The Indian Removal Act

Dear Diary,

Today, I saw the saddest thing my eyes have ever seen. This morning outside my window I saw a huge line of Indians walking. They were sparsley clothed and most of them didn't even have shoes. They looked hungry and tired. Daddy says that the Indians deserve what they got, but I don't think so. Why are we kicking them off their land? They were here first. I mean why are we making these men, women, and children walk to a place they have never even seen and expect them to live were the government puts them. Some people think that we are exerting our power as a nation by making them move, but I think we are just showing that we are greedy. We are doing just fine with the land we have now. Well, I just don't think its right. That's all I can write right now.

The Indian Removal Act was instituted over many years. By 1837 most of all the Indians were removed out of the land east of the Mississippi River. The walk was long and hard for these people. Many didn't have shoes and were tricked into moving. Most of the provisions that were supposed to go to the Indians went toward the soldiers who were escorting them to their new "homes". Many different tribes tried to fight for their land, but only the Cherokee went through the court system. The supreme court ruled against their cause. Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act stopped at nothing to remove these people from their land so it could be used for the Americans.

Helo, my name is Eli Whitney. I invented the Cotton gin. I made the Cotton gin to speed up the process of producing cotton and to make the cotton cleaner. The Cotton gin makes it easier to clean the cotton and pick out all of its seeds. Making the Cotton gin makes it easier and faster for the slaves.

The Cotton gin is a wooden box that has a crank on the side. When you crank it, it pulls out the seeds. Because of my new invention, the slave's hands can heal from all of their cuts. Many people are now buying my gin because it allows them to produce more cotton faster, easier, and more efficiently.

They sent Louis and I to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They sent us to look at the land and examine the plants, animals, and the other sourroundings. We found a guide named Sacagawea. She came with us because she also wanted to explore. We found alot of new things that people have never seen.

Industrial Revolution

Mmm, the industrial revolution. Where do I begin? I'm willin' to bet the fingers of the cotton picker are indeed thankful for such events as the inventing of the cotton gin. I gotta hand it to my boy Slater for memorizing those british factory plans and bringin 'em on over here. A fellow gunslinger known as Shootin' Steve and I met ol' Slater when he first arrived on the shores of our beautiful nation. You see there was a wild group of Injuins attacking the port where he came in and - I'll be honest - if it weren't for the slick gun slingin' skills of shootin' steve and a few lucky bullets of my own, ol' Slater woulda never made it off the boat! If he hadn't made it then America woulda been in some trouble. The introduction of factories and mass production in America greatly increased trade capabilities and also the cash flow into American wallets! Slater's legacy left a great mark on our nation.
Nation. I've been thinkin' about that word lately. Maybe it was the funny tastin' water I drank from the ol' Miss - but I coulda sworn I heard my horse ask me "Willy - What does it really mean to be a nation?" Well - without really thinkin about it - I immediately answered that there question. I said Lightning (the name of my horse), Lightning, it takes the comming together of people of all different backrounds, experiences, opinions, beliefs, and looks to form a nation. A group of people without that unity is worthless. And if that aint' whats goin on in this nation - well then you better grab your black eyed susan and ride off into the sunset - cause it just won't work.

The Bill Of Rights

Dear Diary,

Its late at night but i cant help but tell you about this great thing called the

Bill Of Rights , the bill of rights has 10 ammendments that serve all different purposes but yet all help the society at once. For example, the second ammendment clearly states A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. I perosanlly respecthe bill of rights and i fullly understand the second ammmendmetn and its purpose. I agree with the everything the bill of rights stand for, I support the fact that I am granted the right to bear arms, I mean its for my protection, right. The fact that regulated militia is nessasry when it involves a free state, it once again leads back to protection.

