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Test tomorrow and thurs, for now. might get pushed back to thurs and friday.
if we can raise $30 per class by dec 7th, we get a blog free week and a treat. yay.
we're finishing blog discussions today, and finally seeing ally's presentation video, i thi
The Panama Canal
Gatun Lock-site. Cost U.S. 380 million. 5600 workers died during construction, 43000 workers helped build.
Ruling the Phillipines
Phillipine-American war ignited. Racial tension, we had black soldiers. Some fought for Phillipines rather
Bruns is a gamer.
panama canal- we purchased the canal from france for many millions, had to get permission from columbia to build canal, panama gave us permission to build canal because they became independent, big ships cant go through it, soil is s
discussed the works of the Panama canal and how they ships threw by ifting them up. Phil american war america won! phil fought for independence. wilson didnt recognize a gov a butchers.
today we did blog discussions again.
TEST not TOMORROW!!
STUDYYYYYYY
bought canal from france
colombia refused to let us build a canal
we sent our navy down for support
panama became independent and gave us permission to build the canal
colombia didn't like
Today we did blog discussions and learned about topics for the test tomorrow and thursday! Also, do blog discussion this week!
TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S BACKGROUND
born in 1858.
born into rich family, but when he was a kid he had asthma.
Went to harvard. Became
Today, in class, we got on the computers and Dru and I did our blog discussions. I was absent yesterday, attending a funeral. Mr. Bruns told us that if we raised thirty dollars for Kovember, we'd get a blog-free week. I have my goal set towards at le
TEST IS TOMORROW and THURSDAY!!
Panama canel, AUG 15 1915 opened, lock system not big enough for all ships, yellow fever, T,R, visited it, bought from french for 400 million, 5600 workers died, 43000 workers helped with building it, our alli turned ag
Mr. Bruns showed us this really cool lock thing in water. Got rid of yellow fever, the people in boats would sleep in nets around their bed, to block out all the mosquitos.
In building the canal, 43,000 workers helped, and 56,000 of them died. opened
TEST TOMORROW!
Problems building the panama cannal-
-made of volcanic sand and dirt was very crumbly
-yellow fever and malaria killed many people working on it
400 mil.
opened about 10 yrs after we started it
Philipain american war
lots of racial tension be
Today in U.S History we are presenting our bolgs over chapter 10..... Test is tomrow- Groups- over chatper 9-10... Look at the chapter 9-10 podcast and powerpoint.....
Chapter 10 Topics
16. Ruling the Philippines(355)--- we took them at the end of span
More blog discussions. Mostly just Mr. Bruns talking again.
Notes:
*Panama Canal
Gatun Lock-site. Cost U.S. 380 million. 5600 workers died during construction, 43000 workers helped build.
*Ruling the Phillipines
Phillipine-American war ignited. Racial ten
1. Teddy Roosevelt's background(317-318)
Born in 1858...Wealthy family....sick he had asma and was homeschooled. After he graduated he went to law school (Harvard) dropped out to become involved in politics. Published a lot of books (war of 1812.) Die
wildro willson sent ppl in to Mexico to get him and we didn't get permission
we purchased alot of places but the war with spain we took a lot
latin america thought we where bullies
big stick
TR was a trustbuster which meant he tried to eliminate monopolies, 1902 coal strike got better pay and less hours in a work day, he also passed two act the meat inspection act of 1906 and the pure food and drug act also of 1906, the newlands act of 1
