Poll results

1. If you had a house full of mold and had no money would you trade your house for a job that paid you 240$ a year?

3 yes, 1 no

2. If you had a very expensive car with no gas, would you trade it for a cheaper car and with unlimited gas?

3 no, 1 yes

3. Would you sell a broken car with no steering wheel if you were starving for free groceries for a year?

3 yes, 1 no

4.If you owned a store that made no money, would you trade it for a job that made you 240$ a year?

4 no

5. If you had land that had no food or anything to make money off of it would you trade it for a smaller piece of land with lots of crops and animals to hunt so you can sell the furs?

4 yes

 

 

1.a the house represents the land that has no bison to hunt. They would be getting money for the land

B. They think the treaties were fair becsuse it is easy to give up a house that is useless to you and you are getting money for something you probably shouldn’t be.

2.a the car represents the land with no resources. The cheaper car represents the smaller piece of land that has resources on it.

B. They think the treaties wouldnt  be fair since the larger piece of land would be sold for more than what the smaller piece of land would be worth.

3.a the car is the land with no resources. The groceries represents the food on the smaller piece of land.

B. They think the treaties are fair because you wouldnt want to be starving and own land with no food on it or anything to gain from it.

4.a the store is the land.

B. They think this would be unfair because they could sell the land later on for way more than 240$.

5.a this is an exact representation of the situation

B. They think the treaties would be fair because you are getting something that will provide for you. Even though it is smaller you will make more money and have a better life on the smaller piece of land.