Fourth Period: 11:09am to 11:55am
Fifth Period: 12:30pm to 1:16pm
Sixth Period: 1:19pm to 2:05pm
In the Shoes of a Widowed Woman
Consider the following:
You are a woman in your mid-30s whose husband recently passed away. Because you and your now deceased husband had no children, half of the property went to his younger brother, and you inherited the other half. However, because you cannot exercise complete control over the land (under the law), your brother-in-law essentially controls the entire estate, and you cannot sell. You decide to leave Louisiana and move to New England to work in a textile mill to gain some much-desired freedom. You find that while life is better for women in the north, there are still many barriers that you and your fellow women face. You then hear about this large convention in Seneca Falls, New York advocating for women's rights—you want to join the movement, but you are concerned that there may be negative consequences. How would you react to being placed in this situation?
Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.
Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.
Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints
Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.
Reform and Women's Rights
The period between 1815 and 1860 in the United States is sometimes called the Era of Reform because there were so many movements for social reform during this period. Reformers fought to end slavery, increase access to education, improve conditions in prisons, expand women’s rights, and more.
Arts and Literature
Before 1800, most American painters studied in Europe. Benjamin West of Philadelphia was appointed historical painter to King George III. Many American painters journeyed to London to study with West. Two of them, Charles Wilson Peale and Gilbert Stuart, later painted famous portraits of George Washington.