Tuesday, February 15, 2011

3.2.1.

3 Things I Learned

  • William Wilberforce was a member of Parliament who led the fight for abolition in Great Britain.
  • The French term laissez faire, by extension means "let the people do as they please."
  • A child laborer would be whipped by adult overseers when  their work became drowsy. 
2 Things That Interested Me

  • The French hated Karl Marx because of his ideas for government reform.
  • Robert Owen founded a cooperative community in New Harmony, Indiana. This community was meant to be a utopia, it only lasted three years.
1 Question I Still Have

  • "Why can't we all just get along?" -Rodney King

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