Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Reading for Wednesday/Thursday night


Everyone will read pages 210-219.

For the online reading, please come to class with a paragraph summary of your reading(s) and at least one "amazing quote"--a sentence or two quote that really sums up the reading, makes you think, or that you have a question about.

Group A (last names A-H): Women
Abigail Adams Letter
John Adams Letter

Group B (last names I-N): Slavery
Washington's Will and Testament (last two pages ONLY)
Jefferson's Notes from the State of Virginia

Group C (last names O-S): Western Farmers
Whiskey on the Frontier (skip video, read the Making...section and Taxing....section).
Washington's Sixth Annual Message (read the two excerpts here, the Message & Farewell Address. Ignore the questions!)

Group D (last names T-Z): Native Americans
Treaty of Greenville (read excerpts A and D only)
Tecumseh to William Henry Harrison

And if you get bored, 2 youtube videos on recent topics. For fun....

Alexander Hamilton Rap
Too Late to Apologize (Declaration)

3 comments:

  1. Is there any way for you to get an RSS feed for this website?

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  2. I just tried to add it.....there should be a subscribe option at the very bottom of the page now. Let me know if it works.

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  3. So far so good. Thanks.

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