Twenty Dollar Bills

      Should Andrew Jackson Stay?

         Currently on the twenty dollar bill lies a picture of Andrew Jackson who is supposedly know for being a good leader. But he is not only known for leading wars to victories and starting the democratic party in the U.S.. Andrew Jackson did not fully earn his spot on the twenty dollar bill because he was not kind to all people. He acted very kind to all the whites but no so much for African Americans and Native Americans. If he was really a man of the people it wouldn't matter what race they were he would treat them all with respect and do what is best for them.
         Jackson was elected by the people to be President in 1828. But did all the people have a say in who was elected? No. African Americans and women were not able to vote for presidential elections so this wasn't really the peoples choice. While in presidency Jackson favored the spoils system which is the practice of hiring political supporters for government jobs even if they aren't qualified. This later becomes a problem. When Jackson was elected the people went crazy and were very happy he was their new president. But as it got further into his presidency the people thought Jackson was starting to act more like an Emperor. This made turned some people against him.
         Jackson supported the idea of using the spoils system to hire political supporters or friends to work for the government. Soon Jackson would regret his decision because he hired a man named Swartwout. Jackson hired Swartwout to work for the government even though he had a criminal record! This was a very risky choice for Jackson but he did it anyway. Swartwout ended up stealing 1.2 Million dollars from the U.S government and fled. This doesn't show Jackson caring about the United States because if he really did he would pick a qualified person for the job, not a criminal.
         While Jackson was president miners found a surplus of gold in the Cherokee land in Georgia. Jackson moved the Cherokee Native Americans from their homes to use their land for gold mines. The Cherokees were very upset about this and went to the Supreme Court to fight it. In court they were in favor of the Cherokee people and said what they were doing was unconstitutional. Jackson ignored this and continued to mine for gold in Georgia.
           Was Jackson really a man of the people? Does he really deserve to be on the twenty dollar bill? No. Jackson should be removed from the dollar bill because he is not a man of the people.If he was a man of the people he would have negotiated a plan with the Cherokee tribe to get gold instead of kicking them out of their homes with only their clothes they were wearing. Jackson being the largest slave owner in Tennessee shows that he really doesn't care about Native Americans or African Americans. African and Native Americans are all Americans so they should be treated like all other Americans.

         

French Revolution 1830: This is an image from the French Revolution of 1830 where revolutionaries revolted and stormed the streets. This was a way of revolting and fighting for independence for the citizens of France.
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            I think the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 should receive some credit for progress in the long struggle to a greater democracy because these revolutionaries were great fighters and set a great example for future revolutionaries. For example Poland was successful in gaining independence and this encouraged other countries to fight for their independence. During Hungary's fight for independence Koussouth's dedication shines through. Although Hungary's fight for independence was unsuccessful Koussouth set a very good example of how to never give up on something you want. The revolution of France in 1848 was partly successful because the citizens wanted better pay for their jobs. Unfortunately the revolution only helped Frances wealthiest citizens and left the others unhappy. But this was definitely a big step in the right direction for France. All of these countries set good examples for other countries to fight for independence. These countries wouldn't be independent without the help of these past revolutionaries and this was a very positive step in history.

Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism

           Today in class we demonstrated capitalism socialism and communism with an activity with Hershey kisses. To demonstrate capitalism each student was given a different amount of Hershey kisses. Some were given two, or three and some were given up to ten. We played rock paper scissors and ended up gaining and loosing Hershey kisses. This demonstrates capitalism because everyone is given different amounts. Next everyone was given three Hershey kisses. This demonstrated Socialism because the government (Mrs. Gleason) controlled the amount of Hershey kisses everyone was given. So everything is fair. If the class all agreed to keep the same amount of Hershey kisses to keep it fair then this would be an example of Communism.
           Marx's and Smith's ideas were very similar but also very different. Marx's idea of communism would help the poor because if everyone was in agreement then they could all help each other out and everyone would have the same amount of money and everything. Communism is the idea that everything is distributed evenly but the government has no control, this is the peoples choice. Smith's idea is that the invisible hand will help guide the economy and let everything workout. Capitalism is when everyone is given different jobs and wages and they have to compete with each other to gain money. Smith thinks that if the government leaves a capitalist economy alone then if will flow very smoothly.
           I think that Marx's idea is better because if everyone agrees to keep the everything equal then there won't be wealthy or poor people. Everyone should agree to this because then everything wouldn't be such a competition. If everyone is given equal amounts of everything then everyone is happy and nobody is out living out on the streets starving.

