Columbian Exchange v. Triangular Trade

 We are 12 days away from the Exam.  One thing students always get confused is the Columbian Exchange the Triangular Trade.  I hear they are the same thing, but they are NOT!  

The Columbian Exchange is Unit 1 - 1491 to 1607. 

It is when the Spanish (Europeans) exchange between the Native Americans.  They exchanged animals, plants, cultural life, and diseases.  The exchange had positive and negative effects.  The  most positive impact for Native Americans is the introduction of the horse.  The most positive impact for the Spanish is the introduction of New World Foods.  It saved the European population.  The worst impact was disease.  The worst one being Small Pox.

The Triangular Trade in Unit 2 - 1607 to 1754

Unit 2 is all about England and Colonial Trade.  The Triangular Trade was established.  Know the differences!

Vietnam War Movies

 

There are some GREAT Vietnam movies.  Most are Rated R so get permission from your parents before you watch.  The BIG thing you need to know is the Home Front and protests.  But these movies will give you a great visual/image of what our troops went through in the jungles of Vietnam.

Participating in YOUR Democracy

 

Civil Disobedience was on full display this weekend. An estimated 3.5 Million Americans assembled and rallied against Trump and Musk.  That is what is hard about America!  Everyone has a voice and the constitutional right to assemble and protest even if you do not like it.  

Henry David Thoreau wrote and came up with the idea of Civil Disobedience.  Non Violent Resistance.  Thoreau was upset about the Mexican American War, and refused to pay his taxes.  He did not want to give one dime to the war so he did not pay his taxes.  He was thrown into jail.  Do NOT forget there are consequences for your actions!

Here are some famous Disobedience moments:

Sit - ins of the 1960s

Dr. King Jr. went to prison 29 times!

This Saturday, April 5th, at the Hands Off Rally!  Americans participate in their democracy:

A Broken Record!