this
they will continue to do it from now on out!
Do we want that? NO! In other words please
take initiative of what I am saying and stop
letting the British government take the money
you and your family earned!
Second of all, the British army
killed our friends and family! Who would do
a thing so ridiculous? People’s lives were
lost just for speaking the truth! You may
argue that the soldiers were just confused?
Still does that make it right to kill someone
who meant no harm? Overall if we don’t
have the right to speak our beliefs without
being shot! Why should we stay with the
British? Don’t you think we should rebel to
protect our children and us?
The last reason for this big
commotion is the attacks that took place
recently. For example…. Sending troops to
kill colonists? British soldiers ended up
shooting 70 people in the end. Seventy
colonists who lost their lives, their children,
their family! That’s against everything we
believe in! If the king doesn’t respect us,
why should we respect him? On top of that
the king
arrested Sam
Adams and
John Hancock.
Everything
they were
doing was for
the better.
British soldiers attacking!
They didn’t mean any harm, and what
ends up happening? TREASON! You may
argue that the soldiers didn’t know any better the
king wasn’t thinking! That’s no excuse, the main point
is we deserve respect and we aren’t getting any the
way things are right now
It is clear that there is an advantage to
rebel against the British government. The advantages
are that we get to fight for the rights of our freedom!
Plus, the best part of all is that we get to fight the
people we hate! In order to proceed any further we
must gather an army fast, work together, and believe
we will succeed!
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Bill of Rights
The year is 1787. The place is Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania at Ratifying Convection. The people are a tiny
handful of state delegates from the 13 states with a dream
of starting a new government. They are still pending on
whether we should have a Bill of Rights or not. I am Mercy
Otis Warren and I am an anti-federalist. I have been trying
so hard to get the attention of just one state delegate but
no one seems to be listening. It’s as if I am in a bubble
and no one can hear me. They already have their minds
set and that is that a Bill of Rights isn’t necessary.
It was a long and tiring day in the courtroom.
My voice was hoarse because of all the screaming and
arguing that occurred. I hated being the only one that
seemed to understand how important it was to have a Bill
of Rights.
I was so stressed out I decided to take a walk on the
beach to clear my head. My walk turned into a jog then it
turned into a full on sprint, I started running faster and
faster without thinking of anything. When all of a sudden I
fell to the ground. My leg was in a deep pain, I couldn’t
move whatsoever so I just lied there, closed my eyes, and
hoped the severe pain would disappear.
I woke up and I realized that I wasn’t on the
beach anymore. I was in the oddest place, I was in a
cemetery? ‘How did I get here?’ I thought to myself. I
automatically got up. As I rose I felt the devastating
aching in my leg it was like a million needles were being
poked into my leg over and over again. It hurt so bad I
started to cry, when all of a sudden someone grabbed my
shoulder from behind me.
I started panicking, to afraid to turn around to
see what awaits me.
“What are you doing out here?!” the man roars.
I didn’t answer.
“Hello I am talking to you!” he jerks me around
towards him, and I see his face red with anger.
I wipe the tears from my face and say” Errr I
dontttttt knoowww what immmm doing herreeee iiiiiiiii donttt
knowww.” Those were the only words that seemed to come
out of my mouth at that moment.
“Women aren’t allowed outside! “
After he yelled that one sentence I knew where
I was I was obviously in the future! I knew I was right I knew
we needed a Bill of Rights!
“Hey! You still there!?”
Before I could answer he punched me in the
face and everything went black.
I woke up again, but this time I wasn’t in a
cemetery I was in a tiny room with about 50 other women.
We were piling over each other, dressed in nothing but a grey
gown. There was no light, no windows, the only light we saw
was from under the steel door coming from the next room. It
was cold I shivered in the darkness. I looked at the women,
each one of them had the exact same look on their face, a
look that frightened me. The women looked pale like they
haven’t eaten in decades, their lips looked as if purple paint
was painted on it, their eyes were tired. I was scared I didn’t want
to be here. I wanted to be back home where everyone was free, I
wanted to be back in my cottage somewhere warm and cozy. At that
moment, I knew I had to go back in time some how to make sure no
one had to ever feel this misery. But how in the world was I going to
get back home! I didn’t even know how I got here! I thought of
many life threatening ways to get out of the cell. But I guess God
was looking over me after all because I ended up not having to risk
my life on getting out.
The steel door opened.
“You may go outside and get some water from the well.
