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HIST405N: United States History

Week 3 Assignment: Case study

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13
  • Lesson
  • 1 primary source that corresponds with your selected topic (noted in the topic instructions)
  • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Optional Resources to Explore
Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link:

Introduction
The purposes of each case study assignment include the following:

  • To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources
  • To advance critical thinking and writing skills
  • To compile a response to the prompts provided
  • To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.

Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • Describe the idea of Henry Clay’s “American System.”
  • Based on Clay’s economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy?
  • Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.

Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • Evaluate the rationale that President Jackson used in the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River. Did the removal have the intended impact?
  • Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
  • Compare Jackson’s actions toward Native Americans in the context of his First Inaugural Address with the path of events during the Trail of Tears.
  • Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violate the principles found in the Declaration of Independence?

Option 3: The Abolitionist Movement
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators?
  • Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought.
  • Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement.
  • Analyze how the women’s rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page
  • In-text citations that correspond with your end references

Grading
This activity will be graded based on W3 Case Study Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 3, 5

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

References

Library of Congress. (n.d.-a). Declaration of sentiments of the American anti-slavery society. Adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833. New York. Published by the American anti-slavery society, 142 Nassau Street. William S. https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.11801100/?st=gallery

Library of Congress. (n.d.-b). Of debates in Congress (Clay’s debate of the American system in 1832). https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llrd&fileName=011/llrd011.db&recNum=132

Our Documents. (n.d.). Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s message to Congress ‘On Indian removal’ (1830). https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=25&page=transcript

Solution

The Indian Removal Act of 1830

President Andrew Jackson approved the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The act resulted in a series of treaties where the Native Indians were to give up their land and settlements and move to unsettled lands in the west. When the Indians refused, they were forcibly removed from the lands. This assessment will evaluate the rationale and role of the President in the removal of the Native Americans and determine if the removal violated the declaration of independence.

Evaluation of President Jackson’s Rationale

President Jackson’s Reasons for removing the Indians were to allow white settlements to expand in the State of Mississippi and Western Alabama (Tolbert, 2018). Therefore, this would enable those States to advance in power, wealth, and population. He also gave a reason that the removal of Indians would free them from the power of the States and allow them to pursue their happiness under their institutions. The reasons that the President gave were not valid. First, the President favored the white people settling in these states rather than the Indians. He even authorized forceful removal after the Indians refused. He also argued that he acted for the Indians’ gradual interests but was taking away their land…………………..

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