blytheducation chy4u the enlightenment ethical stance

Review the evidence. At this point you should not make a judgment. Instead you should be collecting and documenting the sources that you have found. Explore the primary source documents found here. Use any source that is indicated as a primary source. Click on the names of the ship captains, enslaved people, social reformers or any other organization or legislative bodies that is in blue text to find the sources. See image below.How can we judge the actions of those in the past? How do we understand their perspectives and worldviews, while still taking an ethical stance in the present? What would make us judge them guilty or innocent of a crime (eg. assault). Use the criteria below to help determine which box you put your evidence.
Review your completed chart above. What does the evidence tell you? Which side of the argument has more compelling supporting evidence? Pick a stance. You must have three pieces of evidence to support each topic. Consider the order in which you present the evidence. One piece of evidence should build upon the previous one. If required, find more evidence to support your stance .

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