Slavery+in+the+Clover+Bottoms+2+-+9th

=__ Week #5 __=
 * = **Day of Discussion** ||= **Date to complete reading:** ||= **Read the following pages:** ||
 * = Friday ||= 11/19 ||= 2 to 20 ||
 * = Tuesday ||= 11/23 ||= 20 to 30 ||
 * = Thursday ||= 12/2 ||= 30 to 68 ||
 * = Friday ||= 12/10 ||= 68 to 88 ||
 * = Friday ||= 12/17 ||=  ||
 * = Friday ||= 1/7 ||=  ||

Charlie Cucco: vocab

 * Unscrupulousness ||  ||   ||
 * complacent || Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. ||  ||
 * chronicles || chronological record of events; a history. ||  ||
 * militant || vigorously active and aggressive ||  ||

= Week #4 =

**Ava Richter: Key Word Choices and Phrases**

 * Haversacks || pg 68 || a soldier's bag where he keeps his rations ||
 * Pontoon || pg 68 || some sort of floating structure used as a support for a temporary bridge ||
 * Bushwhacker || pg 70 || outlaw, unsophisticated person or hick ||
 * Forded || pg 70 || to cross a river or stream at a shallow point ||
 * Mulatto || pg 70 || A person who has one white parent and one black parent ||
 * Guerilla || pg 72 || band of non-organized soldier who terrorize the enemy by surprise attacks ||

**Charlie Cucco: Discussion Questions**

 * Where you surprised by how easily Chattanooga was taken?**


 * What did you think of Johns reconnecting with his brother?**


 * Where the wagons as you had pictured them in your head?**


 * When the soldiers go to church do you think the whites were surprised that there were blacks in the army or just because it was the union army in the south?**


 * What did you think when you found out about the artillery shot on the rebels?**

=__ Week #3 __=

**Ava Richter: Discussion Questions**

 * How did Uncle Silas know the war was coming?**
 * Abe Lincoln had said that if he were to be elected that he would abolish slavery, even if it meant civil war.
 * Lots of people knew there were mixed feelings about Lincoln and would fight to keep slavery.
 * Many slaves gossiped about the election and controversies surrounding it on plantations.
 * It could be assumed because of the clash between the North and South's opinions on slavery.
 * What happened to the Union General?**
 * He came to the plantation with his troops to find hospitality and left when they needed to go.
 * What is the conflict going on in John McCline's head when he joins the Union soldiers?**
 * He forgets about everything because he is offered freedom, something he has never had.
 * Acts on an impulse and begins to slightly regret it; misses family and comfort of a home.
 * His boy-ish dreams of being a soldier blot out his sense.
 * What Happened to Jordan? Did Cynthia actually kill him?**
 * He was murdered, knocked on the head then stabbed when the killer realized he had not died.
 * Was not a brutal or horrible murder.
 * Yes, she ran away from the scene of the crime and was found in the garden.
 * He showed interest in her but she did not return his feelings and after his murder she went right to another man.
 * She was the only one known to be with him
 * How is John McCline doing now compared to when he was on the plantation?**
 * He is scarred by the sights of dead bodies on the battlefield. He is too young to have to experience this.
 * As he travels with the soldiers he is treated like any man would be and finds a black man who quickly becomes his close friend.
 * He is able to experience new sights that he never would have if he had said no to joining the Union soldiers.
 * John McCline misses his family greatly and the comfort of a home and bed.

**Charlie Cucco: Summary**
This section of the story starts off with the murder of the head gardener, he was killed in the seed house where he had been preparing seeds for that days work. The death of the gardener was quite violent first he was struck over the eye with a hammer then he had been stabbed. Upon learning that one of the slaves that the gardener had taken an interest in may have committed the murder the master whipped her mercilessly leaving her bed ridden for two weeks. Later the chapter turns to other things in this part we learn that the author John H. McCline was named after his father, who had belonged to the McRidley's. This whole section is majorly about the events leading up to the war we learn that the slaves had heard that Lincoln was often heard saying that "there was going to be a war.". Other things we see in this chapter is the passing of Confederate solders along the pike and later the Union army taking control of the area, we also see a rebel Confederate General visit the plantation.

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"Do not think that this new condition in your lives will end all the trials and tribulations that will confront you. In fact they have just begun and you must, God being your helper, work out your own salvation". (Uncle Silas preaching to the slaves).===== **Retention **:Holding Back  "...the **retention ** of the Blacks under a legitamate rule of enforced servitude..." (35).  **Precipitous **: extremely or impassably steep  "We reached the bridge about eleven o'clock and here, on either side, it was rough and **precipitous **" (35).  **Haversacks **: a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies "... then the men opened up their **haversacks ** and ate their lunch..." (46).  **Wigwam **: an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins "... he led the way to the big **wigwam ** -shaped tent" (52).
 * Laura Capalnas: Vocab**

