Cameron

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1) What was the purpose of the pony express?

The purpose was to maintain communication between the "old" US and the "new" state of California.CB

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 be a good candidate because I am lightweight and I could learn how to ride a horse.CB

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 think the internet is impacting our postal system because there is not much use for mail deliveries, now there is email and you can pay your taxes on the internet.CB

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. The movie was about who started the pony express and the dangers of being a rider.CB

[|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 was a racist and southern sympathizer, 2) What assumptions are you making from the article? Another words, what are you taking for granted?

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?

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.