EOTO React

     The EOTO presentations were another huge success!  Each team went up to present their topics and their power points. Each team did a great job and successfully educated the class on their topics and had great presenting skills to gather their points and relay them to the class.  

    This topic was the Missouri Compromise. In 1817 Missouri applied for statehood.  While this was going on, the Talmadge Amendment was passed.  This caused problems with the Missouri Compromise and it wasn't quite resolved until roughly 1820.  

    At this point in time there were 11 free states and 11 slave states.  This stayed like this for a good amount of time because Congress did not want to take sides and change the ratio to 10:12 in either favor.  

    The North and South continued to struggle with their differences.  Slavery was a constant issue and was brought up often, but would go nowhere due to the North and South both not wanting to take action with the addition these new states/territories.  They avoided taking a clear stance on slavery for a very long time and this didn't help the movement of putting an end to slavery.  When the issue at hand seems to be ignored or going nowhere than many would feel discouraged and some would even quit without seeing results. 

    For the section of EOTO that was titled "Events that advanced slavery" I noticed how interesting this topic was itself.  Firstly The Underground Railroad is such a fascinating concept.  The fact that process was so successful and changed lives of many is so interesting.  I also never knew that there was an American Anti-Slavery society.  This concept is unfamiliar to me but is so interesting.  Their job was essentially to travel around the United States and simply ruin or disrupt pro slavery movements and events. 

    In conclusion, this EOTO presentation was very beneficial and informational for my peers and I.