Not just the protection of me but of everyone affected by the bill of rights, its amazing how it doesnt simply pertain to one person, one gender, one anything. The bill of right amendments limit the powers of the federal government, they protect the rights of all citizens, residents and even visitors on United States territory. The possibilites are endless when it comes to the biil of rights, it honestly gets better and better. For example, the ammendments were created so that we the citizens can be guranteed free dom of speech, religion, and the rights to bear arms; the freedon of assembly, the freedom of petition and the rights to be free of unreasonable search and seizure,cruel and unsual punishment ; and compelled self- escrimination. I dont know about you but i am SOLD on the idea of having the Bill Of Rights, its here for a purpose, its fulfilling its purpose in a great way, and I am thankful for them ever so much !

Aubrey Jackson

Period 4th

2007

The Cotton Gin

Dear diary,

today has been the most productive day for me. Now i dont know if Ive told you but I ve been using this thing called a Cotton Gin. Its to amazing its possibilities are endless. The creator of this awsome machine was Eli Whitney, I have to say he was a true genius to come up with such an invetion. This invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States.

Before the Cotton Gin was created farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate the cottonseed from the raw cotton fibers. Simple seed-removing devices have been around forever but Eli Whitney's invention automated the seed separation process, and changed history in the process. Because of this great machine people could generate up to fifty pounds of cleaned cotton daily, making cotton production profitable for the southern states. Since this machine was so great there are times where people have tried ot immitate Mr. Whitneys Machine however there wasnt a thing he could do about it. Sadly, thats just how things are you come up woth a great invention i advice anyone to take it and run (with) it!

Mr. Eli Whitney has changed history with his magnificaent machine, and has opened doors to a new world of cleaning cotton. His idea, will power, and creation was truly something far beyone amazing.

Aubrey jackson

period 4th

Cotton Gin

As I looked at the strange contraption in front me I thought to myself this isn't going to work. And it didn't. My name is Winthrop K. Greene and I am the assistant to Eli Whitney, the man who invented the cotton gin. My mother asked me to help him with his wonderous new invention that was going to revolutionize the way we farm our crops. So everyday i come hear to his workshop and act as his aid to sort out this accursed machine and piece it together for him to patent it and reap his amazing rewards, of which I would see none.

Well, today is the day of which we shall test the machine and judge its effectiveness. We are here at a friends farm who has a large amount of cotton he needs seperated. If the machine doesn't work I will most likely end up doing it myself for I am just an "aid" according to Mr. Whitney.

It worked! The darned thing actually worked we were at the farm for a few hours at the most and it worked perfectly all the way through. That Mr. Whitney has come up with an incredible creation with a little help from my mother Catherine Greene. This is amazing!

A Nation in Progress

I wish I knew how to work this thing they call a cotton gin. I swear, the nerve of that Eli Whitney to not write us a manual for this kinda thing.You figure with the Industrial Revolution happenin' and all that, it would make kids a lil' smarter these days.I also got myself one of 'dem steel plows to take care o' ma field in d' backa mah house, but I still can't figure how this is s'pose to make wheat reapin' go faster. Everything's goin' crazy, Andrew Jackson. Don't know how he c'n be so irresponsible and get'm self in a ruckus at d' White House, but he's the big guy in charge now. I think the only thing gone right in 'dis country is Robert Fulton andis' steam boat; makes travelin' go faster. I think I'ma startin' to understand though what it means to be a nation wit' all this crap happenin'.
Progressin' as a nation is important; news idea c'n be made from old ideas and old ideas can be made new agi'n. It is important to help ourselves locally, but when we come togeth'r and help da entire nation, we can progress ourselves even more. To think of all we been through in th' years, with the wars and land we been gettin', we've really come a long way. To be a nation, we need to unite to help each other, not ourselves.

Cotton Gin

Dear Diary,

I'm in a bind right now cause not able to grow short-staple cotton. I have no choice but to grow long-staple because short-staple is to hard to clean. I wish i could grow short-staple cotton cause it is so much easier to grow. Ohhh.... I've just heard that my wish has come true! Eli Whitney has now made it so. I can now grow it for a profit. This machine is said to clean the seeds out of the cotton. Do you realize how great this is? It is in such demand in the North and in Britain will help out greatly.

