PS: I know it says "Mingdao High School." Ignore that. This was used when I taught Model UN at my former school in Taichung, Taiwan.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
The Compromise of 1877
Hello boys,
So, for your project, I'm going to give you a bit of a SPOILER ALERT...the eventual COMPROMISE (made in 1877 in order to determine the outcome of a presidential election) that comes out of the conflict is probably not going to make you feel that great about our history. Your CONFLICT in your project is - broadly - between The Union Army/abolitionists/"Carpetbaggers/ "Radical Republicans/freedmen (former slaves who gained citizenship upon the issuance of The 13th Amendment + the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the fall of The Confederate States of America) VS. The KKK/Knights of The White Camelia.
Handerson especially - I think you wanted to focus on how we had a conflict that lead to a compromise where the Knights and the KKK were defeated. You will find in the course of your research that this is NOT what happened. As a said before, history is not Hollywood. And the idea of a compromise doesn't always lead us in the direction of fairness or righteousness. So, heads up!
OK, here's some helpful links...
a. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/compromise-of-1877
b. What Mr. Powers was referring to was "sharecropping." There's an excellent illustration of it on this video. Know that "sharecropping" was essentially in place until the New Deal and WWII. For example, my actual grandfather grew up in a sharecropping family. He's still alive now!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowsS7pMApI
c. Knights of White Camelia - https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vek01
*** Note, there IS a difference between the KKK and The Knights.
d. http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan
e. White League (1874) https://www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/louisiana-white-league-platform-1874
f."Battle" of Liberty Place - http://www.knowlouisiana.org/entry/the-battle-of-liberty-place
g. "The Compromise of 1877" - https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-5/apush-reconstruction/a/compromise-of-1877
***. Read this - https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/05/23/new-orleans-mayor-mitch-landrieu-on-confederate-statues-the-monuments-were-murder/?utm_term=.ea0a246d8c5e. Your topic will definitely touch a nerve because we are STILL arguing over this historical legacy 141 years later. Our most recent mayor took down these statues put up after Reconstruction by people sympathetic to The White League, Knights, and KKK. One of those statues used to be on Canal Street and commemorated an attack on our police officers. We only took them down in 2017! And, as you can see from these two opinion pieces, no one - even today - seems to be able to come to a consensus on what actually happened. (a. http://thehayride.com/2017/04/bayham-what-actually-happened-at-the-battle-of-liberty-place/ and b. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-5/apush-reconstruction/a/compromise-of-1877)
So, I think it might be really interesting and helpful to get both perspectives on the argument about the statues to go along with your research into the CONFLICT of Reconstruction and the COMPROMISE ultimately reached in 1877.
I know that's probably not where you expected your research to go, but that will help you immensely.
ESHGETIIIIIT!!!
Mr. Gibson
So, for your project, I'm going to give you a bit of a SPOILER ALERT...the eventual COMPROMISE (made in 1877 in order to determine the outcome of a presidential election) that comes out of the conflict is probably not going to make you feel that great about our history. Your CONFLICT in your project is - broadly - between The Union Army/abolitionists/"Carpetbaggers/ "Radical Republicans/freedmen (former slaves who gained citizenship upon the issuance of The 13th Amendment + the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the fall of The Confederate States of America) VS. The KKK/Knights of The White Camelia.
Handerson especially - I think you wanted to focus on how we had a conflict that lead to a compromise where the Knights and the KKK were defeated. You will find in the course of your research that this is NOT what happened. As a said before, history is not Hollywood. And the idea of a compromise doesn't always lead us in the direction of fairness or righteousness. So, heads up!
OK, here's some helpful links...
a. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/compromise-of-1877
b. What Mr. Powers was referring to was "sharecropping." There's an excellent illustration of it on this video. Know that "sharecropping" was essentially in place until the New Deal and WWII. For example, my actual grandfather grew up in a sharecropping family. He's still alive now!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowsS7pMApI
c. Knights of White Camelia - https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vek01