You have 2 minutes! Go now or never!” A scary looking man said.
You don’t have to ask me twice, I made a run for it. I
ran as fast as I could not caring about how
much pain I felt in my leg it was nothing
compared to the pain I saw in the women’s
eyes. Finally I made it back to the cemetery. I
lied down closed my eyes and prayed that I’d
be home again.
I wake up to a voice of a young
man.
He says” Miss are you alright? “
I open my eyes and there I am
staring into the most gorgeous eyes I have
ever seen.
I’m to confused to say a word
so I just lie there for a minute waiting to
hear his beautiful voice again.
Mercy Otis Warren.
Cotton gin
Has the cotton gin been good
for America? That’s a question the world
will have to answer. The cotton gin was
invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It may
have been beneficial for the cotton growers, but has it really done any good for
the rest of the community? Who knows
maybe the cotton gin did help us, despite
the many conflicts that came along with
it.
Much conflict started because
of the cotton gin. Such as the major
increase in enslaved people. Because of
the invention on the cotton gin it was
easy to make cotton. “One man and a
horse will do more than 50 men with the
old machine.” Quoted Eli Whitney in
1793. All a slave had to do was crank the
machine rather than having to pull seeds
out seed by seed from every cotton fiber.
But because it was so fast to make plan-
tation growers needed more and more
and more slaves to actually plant the
cotton.
There was very little industry in the South. Why? Because Southerners were so preoccupied with cotton!
Cotton sales were progressing so well
that Southerners stayed dedicated to
farming rather than starting new businesses. Investing in a business needed
money, but Southerners had very little
of that to give. Their money was invested in land and slaves, two things they
weren’t willing to give up. Also some
Southerners didn’t want certain industries to flourish there, which caused
even more of a deprivation in industry.
“As long as we have our rice, our sugar,
our tobacco, and our cotton, we can
command wealth to purchase all we
want.” Quoted Louis T. Wigfall, South-
erner fire-eater. Frankly, not everyone felt
the same.
Not only did the cotton gin cause
a bigger population of enslaved people. It
caused many arguments between Southerners. Fortunately, some Southerners wanted
to be independent. They didn’t want to have
to depend on the North for manufactured
Hard working workers making more
goods all the time. It took two strong leaders
to restart the industry in the South. Who were and more money for cotton growers.
these men? One man was named William
Gregg he was a merchant from Charleston,
South Carolina. Soon after touring New Englands textile mills in 1844, he opened
up his own textile factory in South Carolina. Joseph Reid Anderson made Tredegar
Iron Works one of the nations leading producers of iron. This company provided
weapons for the Civil War years later.
In conclusion the results due to the invention of the cotton gin that
many slaves had to face wasn’t fair at all! The cotton gin has made cotton growers
rich! What was in it for anyone else? Nothing! If the cotton gin continues in the
same path it’s been going in, it may just cause a civil war. Do we want that? I
DON’T!
T r i b e s G e t U g ly
“Sell a country!” Why not sell the air
the great sea as well as the earth? Did not the
great spirit make them all for the use of his children?” In the story Crossing the Panthers Path by
Elizabeth Alder, paints a devastating picture of
Natives and Europeans coming together fighting
over land and ownership. When a culture like
Tecumseh’s comes in contact with a culture like
Harrison’s it causes not only arguments but pride
and dominance in what they believe is right. The
result in the end isn’t great. They both have fairly
different beliefs and neither one of them wants to
compromise.
The literature begins upon the steps
of Tecumseh’s porch. Harrison along with his
armed guard await in a small grove of trees. When
Harrison finally realizes Tecumseh isn’t moving any
further then the peak of his steps, he sends and
emissary over to welcome Tecumseh forward. “I do
not care to talk with a roof above us.” Tecumseh
spoke. Anger rose in the eyes of Harrison’s. He
didn’t want to come to Tecumseh he wanted
Tecumseh to go to him. But he needed a calm
approach so he intervened and took little by little
steps forward.(his guard following him cautiously.)
Harrison didn’t care to work things
out. Though he did care that things went his
way. Tecumseh starts talking calmly with
Harrison implying him as ‘brother’. Saying
things that Tecumseh already knew Harrison
didn’t want to hear but was ought to be heard.
