January 5, 2008 Opener: How much is a pair of pants worth? A man sues for $53 million for pants lost by a dry cleaner who advertised “satisfaction guaranteed”. What do you think? What would you think of as a fair settlement?
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January 5, 2008
Opener:
How much is a pair of pants worth? A man sues for $53 million for pants lost
by a dry cleaner who advertised “satisfaction guaranteed”.
What do you think? What would you think of as a fair settlement?
WARNING!!
I RECEIVED ONLY THREE MOREE MAILS OVER THE BREAK.
The rest of you receive zeroes.
You have one more week to send me an e mail at [email protected] with your
name in the subject line. If you do not you will get a second zero.
Homework
Who was a greater president, Thomas Jefferson or
George Washington? Give your reasons why.
Oral History Project
You will be going into the neighborhood and interviewing people about their lives in Grays Ferry. You will receive help in
figuring out how to do this.
Your first assignment is to come up with a good question to ask an older person. What do you want to know about the
history of the neighborhood?
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was fought between 1774 and 1783.
Not all of the colonists joined the revolution.
France
France provided military and financial
assistance. French troops fought on American soil.
The Marquis de Lafayette actually
fought with the Colonial Army.
George Washington
He won the war by not losing it.
He was a slaveholder, but he freed his
slaves.
He was offered the power of a dictator, but turned it down.
Thomas Jefferson
He was the third president.
He wrote the declaration of independence.
He believed in the “yeoman farmer.”
Jefferson was a slaveholder.
He did not free his slaves.
He died on July 4
The Constitution.
• It was written in Philadelphia.
• It spells out how the government works.
• It uses the principles of the enlightenment
– it’s all about reason.
How powerful should the federal government be?
• That was one of the main questions the constitution tried to answer.
• Who should have the ultimate power, the states or the federal government?
• How powerful should the president be?
Search and Seizure
• When can the cops come into your home?
• The Constitution spells it out
• Complete the worksheet.
Classwork
Do the Main Idea questions on P. 645
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