Hope it is successful,
Sam

This Cotton Gin separated the North and South in the way that they went different ways, but it was good for America as a whole. It helped America expand by the Cotton farmers extending between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi. It also effected America by the wealthy farmers buying huge chunks of land and cultivated it. It also increased slavery greatly. The wealthy slave farmers had made slave labor force. It was known as the Cotton Kingdom. The Cotton Gin also made the price of Cotton decrease.

Those There Injuins

Howdy there folks. Hope ya'll had a good cow lickin' time this week like I have. Well time to get down to business as the cow prodders over west say. This here morning I looked out my window and the sight I saw made me do a double take. There in front of my humble estate I saw at least 300 injuins walking. I ran outside because I tell you, those injuins did NOT look happy. They didn't have no shoes and barely any clothes. There were some mean looking soldiers walking by them, but they were not much help. If an injuin fell down, those darn soldiers did nothin, I say nothin, to help. I asked a solidi er what was happening, and he said, "Well sir, this is the product of the Indian Removal Act. These Native Americans are being removed from Georgia to Oklahoma." The solidi er then advised me, not at all kindly, to watch where I wear my revolver. EXCUSE ME!

Well I must say folks, I reckon that I was outraged by that there occurrence. I felt embarrassed to be an American. When someone asks me "What does it mean to be a nation" I would never, ya'll hear, never imagine a nation treating anyone as bad as those injuins were being treated. Being a nation means accepting everyone for who they are, and working out the problems that arise due to that there diversity. A nation's responsibility is to uphold the rights of all the people in that nation, and that sure does include injuins, and women, and kids, and gunslingers like me. I dare say that I would put my black eyed susan in the face of the man who thought up this TERRIBLE! idea of removing those darn injuins. I say, I am so upset I don't know if I can go cut any timber now... I am just so upset.

Essential Question: "What does it mean to be a nation?"

The Cotton Gin

I know this guy, Eli Whitney, he invented the most amazing tool. It's called a cotton gin, and you use it to separate the seeds from the cotton. It truly is amazing. Many people in the town use to it so much. It's changed history, now we can make clothes even faster. It's an amazing invention and he has been honored for it greatly. It helps us all out a lot and people in the future are surely going to appreciate it just as much as i have.
Coming from this town, this invention was a pretty big thing. I envy him and wish i could of made history by inventing such a thing. I don't have a grudge against him, he's a good man; I just wish I could of been the one with such fame. I am so glad that he is my friend though. He even made me one! I was really excited, and truly blessed. I know that I wish I could of invented such a thing; even though, I've never put forth effort to, from now on I think I might become more interested in inventing. It seems fun, and fulfilling.

Brittany Wilson
period 4

Cotton Gin

Dear Diary,

As a slave I remember when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The name cotton gin is short for cotton engine. This gin that Iworked made it easy to pick the seeds out of the cotton. It was so exciting to actually see my fingers to heal because those seeds used to cut my poor little ol' fingers up. Whitney really made it possible for us to have short-staple crops.

When he created this gin it became a big influence for us in the south. It helped this nation because having this cotton gin, it was possible more cotton for the north. We were also able to sale our cotton for a cheap price. This turned out to be great for us.

Good-Bye for now.

Dominique

Industrial Revolution

EQ: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A NATION?


It seems that it was just a few days ago that everyone was doing manual labor. The cotton was picked by hand and cloth was sewn by hand too. Now, we have all this new technology and machines. Eli Whitney made the cotton gin. That really helps because now the machine can sort out the seeds, that used to be a long process. Since Jefferson's Embargo Act on Europe, we Americans have been forced to create our own domestic industries. But, of course, we couldn't do it alone. Samuel Slater started our amazing revolution when he came to Rhode Island in 1793. He had memorized the factory plan in Europe and brought it here for us Americans to use for our first successful mechanized textile factory. God bless that man! We couldn't have made it here withought him. Now it's up to us to light the way for the rest of the world, especially the West.

