Semester 2: Discussion 1

On By Ms. Bez6 Comments

You must answer all 3.

1. What do you think was the most important legacy of Reconstruction? (use America book)

Use For the Record for the following:

2. Summarize the main arguments of the majority decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.

3. Summarize the arguments of Justice Harlan in his dissenting opinion on Plessy v. Ferguson.

DE American History Discussion

On By Ms. Bez38 Comments

Answer the following questions. Your initial response is due by 11:59pm on Friday, August 26. It must be at least 300 words. Then respond to at least 1 other classmate by Monday, August 29 at 11:59pm. Responses must at least be 150 words.

**Be sure at the end of your post to write your name so that I can give you points**

Discuss how Columbus described his voyage across the Atlantic and encounters with Native Americans in the online excerpts from his journal. What kind of language does he use? What assumptions does he make about the journey, and the people he met in the “New World”? Use specific examples  to support your answer.