Problem
I. What changes to the electorate occurred in the first decades of the 19th Century?
II. Discuss the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island.
III. What limitations still remained on voting rights for certain groups?
IV. What changes occurred in American politics regarding the following:
i. Political participation
ii. Party organization
iii. Nomination of candidates?
V. What was the "Spoils System"?
VI. Describe Calhoun's theory of nullification. Discuss the development and resolution of the "tariff crisis" or "nullification crisis"; Party, and why.
VII. Discuss the main issue highlighted by the Webster - Hayne debate.
VIII. How did White American attitudes towards Indians change in the early 19th century?
IX. Who were the five "civilized tribes"? How and why did they change their societies?
X. Discuss the Supreme Court cases involving the Cherokee tribe. What was President Jackson's response to the decisions of the court?
XI. Discuss the process of Indian removal that took place in the 1830's. What alternatives to removal does the textbook discuss?
XII. How did attempts to remove the Seminoles differ from the removal of other tribes? Why do you think southerners would be particularly determined to see the Seminoles removed?