=__ Week #2 __=

**Charlie Cucco: Vocab**

 * Fragrant || Page 24, Paragraph 5, line 1 || Having a pleasant or sweet smell. ||
 * Rapidity || Page 26, Paragraph 3, line 7 || Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. ||
 * Reapers || Page 21, Paragraph 3, line 7 || One that reaps, especially a machine or person for harvesting grain or pulse crops ||
 * Impudent || Page 23, Paragraph 2, line 9 || Not showing due respect for another person; Disrespectful ||

**Ava Richter: Summary**
====In this section of our reading the voice of the story is revealed to us to be John H. McCline. John H. McCline lost his mother and sister at a young age and is also the youngest of his siblings. In this passage he talks about growing up as a slave and all the different experiences he had. He enjoyed being able to get away from his grandmother to do more hands on work like taking care of the cows. McCline finds the work he is given to do liberating because of the sights he is able to see when he travels to give the men supper or take the cows to graze. Briefly he talks of Christmas and how the slaves understand how currency works and use it just like any free man would. The mistress and master rarely come visit the quarters so they aren't able to monitor this as well as they believe. Towards the end of the passage we see more enforcement on keeping the slaves in line due to John Brown's rebellion plan.====


 * Laura Capalnas: Discussion Questions **
 * If you were a slave, would you take the risk of being beaten to hide your friend?
 * Some of you guys said every man for himself. This was a difficult question because we don't know exactly how to answer it. We've never been through this experience so we can't say yes we'll hide our friends even though we could get beaten. We all agreed that if it was a family member, we would take the risk of hiding them.
 * What was John McCline's job as a slave?
 * John McCline hearded cows and was very good at shoe making. He was one of the best around the plantations.
 * What were the houses of the slaves like?
 * The houses were wooden cabins, shared by two families if it were big enough. The slave's owners wife would wip them if the house was kept unclean. Everything had to be spotless or else she would beat them leaveing scars on their backs.

=__ Week #1 __=

**Ava Richter: Discussion Questions**

 * Why would Dr. Hoggatt want the fire to be constantly burning? (pg 12)**
 * Can have a smoke whenever he likes and not have to wait for coals to heat up.
 * Have food or anything else whenever he would like to as well.
 * Not have to wait.
 * Why do you think the rich slave owners do not sell their slaves as often as poorer slave owners? (pg 16)**
 * They trust the slaves, to an extent, they already own and don't want to worry about building that again.
 * Do not want to have to waste time training new people when the slaves already there know how to do tasks very well.
 * They have no need to make money desperately because they earn enough from the labor of their slaves.
 * Maybe grow a bond with the slaves they already have.
 * What is the purpose of this text?**
 * To give insight into the slave's lives.
 * Show how they are treated and what it is like to live on a plantation.
 * Show the conditions slaves face.
 * Inform on how the treatment they received was very varried.

**Charlie Cucco: Essential Quote**

 * Quote:** "Large slave owners, like Dr. Hogatt, rarely speculated or dealt in slaves as a matter of profit."
 * Why we chose this quote:**
 * It shows how wealthy the doctor is.
 * it shows that he has a very large number of slaves.
 * We get the insight that the slaves in Dr. Hogatt's possession were likely to be complete unbroken families.
 * It shows that doctor Hogatt does not seem to deal or be in direct contact with his slaves much at all.
 * This quote also shows that Dr. Hogatt felt secure in that he had enough slaves that they could sustain the current number with out him having to purchase slaves.

**Anne Skowron: Key Word Choice and Phrases**

 * 1) __Opulent__ (page 2, paragraph 5, line 3)- wealthy; amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation.
 * 2) __Imbued__-(page 7, paragraph 3, line 4)- to be permeated or influenced as if by dyeing.
 * 3) __Emulate__-(page 7, paragraph 3, line 4)- to equal or approach equality with.
 * 4) In reference to Dr.James Hoggatt, the author clearly clarifies his status as an extremely wealthy slave owner. "Dr. James Hoggatt was considered the richest man in Davidson County. He owned 3 splendid plantations and a hundred slaves on each of them." "To see him at that hour, an awe inspiring figure strolling leisurely about the grounds of his beautiful and handsome estate (...)".

**Laura Capalnas: Summary**
Pages 2-18  Introduction: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> John (Mac) McCline was a slave in Colorado Springs. This book takes place in from 1892-1934. The narrative voice of this book is Mac's owner. Mac impressed many people with his words and obedience to his owner. He is the Dean and advisor of the Negroes in Santa Fe.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> Chapter 1: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> The richest man in Davidson County was Dr. James Hoggatt. He owned 3 plantations, each having 100 slaves. Dr. Hoggatt was tall, slender, and well educated.His wife was a stout, handsome woman. She was energetic and business like. She would wipped her slaves. They had two nieces, Miss Emma and Miss Delia Gentry. Miss Emma had dark brown chestnut hair, large blue eyes, plumpy cheeks, and a small mouth. Miss Delia, her sister, was like her aunt,stout and light brown hair. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> People on the plantation had an over-seer, Mr. James Anderson. He was kind, well educated, and did not whip people. The slaves felt comfortable around him. When he resigned, William Phillips took his place. He was cruel and ignorant. He whipped the slaves if they started to raise tension.