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Please turn in all paperwork on the front tables. PLEASE be NEAT about it! Thanks 

Explore the moral dilemma of an bankrupt electrician offered a chance by a German businessman to clear debts and secure basic needs in exchange for 7 years of work in Germany. Would you accept the offer? Delve into the historical context of American Dream, slavery, and indentured servitude. Learn about the differences and reasons behind indentured servitude's decline and ponder over the ethical implications. Watch the movie "Amistad" for further insights.

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Please turn in all paperwork on the front tables. PLEASE be NEAT about it! Thanks 

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  1. Please turn in all paperwork on the front tables. PLEASE be NEAT about it! Thanks 

  2. Journal Day 2 • Assume you are an electrician who has recently been fired. You are entirely bankrupt and owe a lot of your friends and family a ton of money, probably more than you’ll ever be able to pay back to them. A business man from Germany needing quality electricians has contacted you and informed you that he will pay off all of your debt, house you and provide for your basic necessities (food, shelter, clothing) if you are willing to come to Germany and work for him unconditionally for a period of 7 years. All other offers you’ve received have been for very little money, barely enough to live on, let alone enough to pay the debt you owe to others. • Would you take this opportunity to go to Germany and work for the businessman or not? WHY & WHY NOT?

  3. Human Rights Theme 1 from US History: The American Dream

  4. Differences Between Slavery & Indentured Servitude • Whites • Poor English, Scots, Irish to pay off debts • Avg = 7 year contract • Early in colonial times • Throughout all colonies • Of 500,000 English colonists in America by year~1740, 350,000 were once indentured servants! • Other countries not even close • Blacks • Typically from Western Africa or Caribbean • No “choice” / for life • Later in colonial times • Mostly in the South • However, Rhode Island did have it

  5. Why Sell Yourself into Bondage?

  6. Why did Indentured Servitude Go Away? • Cost of passage fell (supply down) • Earnings of workers in Europe rose (price up) • Slavery was cheaper (alternative more efficient)

  7. Would you “Teach for America?” • http://www.teachforamerica.org/the-corps-experience/compensation/

  8. American Promise Rdg/Questions

  9. MOVIE: Amistad!

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