Bill of Rights for Whom?
Thomas Jefferson, the man who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and stated that "all men were equal and had unalienable rights among which were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", was ready to change the lives of others because their culture was different from his.
0 comments Aim: Should government have the right to change the lifestyle or culture of a person?
- If you think so, what parts of a culture would be OK to change?
- If not, why do you thinks so. What is being violated? What is wrong with this?
- What parts of the U.S. constitution would be violated in a government engaging in this?
Compare & Contrast
As you learned from your study of "Night", by Elie Wiesel, and your subsequent research, there were many examples throughout history of one culture or nation attempting to overtake, control and/or eliminate other societies, through intimidation, extreme cruelty and in the Jews case, extinction.
When the Pioneer movement began, many eastern settlers pulled up their stakes for an opportunity to own land, and perhaps even find gold. In their way were the Native Americans, who had their own traditions and beliefs, quite different from the "white man".
"Kill the Indian and Save the Man" was a quote used to depict the federal government's attempt to "Americanize" the Native Americans.
You can read the whole article at History Matters:
Aim: Comparing & Contrasting the Treatment of Jews during the Holocaust and Native Americans during the Westward Movement of the late 1800's
Task: write a 2-4 paragraph post:
How was the treatment of the Jews & and Native Americans similar?
How was it different?
Provide details and examples from your reading.
What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi's (WWII) and the US Federal Government (1880's), and the actual results, (based on what you learned in Social Studies)?
"When we cease to teach the Indian that he is less than a man; when we recognize fully that he is capable in all respects as we are, and that he only needs the opportunities and privileges which we possess to enable him to assert his humanity and manhood; when we act consistently towards him in accordance with that recognition; when we cease to fetter him to conditions which keep him in bondage, surrounded by retrogressive influences; when we allow him the freedom of association and the developing influences of social contact—then the Indian will quickly demonstrate that he can be truly civilized, and he himself will solve the question of what to do with the Indian. .......Richard H. Pratt
