Where Am I?

Okay APUSH kids, if you don't already know, you will soon find out that I am not in school Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. So, the question is where am I? I would hope that most of you can guess, but let's see who is reading the blog, and who can use context clues (think historical context) to figure it out.

Also, Ms. Koehler will be coming in to talk to you about chap. 24, so be good and participate.

We won't see each other at all this week, so if you have any questions, post them to the blog, email me, or track me down Wednesday and Thursday.

And know, it's a whole new game when I get back, so be ready.

Civil War

Hello!

Our topic this time is the Civil War. I'd like to discuss whether the was had more pros or more cons. An examples of this are massive amounts of people dying vs. the creation of ironclad warships. Is the Civil War more helpful to the nation, or was one of the most dreaful things to happen on our soil? Also, could Civil War ultimately been averted?

Territorial Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Click this for the new link for the second part of the post if you aren't familiar with the Georgia-Russia conflict

Hey everyone! This blog is going to focus on Manifest Destiny and how the idea has transformed, or not, and is affecting us today. Basically, I would like to start off with you guys listing your own ideas on how we see some of the ideas from Manifest Destiny today in how the United States deals with foreign and internal issues (I would like to stay away from the obvious, the War in Iraq. But if you really want to touch on that you can). After we have listed some example of Manifest Destiny in America, I will provide you with a specific event I feel embodied the ideas of Manifest Destiny and we will have a mini-debate on why it did or did not. Now, to get the ball rolling, I will explain what Manifest Destiny is.

Manifest Destiny was a movement in the 1800s which led to territorial expansion. Americans were getting the idea that it was their duty to expand into the remainder of the hemisphere, at least, and to conquer lands so they could spread culture and democratic ideals. The American people wanted to do this because they believed that God had selected them to take on this task. The people of the United States exerted their power on other lands and peoples because they believed they were superior and that their way of life (government, culture, practices, etc.) were better than those of others. Remember...?

Use the idea stated in italics to support you example by telling us how your example reflects these ideals. Of if you are supporting the opposite, use the italicized information to show why Manifest Destiny is no longer shown by America.

Have fun with this, be creative!

d-(^_^)-b

Transformation of Politics in Antebellum America

Hey guys! As we all of course know, major political change and transfiguration occurred and continues to occur throughout all of American history.

What I want to know is what your thoughts are in what major events caused change in the political landscape, and how they can compare to changes taking place today. Now obviously, I don't want you to compare slavery to our modern world, but the extent of change and reorder of politics in America today.

The Crisis of the Union

Hey guys!
As you know, we've begun to dig into the pre-Civil War era and have been going into detail on the causes of sectionalism and political disputes which eventually leads to the Civil War.

During the early 1800s - 1860s, there has been much change and conflict in politics, economy, and geography that determined the two major players and their beliefs in the Civil War, the North and the South. Please post how these changes and set beliefs of the Civil War has affected the outcome of modern stereotypical politics and social thoughts per region of the country.

Religion, Reform and Renaissance in Antebellum America

Alright guys, the next topic we'll reflect upon is reform, specifically domesticity. I'd like feedback on how you all see domesticity has evolved. Consider the basic starting time period to be around colonial to directly post colonial era, up through the years directly preceding the civil war. 

Enjoy 

- Justin

Jackson

Hi everybody. I would like to start a disscusion about Jackson. The era that we are studying is called the Jacksonion era and it's worth disscussing how his policies effected the country now and then. Any one doing the extra credit got two percpecties on the man, one from two girls reliving the pain caused by his actions and one article glorifying Jackson as a crucial founding father of America. Try to focus on the direct effects of his policies on events after his time, then on how his policies effect us today. So now for you input.....