Indian Removal Act Survey

Name _________________________

Group _________________________

Class Period __________

Your Role ________________________

Overall, what do you think that you did well in the debate?

Overall, what do you think that you did well working in a group?

In future debates, I could improve on...

In future group projects, I could improve on...

What grade do you think your group will receive?

Explain Why.

What grade do you think that you will receive?

Explain Why.

What group do you think performed the best?

What person do you think performed the best?

What was your favorite part of the assignment?

What was your least favorite part of the assignment?

What is your favorite breakfast item?

The following items should be in your group's folder for Monday

[ ] The names and roles of all your group members

[ ] Character Sheets for each group member

[ ] Rough Draft and or Graphic Organizer for the Opener

[ ] Rough Draft and or Graphic Organizer for the Closer

[ ] The Question and Answer Sheets that were handed out in class.

[ ] Additional Notes and misc. research that was conducted in preparing for the debate.

Debate Links

Here is an example of a good opening.

For the closers here is an example.

Preparing for the Debate

Right now members of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots are preparing to meet in the Super Bowl. Both of these teams will spend hours studying game film of their opponents. This allows them to anticipate what plays will be used and it allows them to be better prepared for the game.

The Indian Removal Act Debate starts this Friday. In order to prepare for this, each of the groups should be able to anticipate the tactics that the other groups will use. In a debate you should always know the answer to the question that you are asking. If you understand the different sides of an issue you become more aware and will be able to successfully argue against your opponents.

For Tomorrow:

Question/Answerer: Bring in 3 questions to to class.

Openers: Bring in an Outline or a Rough Draft of your Opening Statement.

Closers: Bring in an Outline or a Rough Draft of your Closing Statement.

Historical Characters from the Indian Removal Act.

Chief John Ross: As a young man, Ross fought alongside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Ross was elected to be the Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1828. Ross fought to prevent the loss of Cherokee land to the state of Georgia and petitioned the U.S. government to allow the Cherokee to remain on their land.

Major John Ridge: fought alongside Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend where he was awarded the promotion of Major from Andrew Jackson himself. Ridge was an influential member of the Cherokee government who served as Ross's advisor. Major Ridge signed the "Treaty of New Echota" and was considered to have betrayed the Cherokee people for this decision.

Elias Boudinot: a Cherokee who traveled to Connecticut to earn a college education. Boudinot was exposed to discrimination while studying the North. After college, Boudinot returned to the Cherokee Nation and helped establish a newspaper "The Phoenix".

Samuel Worcester: a Northern missionary who traveled to live and work with the Cherokee of Georgia. Worcester became an advocate for the Cherokee and fought for their right to remain on their land.

John Ridge: Major Ridge's son who signed the Treaty of New Echota.

Whose Who of the Jackson Era.

Tonight for homework use your notes, the textbook, and the internet to describe the following important people from the Age of Jackson. Be sure to explain how the person is connected to Andrew Jackson or Jackson's Administrations. Use the Henry Clay example as a guide for your responses.

Henry Clay:Speaker of the House and member of the Whig Party. Clay used his influence in Congress to help get John Quincy Adams elected President in 1824. Clay was one of Jackson's fiercest opponents.

John C. Calhoun

Thomas Hart Benton

Nicholas Biddle

John Quincy Adams

Rachel Jackson

Daniel Webster

Martin Van Buren

James Monroe

Lewis Cass

Chief John Ross

Chief Justice John Marshall

Samuel Worcester

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)

Major Ridge

John Ridge

The Nullification Crisis

In 1830, a tariff was placed on imported goods to America. This additional tax increased the price of products coming to the United States from Europe. Lawmakers who wrote and approved of the tax were hoping to protect Northern factories and businesses. Companies from cities and towns like Lowell were competing against companies from England in the textile market.

For a plantation owner or a yeoman farmer in the South the tariff was an economic burden. Goods from Great Britain were typically cheaper then American made products. A farmer could enter a store and purchase a pair of shoes from England that would cost them (i'm making this number up) $1.00 while shoes from Lynn would cost him $2.00. Once the tariff was in place, the shoes from Britain would end up costing more money then the shoes that were made in the U.S. These protective tariffs would force people from the South to buy goods that were made in the North. Many Southerners objected to the tax because it was costing them to pay more.

Britain is going to respond to the American tariff with a tariff of their own. They place a tax on American goods that were being imported to Great Britain. These goods included: rice, tobacco, flour, cotton, sugar, and indigo. All goods that were being grown in the American South. Once that tax was put in place many British companies started to not purchase goods from America, choosing to buy cotton from China, Egypt, and India. American farmers of the South were now hurt by falling prices in their exports in addition to high prices for manufactured goods.

Vice-President John C. Calhoun was against the tariff and called for the federal government to remove the tariff. Jackson and Calhoun had some heated exchanges regarding the tax. Calhoun would resign the following year and travel back to South Carolina to help lawmakers there plan on handling the issue. