Week 5 Discussion This week's discussion will focus on the transatlantic slave trade and the experi ...

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Week 5 Discussion This week's discussion will focus on the transatlantic slave trade and the experiences of enslaved people. We will think critically about the ways that enslave people were commoditized within the system of slavery.  Assignment Objective Students will analyze primary and secondary sources and synthesize them with lecture content to provide their own interpretation of the material. Please answer two of the following prompts and then respond to two colleagues.  Primary Source Deep Analysis: Discuss enslaved people's experience of the Middle Passage. Use lecture to contextualize and analyze evidence from Equiano’s account. What moments from Equiano’s account stand out to you, and why? Remember to include parenthetical citations. Reading for Secondary Source Arguments: How does Mustakeem's article help you evaluate the process of commoditization and trauma in the Middle Passage? Use lecture to contextualize and analyze at least two examples from the Mustakeem article. Remember to incorporate parenthetical citations. Synthesizing Materials: Using whatever combination of assigned primary and secondary sources you would like, how did colonial laws help to create racial difference and the notion of permanent, inheritable, chattel slavery? Please provide examples from at least two assigned sources and contextualize with evidence from lecture. Be sure to include parenthetical citations. Visual Analysis: Evaluate the differences between the John White watercolors and the Theodore de Brye engravings from lecture. Why do you think de Brye altered White's images? Did the White and de Brye images make different visual arguments about colonization, Native Americans, and the North American landscape? How does the racialization of Native Americans affect emerging concepts of race and the view of African bodies?  Week 6 Discussion This week's discussion will focus on the lead up to and the differing experiences of the Revolutionary era.Assignment Objective Students will analyze secondary sources and synthesize them with lecture content to provide their own interpretation of the material. Please respond to two of the following prompts and then leave two colleague comments:  Assessing Multiple Perspectives, Ideals of the Revolution: What are the main arguments in Common Sense, the Addams Letters (1776), and the African Americans Petition for Freedom (1777)? According to these sources who should be empowered by the Revolution and why? Provide at least one example from each of the three sources listed and include parenthetical citations.  Assessing Multiple Perspectives, Experiences of Fighting the War: Using the story of Long Bill Scott and the documents General Washington Argues for Greater Military Funding (1778), and Joseph Plumb Martin “A Soldiers View of the Revolutionary War” (1830), reflect on how the sources describe the experience of fighting the war? Why were soldiers upset with the new American government after the war? Provide at least one example from each source listed and include parenthetical citations. Slavery and Military History Secondary Source Analysis: According to Gallagher, how did Black loyalists craft and enact the concept of "non-refoulement"? How and why were fugitives from slavery able to politicize their enslavement through their appeals to the British for asylum? How does this article make us reconsider the meanings of freedom during the American Revolution? Provide at least two examples and use parenthetical citations. - Directions Keep in mind... You should complete the reading before answering this discussion prompt.   You need to respond to two discussion prompts, Please include parenthetical citations in your responses. Although discussions serve as informal conversation, proper written English and grammar are always important. Don't forget to proofread before posting. Before you post, check the rubric so you know exactly how your score will be determined.