Harrison was forcing Indians out of their own
land! Tecumseh argues how unfair that is and
implies that the Indians would never force the
whites out of their land. Harrison speaks, saying
the land that Tecumseh and his tribe occupy
right now don’t even belong to them but belong
to the Miami tribe. It took just those few words
to make Tecumseh fight back and stand up for
himself. Here Alder supports the theme of pride
and dominance. “You are a liar! Everything you
have said is false! You lie and you cheat!” From
that point tension grew even further causing
yelling and screaming. The officers were shouting, American soldiers had their rifles up ready
to fight. The only reason why Harrison ending
up protesting against the fight was because his
reputation would be ruined if the people found
out what had happened that noon. The truth
would come out behind the mask of Harrison’s
showing how selfish and cruel he really was. All Tecumseh wanted to do was share his peace-which is
one of the reasons the meeting was held in the first
place, and this is what he gets? He never came to
make war.
The next day they reunited, still continuing to fight over land. Tecumseh thought it was ridiculous how Harrison along with the other Europeans
were using their cheap tricks against the Indian nations. “I will send word of your position to President
Madison; however I can assure you that the President
will protect with the sword what he considers fairly
bought.” “I do not wish to make war upon the United
States, I wish only that illegal purchases of Indian
lands cease. Your stance forces us to ally ourselves
with the British. Tell your president what is in my heart
that he may know my intentions.” Alder finalizes the
theme by the powerful words Tecumseh initiates. In
the end it was clear to Tecumseh that he would never
win the hearts of the Americans, and that nothing
would be settled without a war being fought. It hurt
Tecumseh in the heart knowing that a war was needed it was something he dreaded, but something that
had to be done.
The brave and amazing
Tecumseh.
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T h e wa r o f 1812
Finally the war is over! Yes, our anxiety lets
loose, our fear suddenly disappears, and our worries
come to an end! But perhaps this distress may not have
come upon us, if we hadn’t declared war in the first
place. Was it worth the pain it brought in people’s eyes?
The dead and injured soldiers? Or the price it cost? Now
that Mr. Madison’s war has ended, we realize it hasn’t
accomplished anything other than the pride and dominance the U.S. felt fighting the largest military in the
world for the second time.
How did we end up in this war? War Hawks
not only wanted revenge for British actions against
Americans, but they were
eager to expand the nation’s power. Henry Clay
and John C. Calhoun were
the leading War Hawks.
Their insides craved land,
which urged war fever.
Westerners wanted to
move North into Canada’s
fertile forests. Sadly, land
wasn’t available. Therefore they believed that a
Burning the White House.
war with Britain might
unleash Canadian land.
War Hawks pushed
Fa c t o ry
military spending, and because of their efforts, Congress
quadrupled the size of the army. Reaching spring of 1812,
war with Britain was demanded!
“Thousands of American citizens…. Have been
torn from their country and from everything dear to them
and have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign
nation.”
By the time the British decided to stop their
impressment policy of search and seizure of American ships,
the War Hawks were already to fight. The word didn’t arrive
in time and the war could not be stopped. Having less than
7,000 troops from the start, underestimating the strength of
the British and their Native American allies, the Americans
could not have begun a war any worse! General William
Henry Hull led the American army from Detroit into Canada
in July 1812. When met by Tecumseh and his warriors, Hull
feared a massacre by the Native Americans. Hull surrendered Detroit to a small British force in August. Then, General William Henry Harrison was unsuccessful as well on the
attempt to steal Lake Erie from the British. The War Hawks
soon came to believe that British control of Lake Erie prevented an American victory. The commander of Lake Erie
naval forces, Oliver Hazard Perry, had obtained his orders of
putting together a fleet and taking the lake from the British.
After the bloody and horrifying battle, Perry along with his
ships defeated the British Naval forces. “We have met the
enemy and they are ours.” The icing on the cake along the
wo r k e r s s h o u l d
r i g h t s t o o .
“At first the hours seemed very long, but I was so
interested in learning that I endured it very well; when I went out at
night the sound of the mill was in my ears,” a Northern mill worker
wrote in 1844. Imagine seeing young children in factories working
along with adults for eleven point four hours per day. Being put in
danger everyday-due to dangerous machines, or being discriminated by the color of your skin or the gender you were welcomed to
the world in. Striking did help overcome some of the workers
distressed over the years. However not everyone was fortunate
enough to receive that attention and was left out in the cold working miserably six days a week.
