Assignment
Textbook: OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Publisher: OpenStax.
Instructions
Pick one of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.
• Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication
Read the following primary source:
o Website: Of Debates in Congress (Clay's Debate of the American System in 1832) (Click on "Next Image" to see all pages of the debate: pp.258-262.)
Then, address the following:
o Describe the idea of Henry Clay's "American System."
o Based on Clay's economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy?
o Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.
• Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Read the following primary source:
o Website: Transcript of President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)
Then, address the following:
o 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?
o Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
o 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.
o Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violate the principles found in the Declaration of Independence?
• Option III: The Abolitionist Movement
Read the following primary source:
o Website): Declaration of Sentiments of American Anti-Slavery Society (1833) (Click on arrows to view all images of the document. Click on plus and minus signs to enlarge or reduce size of images.)
Then, address the following:
o Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators?
o Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought.
o Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement.
o Analyze how the women's rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.