December 10, 2009

Recent studies claim that

casinos will not generate
as much revenue as
anticipated. Do you think
the government should
consider legalizing and
taxing drugs to raise
revenue?
Homework:
 A pardon is more
or less a get out of
jail free card. It
excuses you from
any crimes
 Who should get a
pardon? What kind
of people should
be excused from
punishment?
 Gabriel
Prosser
 Born 1776
 Stood 6 feet, 2
or 3 inches tall.
 He had lost two
front teeth and
his head was
scarred.
 Blacksmith
Gabriel Prosser
 Possibly just known
as Gabriel
 Literate
 He was “a fellow of
great courage and
intellect above his
rank in life."
Gabriel’s Rebellion
 He was going to take
Richmond, the
capitol of Virginia
 Governor James
Monroe and others
would be held
hostage until slavery
ended
 Monroe was later
presdient
 The place where Gabriel
planned the rebellion is now a
park.
Gabriel’s rebellion
 He had possibly 2
white co
conspirators
 Quakers,
Frenchmen and
Methodists were
not to be killed
 Gabriel expected
1,000 slaves to
join him
Gabriel’s rebellion
 Thunderstorms
delayed Gabriel
 2 slaves who
knew of the plot
gave him up
 Another slave
turned him in
later, after the
rebellion
Missouri Compromise
 Should Missouri
be admitted as a
slave state?
 The deal is:
Missouri comes in
as a slave state,
Maine as a free
state, limits on
slavery in
territories
Missouri Compromise
 Makes slavery an
issue in national
politics
 Who has the
power – north or
south?
 No one seems
happy with this
compromise
Exit Ticket questions
 #1: Who was
Gabriel?
 #2: What was
Gabriel’s Rebellion?
 #3: Why didn’t
Gabriel’s Rebellion
succeed?
 #4: What was the
Missouri
Compromise?