The year 1840 was when factory workers became
ordered to work 11.4 hours per day. Accidents became ridiculously
common. Some suffered lost fingers and broken bones from the
rapidly spinning belts. It was even worse for children-who started
working at the age of seven. In addition, workers labored in
obnoxious working conditions. No matter if it was the summer or
winter there was always something wrong with the weather in the
factory. In the summer it was drastically hot due to the machines
giving off heat and the problem with air- conditioning not being
invented yet. As for the winter, it was freezing! Employers didn’t
care for the workers whatsoever. Why? Because no matter how
horrible they treated the workers no laws existed to regulate
working conditions. If they had a worker unhappy they would
simply replace the worker with a new one who would be more than
happy to have gotten a job.
Although in the early 1800’s going on strike
became illegal, being punished or fired from their jobs didn’t
stop the workers. Workers were done being treated the way
they were! Skilled workers formed trade unions. Soon unskilled workers also began to organize as well because of the
non-stop horrible working conditions they had to deal with.
Staging a series of strikes in the mid-1830’s in New York
City the workers tried putting on deep pressure towards the
employers. All they wanted was to get paid a little more
rather than just (four dollars a week for men) (three dollars a
week for women) Workers also pleaded for their days to be
10 hours long instead of 11.4 hours everyday. In 1842 a
Massachusetts court declared that workers didn’t have the
right to strike. Some cities and states allowed workers to gain
some protection. Anyhow, it was years before they even
received their federal protection of their right to strike.
Yes, slavery for African Americans may have
disappeared in the North but sadly that didn’t stop the prejudice and discrimination thoughts toward African Americans.
Free African Americans weren’t even allowed to go to public
schools and bared them from public facilities. Forcing them
into separate schools and hospitals. Despite all the chaos that
the African Americans had to cope with some still managed
to find success in business. A man named Henry Boyd owned
a furniture manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio. In
1827 Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded
Freedom’s Journal, the nations first African American
Canadian border was the burning of the Canadian Parliament buildings!
In response, the British arrived in Washington
D.C. automatically overpowering American militia. “They
proceeded, without a moment’s delay, to burn and destroy
everything in the most distant degree connected with
government,” reported a British officer. The capitol and
the president’s mansion were part of the many buildings
that got burnt down that day, leaving the Americans with
broken hearts. Then the British made their way to North
Baltimore. The people who lived in North Baltimore were
ready for the British, awaiting them with barricaded roads,
a blocked harbor, and 13,000 militiamen. However, it
wasn’t enough; Fort McHenry still got bombed. On the
nights of September 13th and 14th Francis Scott Key
watched as the bombs burst over Fort McHenry. Key
examined that “by dawns early light” he could still be
apprised of the American flag. In tribute, Key wrote the
poem the Star Spangled Banner, which is becoming popular throughout the states!!
It all came to an end in a peace agreement
that was signed on December 24,1814 in Ghent, Belgium.
Before word of the treaty was known in the United States,
a battle occurred in New Orleans. An army led by Andrew
Jackson killed hundreds of British soldiers and wounded
thousands. Americans reached a fairly high victory and
Andrew Jackson is now a war hero!
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newspaper.
Women workers had
jobs in developing mills and factories.
It was hard on women at that time,
employers discriminated against
women and paid them a dollar less than
male even when they worked the same
hours and as hard maybe even harder
than the men had worked. Men didn’t
make women apart of their union they
were selfish, and thought if women
were kept out of the workplace more
men would be hired. However, that
didn’t stop the women from organizing as well. They were strong and didn’t need
men to tell them so. In the 1830’s and 1840’s. A woman named Sarah G. Bagley
petitioned the state legislature for a ten-hour day in 1845. But when the legislature
saw that the petition was signed by all women, he didn’t even bother to touch it.
Because of this most of the early efforts the women expressed to achieve equality
and justice in the workplace failed. Later movements led by women corrected the
injustices against female workers.
The way the workers were treated wasn’t fair at all! They were
treated with such absurd conditions losing fingers in the process! In addition the
employers never cared! The workers didn’t deserve the way they were treated they
didn’t do anything wrong for crying out loud! There were no major achievements,
nothing was even gained from treating the workers the way the employers did.
What was gained? The fact that the workers got to see how horrible, selfish, and,
uncaring you were?! Lets just be glad that it’s all over now and we’ll never have
to deal with these horrifying employers ever again!
A little look upon the life of factory
workers.
