Questions for Discussion

1. Why did the Commission of Government think that land settlements like Markland were a good idea?
   
   
2. How did people feel about being at Markland at first? How did their feelings change over time? Why did the way they feel change?
   
   
3. What were the main problems at Markland? List them. Were some problems more important than others?
   
   
4. What is a petition? Have you ever signed one? What sorts of things do people make petitions for in your community? What would make you want to make a petition? How does this compare with other people in your class?
   
   
5. Do you think anything could have been done to make Markland more successful?
   
   
6. What did we learn from Markland? Is anything that we learned from Markland useful to know today?