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What did you learn about Reconstruction from Mr. Murrell's story? What value do you think personal family history brings to the study of history?
Discussion:
Instructions
After reading all of Chapter 17 and Homesteader Opportunities and Obstacles (see Required Readings & Resources page), answer the following prompt in your own words, using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation:
Considering all of the obstacles facing homesteaders in the West, do you think you could have done it? What do you think would have been your greatest obstacle if you decided to become a homesteader, and how do you think you would have handled it?
Discussion 3: Chapters 18 and 19
Instructions
After reading all of Chapters 18 and 19 and watching Life in the Tenements of the Lower East Side: Treasures of New York (see Required Readings & Resources page), answer the following prompt in your own words, using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation:
Most tenement buildings in New York and other cities have been torn down or renovated to be used for different purposes. Why is the Tenement Museum preserving some of these buildings in the Lower East Side? Do you think preserving these buildings and remembering the living conditions of immigrants and ordinary Americans from the past is important? Why or why not?