Archibald Murphey wanted reform. What does reform mean?

• EAST –You are rich; what could your parents afford for you when you were a child?

• Write a four sentence letter to a Westerner about why you do not want to spend money on transport or schools; nor change the gov’t

• WEST – You are poor; how is your education?

• Talk in one-syllable words to an Easterner about why you want changes in these 3 areas

READ NC p. 289 “Gov’t undemocratic”

• Westerners – You want change right?– Nominate someone in your county to represent

you as part of a new political party • Let’s call it the wHig Party and put on Wigs• Democrats and wHigs will meet at a

convention to revise the state constitution to make things more equal

READ NC p. 295 “1st & 5th paragraphs”

READ NC p. 306 “public schools”

• Where are the railroads in NC as of 1840?• Why do you think this is where they started?• How do you think the West feels about this?

READ NC p. 303-4 “connections by rail”

• EAST – Write a four sentence letter to Westerners rubbing it in about your awesome RR

• WEST – Now that you have an education, write a four sentence letter to Easterners complaining about how much you need a RR

• DRAW NEW RRs ON YOUR MAP USE P. 303

TRAIN TICKET OUT THE DOOR

• What is so great about RRs? Write 3 things on the bottom of your NB page