Debate Club 5-4-16

Topic: The death penalty is an appropriate penalty for certain crimes.

Proposition Team: Williams. M. Prince, Ramirez, R. Tran, Woodsum, Bulli, 

Opposition Team: Marquez, D. Prince, Briscoe, Oxarart, Lang, H. Tran, 

Chapter 21 Notes

Reading #4 Questions

1. What was the major dispute between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)?
2. Why did Southerners insist that slavery had to expand in order for it to survive?
3. Why did many Northerners insist that slavery should not expand?
4. Why do you think the Missouri Compromise plan will fail to settle the slavery issue?

Reading #4: The Failure of Compromise

The Failure of Compromise Part I by buddylembeck

Reading #3 Questions

1. What does the trial transcript tell us about the sort of justice given out to rebellious slaves?\

• How long do you think this trial lasted?
• Can we believe the slaves that testified against Solomon?  Considering the circumstances, should their testimony hold up in court even if they were telling the truth?
• Who do you think wrote the transcript of the trial?

2. Based on the transcript, what do we know about slave life away from the master?

• What did slaves do on their day off?
• To what extent did Sunday morning church services slip comfortably into recreational activities?
• How did potential rebels like Gabriel use these leisure moments to recruit followers?
• Which group of people is absent from the transcript?

Reading #3 Part 2: Evidence Against Solomon In His Trial

Evidence Against Solomon in His Trial

Reading #3 part 1: Gabriel's Conspiracy

Gabriel