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Journey through slavery pt 4

The overall message that Walker was trying to portray is that the slaves had more of a right living in America because they everything in order to keep things in place. The white people on the other hand, only told the slaves what to do rather than actually trying to do it themselves. Although whites would always talk about freedom for the slaves, they did not actually want that which makes them liars that they actually believe in that idea. William Lloyd Garrison further explained the sins in slavery in his newspaper called the Liberator. Garrison, along with other abolitionists, were brave souls because they were actually fighting for something that could get them killed.

Slavery was considered as a difficult issue to argue due to the fact that most representatives were for slavery. Slavery was claimed to be a major issue within America; however, 75 percent of the whites did not own slaves. But another issue was that there were up to two million slaves in the South because of all the economic they had endured. The people in the North had also depended on slavery due to the labor the slaves had to offer. During Andrew Jackson's presidency is when slavery began to expand as well because the Indians were being removed from their land. They were getting kicked out of their land due to the westward expansion that was occurring. The demand for more slaves and cotton during the time was a major conflict.

Primary Source: http://www-tc.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/edu/jacksononindianremoval.pdf

Journey through slavery pt. 3 - Brotherly Love

The Enlightenment was a movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized the idea of individualism and was based on advanced knowledge. However with the Enlightenment going on, so was slavery. Although all men were said to be equal, Americans thought otherwise. Slaves were not seen or treated as humans, which basically challenged the ideas of the Enlightenment. The white men made it nearly impossible for the slaves to follow through their movement, the Abolitionist Movement. This movement was based on the slaves attempting to end discrimination that they had, had enough of. Abolitionist ideas spread to the northern churches in the 1830s, which then ended up leading to the Civil War.
Due to the invention of cotton gin, there was a large request for slaves. Slave owners needed more

slaves in order to make more machines and engender revenue. Even thought these machines looked as if they were going to benefit the entire society, slavery was bound to expand westward. The nation was slowly but surely expanding, in both a good and bad way. The idea of slavery expanding is not a good one because it basically contradicts the ideas of the Enlightenment. Over time, the idea of slavery was becoming an extremely powerful one.

Primary Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/the-enlightenment-divides_b_1602654.html

Battle of Fort Sumter

The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and the surrender of Fort Sumter located in Charleston County, South Carolina. This was the battle that started the Civil War, which lasted from April 12- April 14, 1861. The commander of the U.S. troops in Fort Sumter, Robert Johnson, had informed Abraham Lincoln that there was less than a six week supply of food at the fort. The Confederates attempted to call a truce between them and the Union; however, Lincoln rejected it. Lincoln's intentions was to provoke the Union to shoot the first shot so that they could seem at fault. General P.G.T. Beauregard was told by the Confederate government to demand for an immediate evacuation. Due to the fact that the supplies did not reach Fort Sumter on time, the Confederates shot their guns at 4:39 A.M. on April 12, 1861.The Battle of Fort Sumter is considered one of the bloodiest wars in American history. The Confederates came out with the victory in this battle. There were a total of fifteen casualties; 11 Union casualties and 4 Confederate casualties. It was a battle of the East, close by the Atlantic Ocean.

     General P.G.T. Beauregard

                                                                Robert Anderson

  

This battle is considered important because it was basically the first battle that led to the Civil War. After the Battle of Fort Sumter, several states seceded from the Union, which then gave the Confederacy 11 states in total. While Major Johnson was attempting to recruit troops from the northern states, the men who had fired the cannons at Fort Sumter were being admired and seen as heroes. This battle would then lead to four years of war. The Battle of Fort Sumter is one of the most important events in South Carolina and the United States as well.

19th Century Reformers

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston. In 1832, he became a Transcendentalist leader who later wrote the essays "Self-Reliance" and "The American Soldier." He was both an essayist and a poet. Emerson wrote essay in order to express his ideas on transcendentalism, along with other figures. The very first article that he published was titled "Thoughts on the Religion of the Middle Ages" in 1822. Ralph Emerson was also known for giving lectures to people.

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/world_civ/worldcivreader/world_civ_reader_2/emerson.html

Author: The author of the excerpt is Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Place: Self-Reliance, the essay written by Emerson, was published in London in the year of 1844.

Prior Knowledge: He was a leader of the American Transcendentalist along with others. He was also an essayist and a poet.

Audience: The essay was directed to the people who believed in transcendentalism. 

Reason: Emerson wrote this piece in order for him to propose to the audience that being an independent individual is important, thus giving it the title "Self-Reliance."

T: Emerson wanted to be able to share his ideas on transcendentalism with his audience.

S: The significance of his essay was to not only express his ideas, but for his audience or the people in general to take action in what they are doing.

Sylvester Graham

Graham was born on July 5, 1794 in Connecticut. After becoming a minister, he became a part of the temperance movement. He believed in good dieting that involved eating an abundance of fruits and vegetables. Graham is best know for the invention of Graham crackers today. Due to the fact that he was ill, he began to be interested in nutrition. He also gave lectures to people based on his idea of what dieting meant to him.

http://www.ivu.org/history/williams/graham.html

A: The author that describes Graham's ethics of diet was Howard Williams.

P: It was published in the year of 1883.

P: Sylvester Graham was the one who discovered Graham flour; later discovering a type of diet.

A: This piece was intended for people who was into dieting.

R: To show people that there are different ways of dieting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

T: The main idea was to show how dieting was a major issue to Graham so he decided to invent a diet.

S: The significance to this writing piece is to show the importance of how dieting was a big thing back then like it is today.

Oregon Trail, Wagon Trail Member

The Oregon Trail was a route that emigrants usually took, which started from the Oregon Valleys to the Missouri River. The trail was the main route that people often took when they were trying to get to the Oregon country.  The first people who used the route were explorers and fur traders; however, a couple of years later, there were settlers that were using the Oregon Trail. In the year of 1836, the very first wagon train was put together. Despite the fact that there were wagon trains for people to use, they would still encounter hardships. The Oregon Trail is known as a part of the westward expansion.

http://oregontrail101.com/00.ar.sager1.html

Catherine Sager Pringle tells her experience about the Oregon Trail. Her family considered moving to Oregon because immigration was the big in the winter of 1843. She explains how saying goodbye to relatives was one of the most difficult parts. Being on the wagon train made the passengers sick due to all the movement and how long the trip was. She then describes incidents that happened while they were traveling to Oregon.

The Chesapeake Leopard Incident

The Chesapeake did make the right choice because the British could not be trusted on whether they were being honest or not. Giving up four sailors from the British would not have been one of the best choices. If the incident would have occurred further off shore, there may have been more risks opposed to the original spot. However, being closer to shore could have possibly led to more chaos than what there already was. Even though this incident was a major deal for the Americans, they should not have declared war.

Of course if the Chesapeake was more military prepared the outcomes would have been positive for them. Being economically stable would have also helped the Chesapeake. The main focus on the incident was not necessarily based on the kidnapping of American sailors. By the British not yet abandoning the forts they had, one assumes that they would be the most prepared for the war.

The British should have the full right to demand the return of their sailors back to them. The British should not force any of the sailors to do anything they refuse to do. An American captain should not be held responsible for a fugitive, much less if they do not even know a fugitive is on board. This situation is not worth a war. The justice in this situation is that the fugitives will be sent home rather than a worse outcome.