We started class today with a short reading check based on your reading from the weekend.
We looked at this painting -
American Progress by John Gast - and discussed its symbolism and link to the idea of Manifest Destiny
For our discussion about the Mexican - American War we asked you to line up in the room, indicating whether you thought the war was justified or not. We finished our brief conversation about it by having you write in your journals about this question, and the extent to which the factor of the spread of slavery influenced your perspective.
During the second part of class we turned our attention to Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience." We read through the first few pages together. For homework you are completing the questions we started in class - they are all on this handout:
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