Who is Abdul Rahman, the Prince Among Slaves?

THE LIFE IN FUTA JALLON, AFRICA Futa Jallon is a a region in Africa that consist of mostly grassland, valleys and mountains. Abdul lived in Futa Jallon with his wife and son.Abdul Rahman's father was the king of Futa Jallon which mad him the prince. He was also a military leader and had control of 2,000 soldiers. THE START OF A NEW JOURNEY One day Abdul and his soldiers were ambushed by an enemy tribe and captured and striped of their clothes. They were forced to walk 100 miles to sea and sold to Europeans. The enemy tribe sold them for war supplies and food. The Europeans then chained them and put them on a ship. THE TRIP TO SLAVERY The Africans were treated poorly and closed into a small area in the ship. They were rarely fed food or water and had to sleep chained up next to where they would use the bathroom. Some of the Africans would become to sick to stay on the ship so the Europeans would throw them into the ocean. LIFE AS A SLAVE When they arrived to Nachez Abdul was sold to a white man named Thomas Foster. Thomas Foster was a business man and a slave owner that payed 930 pesos for Abdul and another slave. Abdul soon started to adapt to workin the plantations and married a women named Isabel and had 9 kids. Abdul becomes the leader of Thomas Fosters plantation because the work he did on the plantation started to make Thomas Foster richer. Because of this Thomas Foster refuses to sell him. Foster soon dies and his son becomes the owner of his slaves. Foster Jr. Then decides he wants to free Abdul but he has to return to his homeland. Abdul returns to Africa but dies before he arrives to Futa Jallon

Capitolism, Socialism and Communism

In class we were given Hershey kisses and most students received 3 and two students received 10. The purpose of this activity was to show the difference between Capitalism, Socialism and Communism. The activity was fun because at the end of the class I had chocolate.


Karl Marx wanted money to be evenly divided so that no one struggled. The poor can help themselves by having private ownership and freedom of competition. Adam Smith theory could help benefit the poor because the prices of goods will be reduced because of businesses competing with each other.


I think the best theory is the Karl Marx theory.

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Jahlil Douglas                                                Sept. 10,2014

History 10

 

       Between 1834-1858 the amount of textile workers in Lowell,Ma increasing significantly. From 1834-1844 the number of Male workers increased by about a 1,000 workers. From 1844-1858 the amount of Male workers increased by about 2,000 workers. From 1834-1844 the amount of Female workers increased by about 1,000 workers. In 1844-1858 the amount of Female workers increased by about 2,000 workers.

Child Labor Today

Today in class we had a socratic seminar about child labor. Something I brought up during the class discussion was that around 215 million children under 18 work. Another thing that I brought up was some children went into labor not knowing the danger of factory work.

Something someone said that I found important was that they wouldn't stop buying  products made by child labor. Another thing I found important about what someone said is that they didn't think that child labor was such a bad thing until they did research about it.

Our group did well having a nice discussion about child labor. We also did well with coming to class prepared with notes

Class City Inspector Report

Jahlil Douglas                                                                                9/15/14

History10

         This report dated 9/15/1847 has been provided for the urban planning committees of various cities in England. My name is Jahlil Douglas, and as a mid level city inspector I trust that you will use the information within to determine appropriate needs in urban planning for your municipalities. My report has been through as i have made use of all the sources available to me and have worked to guide you through my own analysis and critical thinking to a full description of the issues facing our cities.

There weren't many positive views on the industrial cities. The positive views on the industrial cities were the owners that were friends of man kind. The Cotton Mill was a clean and friendly environment.(Doc C)

There were many negative views on the industrial cities. The cities were polluted with smoke coming from the factories and the rivers were turning purple. Women and children were forced to work in dungeons with heavy choking air that caused bad health. The working had to work in uncomfortably work conditions. Factory work was causing peoples limbs to be distorted.

Based on the sources provided to me I think industrialization had a negative impact on living and working conditions in the cities. The most convincing information is the pollution and the rivers being purple. other information that is also convincing is the women and children worked in dungeons with heavy choking air.