Underground Railroad
My name is Harriet Tubman and God awoke me
into a world of slavery. I worked the fields of Maryland from
sunrise till sunset no matter what the weather conditions were
like. My family and I suffered harshly; never getting a break
from the sickening misery we were put through. When I finally
escaped slavery I was nearly thirty years old.
Every night while lying alone in the dark with my
shirt acting as a pillow towards my head and the mud I lied
beneath acting upon me as a bed, I prayed. I prayed that one day,
I wouldn’t be treated as if I were a dog, that one day I would be
able to play hopscotch with my brothers and sisters, that one day
I would be able to hold my daddy’s hand, that one day my mama
would read to me. I didn’t choose this life nor did I ever want it. I
had so much hatred built up inside me towards the slave owners.
Families got separated, small children got sold-growing up
without relatives, spouses got parted. Looking at the dreadful
owners who auctioned them off wasn’t what broke my heart, but
it was the fact that the slave owners had no sence of emotion!
They let slaves be scared and broken-hearted having to let go of
their loved ones. Even though my family worked for the same
slave owner I hardly ever got to see them. Our ‘master’ ALWAYS kept us preoccupied with work. It seemed as if my life
consisted under de ja veu. I encountered the same routine most of
my life as a slave. I was awoken by a bell 6am (or earlier), I went out
to meet with my master in the usual spot, grabbed my bag and began
to pick cotton till I was told to stop, got rice for dinner, then went to
sleep. Sometimes when my ‘master’ was in a bad mood the tiniest
things would get him upset. Which meant that I would get lashed
with a whip until he got tired. Leaving me with a bruised back, blood
overflowing, and a silent cry.
Every day after picking cotton I would secretly make
my way across town to visit a group of Christians. There, we would
talk about God. Believing in him gave us hope and strength to keep
fighting to get free from slavery. We often talked to others through
spirituals.
Slave codes didn’t ever bring me down, even when
they became more severe. All it did was make me even angrier.
Therefore it became easier for me to think of ways to get revenge
toward slave owners! By the time I turned thirty I was done being
treated so brutally. I decided to break free, with the help of the
Underground Railroad. I made it into Pennysylvania. Despite my
happiness of finally being free, no one was there to welcome me to
the land of freedom. All my family was back in Maryland still
serving their life as slaves. I decided that my next goal was to free
them, so I got together with a group of people who didn’t believe in
slavery and we saved my family. (using the Underground Railroad)
After freeing them I devoted the rest
of my life to freeing others in need. I
knew what the consequences wouldn’t
be pretty if I ever got caught, but
strangely I didn’t care it felt great
allowing others to began their life
freely and happily.
Life being a slave was
hard, and yes it was not fair. However, it was worth it. I look at the world
differently then most people, I’m sure.
I cherish each and every moment. I
live to the fullest. Knowing that
anything can be accomplished if I put
my heart into it. After all I did escape
slavery! I can finally sleep on an
actual bed and eat meat more than
once a month. I can catch up with my
family and learn how to read. I’m so
glad I’m free and the only person I
have to thank for that is God! He gave
me the courage and strength to get
where I am today.
Harriet Tubman. Born in
slavery, escaped, gave up
the rest of her life to help
free others.
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Manifest destiny
Is Manifest Destiny justified or not? Most people have
different opinions, not everyone
thinks the same. I stand here today to interview Tecumseh and
listen to his point of view on
Manifest Destiny. “Tecumseh
believed that a strong confederacy- with the backing of the British in Canada- could put a halt
to white movement onto Native
American lands. Many Native
Americans were ready to follow
Tecumseh”
Q. Tecumseh, how do you feel
about Manifest Destiny?
A. I do not like Manifest Destiny. It has done nothing but stab
a hole in my heart… It has allowed whites to steal our land!
Now, we have nothing.
Q. Why do you believe Manifest
Destiny is not justified?
A. I have only but five words
that I will use to answer that
question. It has hurt my people!
Q. Tecumseh, how does Manifest Destiny benefit you?
A. Manifest does not benefit me
whatsoever, however it is causing much stress on my tribe and
I.
Q. How does it benefit the United States?
A. Well as everyone knows already, the Americans are the only ones that are truly getting anything out of the Manifest Destiny
-which is having the ability to
steal as much land as they believe they must have.
Q. In what ways might Manifest
Destiny contradict what is said
about inalienable rights of life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness written in the United States’
founding documents?
