Past Two Days: April 10

Tonight, we were assigned the task of blogging about Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted Americans to expand westward. I don't think that this was beneficial because it forced the Native Americans out of their land and into the west, which they were opposed to doing. It was a selfish move on the Americans' part. When people are forced out of their homes to move somewhere they don't want to go, it can cause many conflicts, and instead of traveling on the path to growth, it could hinder the journey.

Past Two Days: April 8

Today, we were given six worksheets to read and take notes about. After that, we were to write three diaries based on the events we read about. It was all about how difficult it was on the Oregon Trail and how people migrated west were faced with many obstacles such as disease, weather, and Indian tribes. Many of them could not afford transportation other than by mule or ox, and it often took them weeks to get to their next destination.

Past Two Days: April 4

Yesterday, we got together into groups and read about different peoples' involvement in the War of 1812. I was assigned to learn about the African Americans in the war. I found out that the whites were not planning to have them fight, but they were desperate for soldiers and eventually gave in.
Today, the majority of the class was missing so we just talked about Whitney Houston's performance of the Star Spangled Banner. We also finished up presenting the information we got yesterday.

Past Two Days: April 1

Today, we discussed the causes of the War of 1812 and we had to decide which event, in our opinion, was the main cause. We were given four choices: impressment, the Chesapeake Affair, the Orders in Council, and incitement.
We were assigned to discuss which the event we chose in this blog post.
I concluded that incitement was a huge issue and led to the start of the war. Incitement was when the British gave the Amer-Indians weapons to use against the Americans. Naturally, this made America angry and frightened at the same time, and in order to extinguish these feelings, a war was in order. The fact that the British went behind America's back, even though America was neutral and was not involved in Britain's and France's past disputes, influenced many people to try to fight back their safety. People panic when they feel threatened, and this is exactly what America felt when they heard that the Indians could attack them while they were at their weak point and economic loss. I think that the other events added to the growing threat of war, but the involvement of weapons put things into immediate action.

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Past Two Days: March 28

Yesterday and today in class was spent in the computer lab working on our Civil Rights Movement project.

Past Two Days: March 26

So today Mr. Boyle told us we need to reflect on the day more but I don't really know what he means or how to do that.

Yesterday we read about the Black Partners' Ten Point Program and analyzed the demands in it. We discussed whether or not we thought it would be worth it or if the demands were acceptable.

Today we continued with the same topic and went over the worksheet more. We also argued a lot.