To be a nation, means that each individual thinks in a way that is best for the nation. Every action that is made must be best for the nation. This means that each individual must put the "nation" above his/her own beliefs or opinions. To be a nation means that each individual that is part of the nation sticks together through the good and the bad, meaning that no seperate group within the nation can succeed. Once part of a nation, it is the duty of its components to keep the nation together. Being a nation means having a just government, fair policies, and no matter what, sticking together.

The Cotton Gin

So I have this friend named Eli Whitney who made this amazing machine. It's called the cotton gin. It basically removes the seeds from cotton. Before he thought of making this, people had to pick it out themselves, which was a very hard and long job. It has a wooden drum stick with hooks that pull the cotton fiber through. Eli can clean up to 55lbs of cotton in one day! This machine works so good. It allows a hard job to get done rather quickly.

I wish I could of invented this machine. So many people use it now. Everybody is talking about this machine will change the world. The idea of making a machine to help clean cotton is a great idea. I think that everybody can use this machine to help with the cotton picking. I would hate to sit there and have to pick out the cotton fibers. Eli made a really great invention. It is complex, but gets a simple job done quickly.

Industrial Revolution

The past few years have been some to remember in America. The Industrial revolution has been in full swing for a few years and new advancements are being made. I was in search of work with very little knowledge about factories. A local factory was making a vehicle called the train. I had once heard of a train before but these were apparently faster than ones years before. I signed up for this job and began making trains. My job was to assemble the wheels. These wheels were fashioned out of wood with a metal ring around it. It was tiring work, but I felt good when they left the factory because they made a big difference in America.

These new and faster trains were one thing that united America. All this was cool, but what does it mean to be united as a nation? I mean sure I get fast mail and can communicate with people out west, but how is America different from other countries? Well for starters we take care of our people, and we build new things to help everyone not just the rich. They create new jobs for people like me to work. This can all mean different things for each person. To me being a nation is everyone working together and providing benefits for each other. I make trains, someone else makes clothes, and yet another person farms the food I eat. To me, that is what a united nation is.

Industrial Revolution

I'm a factory worker from Boston. For a long time now I've worked with hand tools. These new machines have greatly helped make the factory safer and more efficient. The factory I work in was one of the first to upgrade to this new thing called mass production. It has speed up production greatly and made my job a lot easier. Many of the dangerous hand tools we previously used have been replaced with safer machines this is truly a great thing. This will definitely help to revolutionize America. I hope that more advancements like this continue to make factory life easier.

Russell Townsend

Cotton Gin

Hello my name is Eli Whitney. I invented the cotton gin. I made the cotton gin in hopes that it would increase output of more and cleaner cotton. Also to make the slaves work just a little bit easier. After the cotton is picked you need to clean it because it still has some impurities. The seeds need to be taken out so the cotton can be weaved into thread. Before the cotton gin this was done by hand and it was very inefficient. But now all you have to do is stick the cotton into the machine and turn the crank and it takes the seeds out.

Because of the demand of cotton the Cotton gin was widely accepted and many, many people have already bought them. Because of the gin the slaves had more free time and are now able to do more work that needs to be done. I am now readying a shipment to be sent to texas of some of my Cotton gins.

Andrew Jackson's presidency

I say, did you just know what happened today? That hillbilly of a man Andrew Jackson won the election of being president of the United States! I believe that this world is going to end! Of coarse being a citizen from New England it was my duty to witness Andrew Jackson's presidency. The speech that he gave was fantastic! He knew that this job was indeed important and he showed proof of it. As the Marshall came in with the Holy Bible Mr. Jackson pressed his lips against it. Can you imagine that? As he placed his hand on the Bible and agreed to his duties I thought that I misjudged him, but I was wrong. Afterwards of coarse was the presidential party at the White House. I thought it was going to be a formal party, but it was Southern America! Farmers, slaves, women, children, and etc. came to this party. I could barley get threw the front door for crying out loud! As I final made myself into the bloody house I had to get something to drink, tea was my specialty. As I made my way to the dining room all of the china was destroyed! As I remember I believe I saw that hillbilly of a president Andrew Jackson sneaking out the back door. I walked up to him and I noticed that his suite was torn and his hair was in a complete mess.