Child Labor Socratic Seminar Reflection

Child Labor Socrative Seminar Reflection

              In today's class we all participated in a Socratic Seminar on the topic of Child Labor. We discussed the pro's and the con's of this situation today and we debated if we would buy products made using child labor.
               Throughout the seminar I discussed with my classmates the problems occurring with child labor. One of the examples I brought up was how the kids working on Tobacco Fields get acute nicotine poisoning from working with these substances. One of the next things I said was that i agreed with the fact that the owners should supply the kids with clean working conditions because if they don't their workers will continue getting sick and that doesn't help to get their work done. Later on in the discussion I brought up that the owners don't exactly care about their workers and their health. The owners hired these kids to get their jobs done for cheap pay and they don't care about their health.
                 I thought it was interesting that one of my classmates thought they should label all products in  made with child labor because it would definetly help put a stop to child labor. I know if I was about to buy a product and it was labeled "made with the tears of children" I would definitely put it back on the shelf. It was also interesting to me that people thought the owners of companies shouldn't be responsible of keeping the working spaces clean. Someone thought the kids should supply themselves equipment to keep them safe. I also thought it was interesting that most of my classmates disagreed because if kids are gonna work long hours for them they should keep a safe working environment, which I agree with.
               I think our group did really well on giving everyone a chance to speak and a lot of had examples to backup our ideas and if someone didn't someone else would give an example to support their idea. I think next time we do a Socratic Seminar we should sit in more of a circle because then you can clearly see everyone you are speaking with. Also I think we could debate on more things and state if we agree or disagree with something because I was curious was my classmates thought of my ideas.

Travel Times to London by Railroad 1750-1830

Key:

Red- Birmington

Green- Brighton

Blue- Manchester

Yellow- York

The traveltimes to London by Railroad from different places improved from 1750-1830 by at least 1/4 if not more. For example the time it took to get to London from Brighton in 1750 was 23 hours in 18530 it only took 4 hours. This indicates that there is major improvement in the railroad production. Another thing we noticed is that in 1830 it took 20 hours to get to London from both Manchester and York when in 1750 it took 73 hours from Manchester and 96 from York. This could mean that the railroads are still being improved to be faster in those places.

City Inspector's Report, Manchester England 1847 

This report dated in 1847 has been provided for the urban planning committees of various cities in England. My name is Emma Rainville, and as a mid-level city inspector I trust that you will use the information within to determine appropriate needs in urban planning for your municipalities. My report has been through as I have made use of all the sources available to me and have worked to guide you through my own analysis and critical thinking to a full description of the issues facing our cities.

The positive impact of Industrialization on Life and work in the cities were shown in Documents B and E. In Document B it’s shown that the people living near Manchester had good living conditions. As it said in the document people lived in “gorgeous palaces” and that means Manchester was probably a nice place to live at the time. in Document E the setting was in a smoky valley with lots of family's. It was said that the smoke from the factories was a good thing because it gives the people and children food and jobs. I question that the smoke from the factories was all good because it pollutes the air the families breath and that could cause illness.

           There were several Documents that showed negative impacts on people. For example Document A described the river next to the factory with black smoke and the water was dyed purple. This can't be good for the Earth or the peoples lungs. In Document C it's stated that the people were locked in dungeons with heavy air and children lost their childhood to jobs. This is extremely bad living conditions for people especially children. Lastly in Document D the factory was filled with horrible smells of tainted water and human filth. The helpless children had health problems and had no fun in their lives due to jobs. This is a terrible place to live or even work at. One thing I question about this Document is the premature old age in children, it seems unlikely that children could look old due to these bad working conditions.

         I think industrialization had an overall negative impact on living and working conditions in these cities because all of the pollution and illnesses it must've caused. The information that lead me to believe it is mostly negative is the river described in Document A as black and purple. These are not colors anybody wants to see in a river and this was caused by industrialization.