Isaac

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1) What was the purpose of the pony express? **The purpose was to deliver mail to people in a way that was faster than using a horse and buggy.**

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)
 * No i think it would be hard to be a kid and be away from your family and possibly get sick. **

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?
 * Yes i do because with email there is no need for letters, but we need mail for packages. **

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?
 * He was an actor and he hated President Lincoln because John was racist and believed in slavery, which of course is the exact opposite of Abe. **

2) What assumptions are you making from the article? Another words, what are you taking for granted?
 * I think that I assumed before reading this that John Booth worked alone. **

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?
 * As i read this I realized that he did have partners or atleast places to go and meet with others. **

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