US HISTORY STUDENTS!
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http://www.understandingprejudice.org/slavery/index.php?action=compareQuestions§ion=slavery
http://www.mauricesbbq.com/politics/index.html
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 7:36 AM
22 Comments:
pretty messed up slavery stuff. thomas jefferson was pretty brutal even though he talked about getting rid of slavery, and he has a grip of slaves. oh yea i have been sick as hell i will be there tomorrow
1:21 PM
Who is this? If you want participation points please let me know ASAP!
3:27 PM
Carlisle, I just sent you an email through edline but I'm not sure if it sent. It's about my grade so pleeeease let me know if ya got it.
4:57 PM
Natalie,
I bet I know what it's about. I don't think I put in the points for your homework from when you were absent. I will put the points in tomorrow and re-send your grade via edline.
Sorry.
5:34 PM
carlise,
i'm sick.
but if i don't go to school, i'm at least going to your class. .. don't hate if i am late appriciate my love for the class :)
hope to see you tomorrow.
6:47 PM
It really surprised me how many slaves Washington had - I was expecting a LOT less.. And I was expecting Jefferson had the most slaves for some unknown reason.
But wow... pretty sick.
7:14 PM
That's the oen. Muchas Gracias, nerd!
8:01 PM
Lago,
Get better. You don't want to miss tomorrow!
Nat,
Geek!
Roxanne,
Great comment. I am always shocked at how many slaves Washington owned too. However, that was considered the norm at the time. Both GW and TJ were wealthy Virginia landowners. Owning slaves was the norm.
What about Maurice??
8:54 PM
What i dig about this class is how you thrash the myths we all learn in elementary school. seems like the presidents either had a good amount of slaves or hardly. america just gets dirtier n dirtier as this class moves along. later tater. i like this kind of HW.. hint.
9:30 PM
I ended up being very far off with my estimates. I think it's odd that even presidents after Lincoln owned slaves.
10:23 PM
Hey Carlise!
After reading through that website, George Washington really surprised me. How he treated his slaves and the amount of slaves he had, 317!!
See you tomorrow,
Kelsey
10:26 PM
"(George Washington, for example, shipped a slave to the West Indies in exchange for molasses and rum, ordering that the slave be handcuffed to prevent escape.)"
~I know everyones said this but that really surprised me about Washington..and that he whipped, chained, and sold them too..sad
-Jillian
10:51 PM
I dont get why people back then see the "negros" as property but not people...how did all this get started? I mean they didnt just go o Africa and say oh look...Africans...lets use them as our slaves
Thomas Tran
Period 2
9:42 AM
Thomas,
Slavery date back to the time Jesus Christ and the Bible. It's been around for a long time. Here's a helpful link for the basis of the American slave trade:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery
2:22 PM
Wow, I was shocked when I read that Ulysses S. Grant owned 500 slaves, I guessed 300, I was way off. He was last president to have own slaves and had the most, I would have figures that it would be decreasing. Also even though he had the most, he didn't treat them badly(whipping, chaining, selling, handcuffing), I found that shocking. Ya know, this is long, I hope it works, because I'm not sure if I'm doing this right.
-Stacie-
9:16 PM
i got a few number of slaves that pres.s owned...i was 10 off for george washington. thats really surprising how bad our first pres. treated his slaves...bad, but interesting.
[peace]
will
8:57 AM
The whole thing discusted me. George Washington had more slaves than anyone would ever even need...along with several other of the past presidents...yeah. groovy dude. -domstrand p.1
1:03 PM
Oh and p.s. the highest number that I guessed was 20...i was WAY off -domstrand :D
1:04 PM
Domstrand,
I checked homework today. Show it to me tomorrow.
If you e-mail me at mcarlisle@ttsd.k12.or.us I can send you the US History homework for tonight. STUDY ALL OF YOUR NOTES!!
1:08 PM
Sam Murphy,
I was right when it came to the later years but i cannot believe how many slaves that so many presidents had. What did they seriously need them for. Also, why the heck would Maurice AKA "BBQ boy" fly the Confederate Flag, he knew it would have consequences.
7:43 PM
Michelle Lambert
Per. 2
i just visited the understanding prejudice site, and the picture of James Knox Polks slave with the scars from being whipped really made it reality for me. I guess i just never realized how bad it actually was. I was also very surprised by how many slaves Washington owned i wasnt expecting that many.
10:05 PM
I had no idea that the presidents that owned slaves had so much. I mean i know they had some but i would have never have guess it would be up that high. also some president i thought would have slaves didn't. This so blew my mind
3:45 PM
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