*** Note, there IS a difference between the KKK and The Knights.
d. http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan
e. White League (1874) https://www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/louisiana-white-league-platform-1874
f."Battle" of Liberty Place - http://www.knowlouisiana.org/entry/the-battle-of-liberty-place
g. "The Compromise of 1877" - https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-5/apush-reconstruction/a/compromise-of-1877
***. Read this - https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/05/23/new-orleans-mayor-mitch-landrieu-on-confederate-statues-the-monuments-were-murder/?utm_term=.ea0a246d8c5e. Your topic will definitely touch a nerve because we are STILL arguing over this historical legacy 141 years later. Our most recent mayor took down these statues put up after Reconstruction by people sympathetic to The White League, Knights, and KKK. One of those statues used to be on Canal Street and commemorated an attack on our police officers. We only took them down in 2017! And, as you can see from these two opinion pieces, no one - even today - seems to be able to come to a consensus on what actually happened. (a. http://thehayride.com/2017/04/bayham-what-actually-happened-at-the-battle-of-liberty-place/ and b. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-5/apush-reconstruction/a/compromise-of-1877)
So, I think it might be really interesting and helpful to get both perspectives on the argument about the statues to go along with your research into the CONFLICT of Reconstruction and the COMPROMISE ultimately reached in 1877.
I know that's probably not where you expected your research to go, but that will help you immensely.
ESHGETIIIIIT!!!
Mr. Gibson
The Soccer Wars - 1969
Hello girls!
I think you have a pretty straight forward topic. It should be very easy to understand what the CONFLICT was and what the COMPROMISE was. So, I'd say you all should...
1.) Understand what the term "banana republic" means.
- https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/11/economist-explains-16
- Unfortunately, what is probably best referred to as "Yanqui Imperialism" has a pattern in history for about the past 80 years. Large American companies/corporations in conjunction with our Armed Forces and/or CIA often times have gone into small Central American and Caribbean countries and shaped the political discussion by bribing certain people, threatening others, etc. in order for our companies to have a political and economic situation that is most favorable to them making money. Often times, by making easier for a big company to make buku money, they do things that are not helpful for the poor and working class people inside of that country. From this history comes the term "banana republic." Understanding the Soccer Wars WILL require you to understand America's foreign policy from about the 1930's until the fall of the Soviet Union (1991).
2.) Read up on the background of the actual war.
- VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12vb_Crf00
- WIKIPEDIA, so you CAN'T use this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soccer_War_(book)
- http://www.helvidius.org/2014/06/10/what-caused-the-soccer-war/
- http://adst.org/2014/06/the-1969-soccer-war/#.Wmzuca6nHIU
- Famous journalist who covered this war - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/25/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries (I'm going to order you four two books on the topic. One is by him.)
- Honduras - http://countrystudies.us/honduras/22.htm
- EL Salvador - http://countrystudies.us/el-salvador/10.htm
- The Treaty - https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/HN-SV_801030_GeneralTreatyOfPeaceElSalvadorHonduras.pdf
I think that should get you going. Yasmin and Samantha, I strongly urge you two to start getting on teh phone to get a hold of family who might provide or be able to put you in contact with people who experienced this conflict directly. That will be a HUGE boost to your project.
GOOD LUCK GIRLS!
Mr. Gibson
I think you have a pretty straight forward topic. It should be very easy to understand what the CONFLICT was and what the COMPROMISE was. So, I'd say you all should...
1.) Understand what the term "banana republic" means.
- https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/11/economist-explains-16
- Unfortunately, what is probably best referred to as "Yanqui Imperialism" has a pattern in history for about the past 80 years. Large American companies/corporations in conjunction with our Armed Forces and/or CIA often times have gone into small Central American and Caribbean countries and shaped the political discussion by bribing certain people, threatening others, etc. in order for our companies to have a political and economic situation that is most favorable to them making money. Often times, by making easier for a big company to make buku money, they do things that are not helpful for the poor and working class people inside of that country. From this history comes the term "banana republic." Understanding the Soccer Wars WILL require you to understand America's foreign policy from about the 1930's until the fall of the Soviet Union (1991).
2.) Read up on the background of the actual war.
- VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12vb_Crf00
- WIKIPEDIA, so you CAN'T use this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soccer_War_(book)
- http://www.helvidius.org/2014/06/10/what-caused-the-soccer-war/
- http://adst.org/2014/06/the-1969-soccer-war/#.Wmzuca6nHIU
- Famous journalist who covered this war - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/25/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries (I'm going to order you four two books on the topic. One is by him.)
