Paper Homework
Today we use the term "Native American" to refer to the indigenous peoples of the American continents. In an of itself the name denotes their essential "Americanness." But of course, this was contested in earlier centuries. Who or what is an "American?" and what was the status of Native Americans in the early Republic? Your first paper homework in this course is to compare two documents written to or about Native Americans by early American presidents (in both cases the Cherokee). In this paper you will use the documents to analyze how the term "American" was being defined by the authors and argue how and why the status of Native Americans changed between 1796 and 1835. What does "American mean according to the author and what are the implications of that answer? Also address the question of what the author's motivation for writing this was.
o George Washington, Letter to the Cherokee (1796)
o Cherokee Appeal (1830)
o Jackson, Seventh Annual Address to Congress (1835)
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.