LAD #26

Summarize MLK's Speech:
He begins by stating that even though slavery was ended 100 years ago, blacks were not really free. They were still oppressed by segregation, discrimination, poverty and injustice. He then declares that the promise of life liberty and pursuit of happiness was not really granted to all men. He believed that there was room for change. He wanted a change now If there was no change, there would be a revolution, not full of hate, but a peaceful and disciplined revolt. The movement cannot end until there is no question of equality. He urges to listeners to go back knowing that the situation will change. MLK claims he has a dream that America can uphold. he hopes that everyone will be equal someday, especially in the South. He hopes that the blacks and whites will join together like brothers and sisters. He dreams that people will not be judged by their skin color and finally everyone will be free.

LAD #25- Dawes Act

Summarize Dawes Act
The Dawes Act allowed the President to survey the Native American tribal lands and be able to divide the areas into allotments for the each Native American families. The Dawes Act is regarded to have helped the Native Americans and it was revised many times.

LAD #24

                                                                                 Summarize Cross of Gold Speech

William Jennings Bryan delivered a speech in Chicago of 1896. It can be considered one of the important speeches during American history because it advocated both the use of gold and silver as currency. Sliver that had a 16:1 ratio of sliver to gold would help the poor farmers not go in debt and have more money. In addition, it would decrease the problem of Inflation in America.

LAD #23

Read and Summarize The Populist Party Platform
The Populist Party is an agrarian based party. It is focused on addressing the problems dealing with the big businesses. They are in a time period called the Gilded Age. This time period is known for it's issues of corruption within the gov't and the big businesses. In addition, there was a big gap between the rich and the poor. The party did not like the idea that the gov't took silver away from American currency. This platform has three main points. These include: creation of a permanent labor union, fairer pay for the workers, and gov't ownership of the railroad system-so it could belong to people. The platform wanted sliver to come back and establish a income tax. These people want the government to completely control the railroad, telephone system, and telegraph.

LAD #22

Read and Summarize President McKinley's War Message

On April 1898, McKinley believed that war between Cuba and Spain should be stopped. This is due to four reasons. These include: stopping the cruelty, American owes protection to Cuba, the American economy is being hurt, and it threatens American peace and neutrality. He argues that the tragic event with the ship Maine proved that this was a dangerous conflict for America to enter in. He begged that congress will allow him to end the war by force. Lastly, he said the ultimate decision is in the hands of congress. He also mentioned that Spain has told America that they plan to end these hostilities. However, if this did not occur then the problem would still be present.

LAD #21

Summarize Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth

Carnegie states how civilization has changed and revolutionized within the past years in that homes, lives, and possessions of the wealthy have advanced drastically beyond those of the laborer. But he states that economic inequality is actually a good thing because it allows for the development of art and the advancement of the civilization. This does not only affect wealthy but the common laborers. He also raises a question. First, he states that a family's wealth could be kept and passed down in the family. Most cases from father to son.

LAD #20

Summarize Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. It stated that any Black people held under slavery in the deep south who are under revolt against the Union are declared "forever free". The gov't will protect these people freedom from those who try to deny them. Those trying to deny these freedoms will have to suffer consequences. Lincoln declares that some states in the south do not have to follow these guidelines. These states include: Louisiana (New Orleans) and Virginia. Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama  Florida, Georgia, South Carolina  North Carolina, and Virginia are to be considered to follow these guidelines and serve as free territory for slaves to go free and have their rights maintained if they lived in the North.