Debate.

What are the main arguments presented by Team 1?

• Without colonization, technological advances would not have been made
• More humane traditions
• Who says though?
• Survival of the fittest
• Slavery became immoral and wrong as people began to 
• Foreign contact helps the people see more modern societies
• Sped up modernization which overall was a benefit because let's face it- there's the good, the bad, and the ugly 

What is the main evidence presented by Team 1?

• Sped up modernization
• Planes, electricity
• There are going to be differences between two different foreign groups
• GDP is 4 million
• Wouldn't have happened without colonialism
• A way of measuring African economy
• Now the economy is significantly better because the people were not utilizing their resources, colonialism helped 
• The claim that the tribes would advance could easily be predicted to be false because they had hundreds of years to progress and they were still in basic hunter gatherer tribes
• Colonizer gave the tribes technology 
• Admitted that these are theories
• Gained trust from audience

What are the main arguments presented by Team 2?

• Important cultural information was destroyed.
• The world could not have just been a better place because of colonialism.
• Western morals cannot judge other tribes' morals

What is the main evidence presented by Team 2?

• Little evidence was given in first round 
• The tribes did advance a bit.
• There would be no clashes of culture thus rendering people to be alone and peaceful. 
• Very, very bad point.
• Took a while to state
• Colonialism has helped massive parts of the world
• You can't see the people who were hurt because they ran out of room so they took something to take
• Used imagery to bring colonialism into today

Who won the debate? Why?
Rains and Brayden won because their argument had fantastic points, great evidence, and speaking was clear and precise. They were clearly well read and knowledgable when it came to their argument whereas the con side seemed to be unprepared and gave little to no evidence supporting their points

• Pro side
• Other team only made statements
• GDP fact

Technological advances