WHO ON EARTH IS ANDRE DELOFFRE?

In class, we are going to learn some details of the life of this frenchman!

Many thanks to my friend Lawson Mabry for contributing to our understanding of this fascinating corner of Civil War history!

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

We will take this test on Monday, 6/6 during normal class hours.
We will spend next week preparing for the exam, so be sure to begin studying and to bring notes and or outlines.

FINAL EXAM FORMAT:
The final exam this quarter will consist of one long essay.
The possible essay questions are below.
I will choose two; you will write on one.

1. War and History: What impact did war have on the nation? Choose at least three of the following: the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War

2. Sectionalism: How did this nation move from unity to disunion? In other words, what caused the Civil War?

3. Course Readings: Consider the key themes from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, “Common Sense,” the book you read on slavery, and The Read Badge of Courage. Link each book to its time. For example, link Benjamin Franklin to the mid-century challenges or the American Enlightenment, or link The Red Badge of Courage to the Civil War discussion.

4. SURVEY OF COURSE: Considering the whole course, would you say that the history of the U.S. to 1865 is better characterized as a story of sorrow and oppression or one of success and freedom? Which point of view more aptly captures the history of this nation?

FOR ALL OF THESE ESSAYS, REMEMBER, PLAN TO WRITE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. THIS IS A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH ESSAY AND SHOULD HAVE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC DETAIL…NAMES, DATES, STORIES, EVENTS, LAWS, ETC.

Red Badge of Courage

This book must be read and ready to discuss on Wednesday, June 1.

As you read, consider the meaning of the following quotes. Don't search for them, just look at them now and notice what recurring themes they may suggest:

“War, the red animal, the blood-swollen god.” (23)

“The generals were idiots.” (23)

“Regarding death thus out of the corner of his eye, he conceived it
to be nothing but rest.” (26)

"A rather fat soldier tried to pilfer a horse from a dooryard…He was escaping with his
prize when a young girl rushed from the house and grabbed the animal’s mane…the young girl stood like a dauntless statue.”
“The observant regiment, standing at rest in the roadway, whopped at once, and whole whole-souled upon the side of the maiden…they entirely ceased to remember their own large war. They jeered the piratical private, and called attention to various defects of his personal appearance.” (60)

“The youth…began a long denunciation of the commander of the forces.” (87)

FINALLY, WHAT IS THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE?

Road to Civil War

I. COMPROMISE OF 1850

1845: 15-13 (Texas and Florida)
1846: 15-14 (Iowa)
1848: 15-15 (Wisconsin)

1. Fugitive Slave Act
2. Abolish slave trade in D.C.
3. Cali in as Free State
4. Popular Sovereignty in new territories
5. Resolved boundary dispute btw. Texas
and New Mexico

II. The Trouble Escalates:
A. Transcontinental Railroad
--Stephen Douglas
B. Kansas-Nebraska Act
C. “Bleeding Kansas”
--New England Emigrant Aid Company
--“Beecher’s Bibles”
--John Brown
--Pottawatomie Creek
D. The Caning of Sumner

IV. Party Politics
A. Decline of the Whigs
B. Rise and Fall of the "Know-Nothings"
C. Rise of the Republicans
--The Election of 1856--

V. On the Verge of War:
A. Dred Scott
B. Panic of 1857
C. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
D. John Brown's Raid
E. The Election of Lincoln

HISTORY 231/SCHMOLL/WAR WITH MEXICO WORK/FRIDAY, MAY 20

Friday is a special class where we will meet in spirit but not in person.

Manifest Destiny
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_introduction.html
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_native_american_displacement.html

War with Mexico
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/borderlands_overview.html
Plus, click on and read one more link on this page.

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/role_of_the_media_overview.html
Plus, click on and read one more link on this page.

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/battles_of_the_war_overview.html
Plus, click on and read one more link on this page.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html

As you read about the War with Mexico, jot down anything that catches your attention or is new information. Use the space below for these notes:

The John Ross House

This is the house, in Western Georgia, where John Ross lived before removal.

CHEROKEE REMOVAL TERMS

Treaty of Hopewell (1785) “talking leaves”
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Chief John Ross
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
Worcester v. Georgia, (1832)
Black Hawk War (1832)
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Trail of Tears


FOUR GROUPS:
• Cherokee

• White folks in Georgia

• Andrew Jackson and his Cabinet

• John Marshall and the Supreme Court

The Debate occurs in 1836, just prior to removal.

RULES OF THE DEBATE:
1. Each group will prepare a 5 minute opening statement arguing its position.

2. When arguing your case, you must use first person: "I, President Andrew Jackson, argue..." "We, the Supreme Court, believe..." "As good ol Georgia farmers, we reckon that..." "As a Cherokee woman, I firmly insist..."

3. After each group has made its case, each group will have another 2 minute rebuttal.

4. During these opening rounds, your group may ask questions of other groups and may refer to the statements made by other groups, but the other groups may not yet respond.

5. After the opening and the rebuttal, we will open the floor for comments.

6. Points will be tallied based on the number and quality of historical references mnade during all three parts. The points will be tallied and a winner will be announced at the close of the debate.