I walked up to him and asked if he was alright. Of coarse he was startled and looked at me in confusion. He said, "What ever you do don't tell anyone that you saw me!". As he finished telling me this he ran out of the bloody door like the coward that he is. After all was over there was no where to get out of the White House. The guest started climbing out of the windows and fighting their way out the bloody door! What did I do? I had to climb out of the chimney and believe me it can be done! After I came home and settled my nerves down I realized that this nation is meant to keep all men equal wither it is white men, black men, foreigners, rich folk, and poor folk. If we can't get along with each other then we have no nation at all. Maybe I misjudged Andrew Jackson after all.

Launching A New Nation- Cotton Gin

Dear Journal,

I's her masa yeseday murnin talkin bout a new tool dat a man by the name of Eli Whitney comes up wit. Dey say it picks the cotton seeds right out of da cotton itself. Now I's know I has to see this to believe it. Seems like a slaves dream dun comes true. Fo forty-five yurs now I dun grown da cotton, picks the cottons and moves da seeds from da cotton. Seems as though to me even if dis "cotton gin" is to exist masa wont be allowing it on dis her land. He takes great pride in his slaves and dey work, so anythang to help dem out of da work he aint gonna consider. He may not consider it but thanks God we makin progress in the south, soon enough old man Eli gon come up with somethang to picks the cotton so the slaves don't have to, that's what I's waitin on. Well her comes masa I besta be goin to sleep.

Sincerely, Jawana-slave by day free soul by night

During this time the U.S. had a lot of potential and their focus was to keep progressing no matter what. They learned to work together and work hard but soon enough as all good things come to and end so was this "working together" theme. The north grew jealous of the south because of its new addition of states which would probably become slave states. The south didn't care about the north because they were already outnumbered in the Congress, so they needed the extra addition of slave states. Neither the north or the south was depending on one another for anything so at the point in time the nation was split. A nation is a group of people working for a cause to better their country and bring happiness to their people, in my opinion. So if one were to ask would I consider the U.S. a nation during this period I would have to answer no. There were to many split views on situations that needed to be resolved without everyone fighting.

Unified by Human Rights

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During the French Revolution, the citizens of the USA split up into two political parties, the federalists and anti-federalists or democratic-republicans. Alexander Hamilton led the federalist party as Thomas Jefferson led the democratic-republican party, both sides with a different view on the revolution. The anti-federalists supported the French cause while the federalists did not want to get involved. As time moved on, the federalists gained too much power in government, influencing the use of loose interpretation over the Constitution to change the meaning of the document itself. As Thomas Jefferson noticed this change in power, he decided to write a document relieving federal power. The Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791, was used to limit the federalists power over the government. Consisting of the first ten ammendments of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights established the base laws of the United States. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of press.
Considering the wide variety of differences in USA citizens, the Constitution as a whole may not unify the people, but the Bill of Rights should. As the Constitution states the system of government and political issues and may interfere with one's opinion on government, the natural rights that the Bill of Rights state should unify America in that everyone would agree that we as a nation need these base laws. Keeping civil order throughout the country should also unify the nation. We do need a leader to keep order and lead our people, but we also need power to balance it out. We do deserve freedom and rights, but we also need laws to keep it in reasonable straint. Specific issues with politics may differ from person to person, but we all agree that we do need a general governmental system established.

Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark

I was told to go and explore this land with my friend Lewis.

This land was never actually explored before.

We were supposed to look at the land and examine the plants, animals, and the other sourroundings.

Now, we didn't know exactly where we were supposed to go.

So we got a native american women to come and guide us.

Her name is Sacajawea.

We found so many new things!
We observed and described nearly 178 plants and 122 species of animals.

We helped extend the knowledge of he geography of the American West with maps of the major rvers and the mountain ranges.

The trip was so much fun.

It was exciting discovering new things.