- Honduras - http://countrystudies.us/honduras/22.htm
- EL Salvador - http://countrystudies.us/el-salvador/10.htm
- The Treaty - https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/HN-SV_801030_GeneralTreatyOfPeaceElSalvadorHonduras.pdf
I think that should get you going. Yasmin and Samantha, I strongly urge you two to start getting on teh phone to get a hold of family who might provide or be able to put you in contact with people who experienced this conflict directly. That will be a HUGE boost to your project.
GOOD LUCK GIRLS!
Mr. Gibson
The Treaty of Fountainbleau (1763)
Hello boys,
Read through this...
a. VIDEOS - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+treaty+of+fountainbleau+1762
b. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem//collections/maps/lapurchase/essay3.html
c. http://www.fortwiki.com/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1762)
d. Seven Year's War - http://www.history.com/topics/seven-years-war
e. The French and Indian War - http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
f. http://www.emersonkent.com/historic_documents/treaty_of_fontainebleau_1762.htm
*** A thought though, what is the MAJOR conflict and compromise? Was it between France and Spain or between Catholic France and Spain and Protestant England? How do you want to focus your project in terms of CONFLICT and COMPROMISE
Also, you are going to have to read about "The French and Indian War" (AKA The "Seven year' War").
Read through this...
a. VIDEOS - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+treaty+of+fountainbleau+1762
b. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem//collections/maps/lapurchase/essay3.html
c. http://www.fortwiki.com/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1762)
d. Seven Year's War - http://www.history.com/topics/seven-years-war
e. The French and Indian War - http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
f. http://www.emersonkent.com/historic_documents/treaty_of_fontainebleau_1762.htm
*** A thought though, what is the MAJOR conflict and compromise? Was it between France and Spain or between Catholic France and Spain and Protestant England? How do you want to focus your project in terms of CONFLICT and COMPROMISE
Also, you are going to have to read about "The French and Indian War" (AKA The "Seven year' War").
Creole and Anglo Louisianans at The Battle of New Orleans (1815)
Hello girls!
For your project, I want you to think back on everything you've learned in Mrs. Perez's class about Louisiana History. We're focusing on the period right before the Louisiana Purchase, the actual Purchase, the religious, cultural,political and ethnic CONFLICT between Creole (Catholic French/Spanish/Gens du Colour Libre) Louisiana and Anglo (Protestant English/Scottish/Irish) Louisiana between 1803 and The Battle of New Orleans.
The best way to explain your project is to examine the CONFLICT between those two groups that were there from about 1783 - 1803 before Louisiana was part of America. Specifically, look at the problems associated with Anglo-Americans rapidly moving into Louisiana. (Fun Fact, Anglo - or what we might refer to as "white" people immigrating in was considered a big problem by the Creole people of Louisiana! So, there were anti-immigrant sentiments at the time against the "white" people for not being Catholic or speaking Spanish/French.)
Also, look into the political CONFLICT that was there at the beginning of our state.
Once you do that, focus on the COMPROMISES that the Creole Louisianans and Anglo Louisianas made to share political power (Would we have a Creole or Anglo governor? Where would the capitol be? Where would the Supreme Court be?)
Finally, in order to link this to The Battle of New Orleans, I STRONGLY suggest that you set your paper up to explain that many outsiders saw America and especially Louisiana as a "melting pot," and believed that the whole concept of a "melting pot" would not work in 1815. (Remember, this was during the time when many religions forbade you from marrying people of another religion and many states forbade different "races" from marrying each other.). For us in New Orleans, we had a large diversity. The COMPROMISES that the Anglo and Creole made allowed Louisiana to function as a state and I STRONGLY SUGGEST that you you link the COMPROMISES made politically, economically, etc. to the victory at Chalmette by Andre Jackson
***) http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-new-orleans/videos
a.) Background on Creole Louisianans
- http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Creoles.html
b.) Background on Anglo Americans in Louisiana
- http://www.knowlouisiana.org/entry/anglo-americans
c.) Background on our earliest governors (Claiborne and Villiere)
- https://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/AboutLouisiana/LouisianaGovernors1812-1861/Pages/default.aspx
d.) Political COMPROMISES
- https://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-museum/online-exhibits/the-cabildo/territory-to-statehood/index
e.) Overview of our first State Constitutoin
- http://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/the-louisiana-constitution-of-1812/
PS - If you want to interview some experts, you three might want to schedule a trip to Chalmette Battlefield. It's only about 25 minutes away from Adams.
ESHGETIIIIIIT!!!
