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1) What was the purpose of the pony express? The purpose of the pony express, was for men to travel on ponies from Nebraska, to California, on the brink of the civil war.

2) Would you have been a good candidate to be one of the riders? Why or why not? (use the information from the article to support your answer) I would've not been a good candidate to be one of the riders, because I wouldn't have the audacity to survive the treacherous journey.

3) Just as the telegraph led to the end of the pony express, do you think it might be possible that the internet is impacting our current postal system? Why or why not? I do believe the internet may be leading to the end of the postal system, because why would you want to write a letter when you can easily e-mail or instant mesage someone in seconds.

4) Write a summary of the movie that Miss Dauman showed you at the beginning of class and put it in my correcting basket at school.

[|Lincoln] If you have time click on the following article and read the story. Answer the following questions.

1) Who was John Wilkes Booth and why was he so angry with President Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth was the man who assassinated President Lincoln. He was angry with Lincoln, because John was a racist and a Southern sympathizer. Basically, Lincoln believed every thing John was against. For that John Wilkes Booth wanted to kidnap Abraham Lincoln with his co-conspirators.

2) What assumptions are you making from the article? Another words, what are you taking for granted?

What I'm taking for granted is that Dr.Samuel Mudd and Mary Surratt might not be involved in the conspiracy when the article just mention the names and Mrs.Surratt's house. It did not say why they were at her house,and that she was directly involved, or what they were meeting about.

3) How can you check to see if those assumptions are accurate or not? What evidence would you site to support or refute this assumption?

You could look up historical records to debate if there indeed, was a conspiracy and Mary Surratt was involved as well as Dr.Samuel Mudd. Evidence to support that Mary Surratt was involved in the conspiracy was the fact that they met at her house many times.

Once you are in the story please click on John Wilkes Booth's name or Dr. Samuel Mudd. Read their stories and write a brief summary. 2-3 paragraphs about each of them.


 * You may not get all of this done, but get as far as you can.

Miss Hansen