A. “Brother,… Since the peace
was made, you have killed
some Shawnees, Delawares and
Winnebagoes… You have taken land from us and I do not
see how we can remain at
peace if you continue to do so.
You try to force red people to
do some injury. It is you that
are pushing them on to some
mischief. You endeavor to
make distinctions. You try to
prevent the Indians from doing
as they wish- to unite”
For Tecumseh and most
Native Americans, Manifest
Destiny is not justified. After
all getting what belongs to you,
stolen would make anyone oppose to the Manifest Destiny!
Road To The Civil War
American Colonization
Society (1816)
First large scale anti-sla very was
aimed a t reselling Africa
Americans in Africa, formed in
1816 by a group of white
Virginian’s who attempted to free
enslaved workers gradually buying
them from slave holders and
allowing them to sta rt new lives.
Missouri
Compromise (1820)
Henry Clay p roposed that the
senate make Missouri a slave
state, Maine a free state,
remainder of Louis iana
Purchase North of 36 º30 N
latitude, everything above
would be free.
The Liberator (1831)
Garrison was one of the first
white abolitionists to call for
the “immediate and complete
emancipation [feeling]” of
enslaved people, in 1831 Ga rrison
return ed to Bostpn in order to
find his newspaper, The
Liberator.
Fug itive Slave
Act (1850)
Abolitionist s established
a network of routes and
risked their lives to help
free African Americans
from slavery.
Bleeding Kansas Act
(May 1854)
Is war the
only answer
now a days?
War was
inevitable it
seemed. Our
founding
documents
say
everything
should be
equal, then
why is it
that we still
have
slavery? It’s
all absurd
and
unnecessary!
Harpers Ferry
(October 16,1859)
Abolitionist, John Brown
led eighteen men (Whites
& African Americans) on a
raid on Harpers Ferry,
Virginia-hoping to start a
rebellion against slave
holders by arming enslaved
African Americans.
Presidential Election
(1860)
Confederacy and
Southern President Davis
(February 4,1861)
Uncle Toms Cabin
(1852)
The Kan sas Nebraska Act
resulted from another dispute
over slavery in Congress.
The supreme cou rts
decision in the Dred Scott
case resulted in even more
division in the country.
Party, which allowed Linc oln to win
the election of 1860.
Henry Clay presen ted a plan
to settle the slavery deba te
that resulted in the
Compromise of 1850.
Kansas Nebraska
Act (May 1854)
Dred Scott
Decsision (March
6, 1857)
A split occurred in the Democratic
Compromise of
(1850)
The popula r book by Harriet
Beecher Stowe added fuel to
anti-slavery feelings with its
description of slavery as a
cruel and inhuman sy stem.
A battle between proslavery and
antislavery force may of 1856
about 800 slavery supporters
attacked the town of Lawrence
the antislavery capital, in result
Brown led four of his sons and
two other men along
Pottawatomie Creek, where they
seized a nd killed five supporters
of slavery, Bleeding Kansas
ended October of 1856.
War with the
south is
inevitable.. We
can’t have the
equal rights we
deserve unless
we fight for what
we believe.. Civil
War, here we
come!
Davis believes that governments rest
upon the consent of the governed,
and that it is the right of the people
to alter or abolish governments
whenever they become destructive of
the ends for which they were
established.
Fort Sumter (April
12,1861)
The Civil War began when
Confederate forces attacked
Fort Sumter in South
Carolina.
The American Journey
Across
1. a settlement of people living in new territory but controlled by their home country
6. a formal plan of government
7. person who supervises a large operation or its workers
10. person who strongly favors doing away with slavery
14. a law or regulation
16. warship
17. agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
18. impossible to avoid
20. a person who owes loyalty to and is entitled to the protection of a state or nation
21. national government
22. to buy goods from foreign markets
23. runaway or trying to run away
24. a mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains such as sliver
26. having a good reason for choosing a particular side
27. to refuse to buy items from a particular country
28. an addition to a formal document such as the constitution
Down
2. an overwhelming victory
3. to leave ones homeland to live elsewhere
4. american colonists who remained loyal to britain and opposed the war for independence
5. the sharing of power between federal and state governments
8. an order prohibiting trade with another country
9. to move from one country to another
11. to overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress
12. a voluntary association of independent states
13. a group of advisers to the president
15. to formally change a public official with misconduct in office
19. to free from slavery
25. to sell goods abroad