The Dayton Accords
Hello boys, these should help. I hope all those DBQ reading skills I taught you come in handy! ESHGETIIIIIIT!!!!!
I would strongly suggest that you guys do the following...
1.) Husein, you are the CAPTAIN of this group. I will leave it up to you to determine how far back you want to go for background research.
Do you want to go back to Suleiman The Great in the 1500's (expansion of Islam into the region), The expansion of The Austro-Hungarian Empire (beginning of the idea of the multi-ethnic empire), Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914), Yugoslavia's alliance with The Soviet Union (45 or sometime around there), or the collapse of The Soviet Union?
2.) Do your background research on Yugoslavia. It's crucially important for you to pay attention to the ethnic and religious divisions that were inside of the former Yugoslavian nation. Those religious and ethnic divisions contributed to the war and genocide that was the main CONFLICT. That conflict necessitated the actual Dayton Accords. The Dayton Accords were the actual RESOLUTION.
3.) Start digging into this list of resources and dig into more QUALITY sources of information. REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED WITH ME AND MS. KORNDOFFER!!!
a.) The Actual Dayton Accords (Primary Source) - https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/BA_951121_DaytonAgreement.pdf
b.) Good Video Overview for Angel, Mohanned and Ricardo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT70o3Dapwo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qx9wHt4epQ
c.) Overview of The Dayton Accords
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Dayton-Accords
*** Remember that the theme of this year's project is "Conflict and Compromise." Get that sheet with the bubbles and arrows figured out first as you do your background and let's hammer this project!!
Mr. Gibson
I would strongly suggest that you guys do the following...
1.) Husein, you are the CAPTAIN of this group. I will leave it up to you to determine how far back you want to go for background research.
Do you want to go back to Suleiman The Great in the 1500's (expansion of Islam into the region), The expansion of The Austro-Hungarian Empire (beginning of the idea of the multi-ethnic empire), Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914), Yugoslavia's alliance with The Soviet Union (45 or sometime around there), or the collapse of The Soviet Union?
2.) Do your background research on Yugoslavia. It's crucially important for you to pay attention to the ethnic and religious divisions that were inside of the former Yugoslavian nation. Those religious and ethnic divisions contributed to the war and genocide that was the main CONFLICT. That conflict necessitated the actual Dayton Accords. The Dayton Accords were the actual RESOLUTION.
3.) Start digging into this list of resources and dig into more QUALITY sources of information. REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED WITH ME AND MS. KORNDOFFER!!!
a.) The Actual Dayton Accords (Primary Source) - https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/BA_951121_DaytonAgreement.pdf
b.) Good Video Overview for Angel, Mohanned and Ricardo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT70o3Dapwo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qx9wHt4epQ
c.) Overview of The Dayton Accords
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Dayton-Accords
*** Remember that the theme of this year's project is "Conflict and Compromise." Get that sheet with the bubbles and arrows figured out first as you do your background and let's hammer this project!!
Mr. Gibson
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)
If you have "The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, these websites will help you a great deal.
1.) https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=26&page=transcript
2.) http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Guadalupe.html
3.) https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/mexican-american-war-arguments-and-against-going-war
4.) http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html
You CAN look up documents in Spanish, too. In fact, it's ALWAYS best to get both sides of the story. If you all can interview people from a Mexican and an American perspective, we think that would definitely add to your project.
1.) https://es.historia.com/magazine/2-febrero-1848-se-firma-tratado-guadalupe-hidalgo/
2.) http://www.notimerica.com/politica/noticia-mexico-cedio-mas-mitad-territorio-eeuu-20160910112951.html
3.) http://www.historiacultural.com/2014/10/tratado-de-guadalupe-hidalgo.html
1.) https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=26&page=transcript
2.) http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Guadalupe.html
3.) https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/mexican-american-war-arguments-and-against-going-war
4.) http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html
You CAN look up documents in Spanish, too. In fact, it's ALWAYS best to get both sides of the story. If you all can interview people from a Mexican and an American perspective, we think that would definitely add to your project.
1.) https://es.historia.com/magazine/2-febrero-1848-se-firma-tratado-guadalupe-hidalgo/
2.) http://www.notimerica.com/politica/noticia-mexico-cedio-mas-mitad-territorio-eeuu-20160910112951.html
3.) http://www.historiacultural.com/2014/10/tratado-de-guadalupe-hidalgo.html
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