The first topic we'll be studying is slavery. Obviously, we will start to uncover just truly how much of a role slavery played in the United States' development. But what we don't necessarily realize is that outside of our borders slavery is alive and well.
Here's the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/slavery/default.stm
Make sure you answer these questions in a way that answers all of the ideas addressed in each question along with details that comes from the sources of information on the website or what we have learned!
Topics for you to discuss:
1. Why does slavery exist?
2. How has slavery changed and stayed the same compared to the traditional form that we'll study?
3. Why do you think slavery was so essential to the pre-Civil War United States and to some modern countries?
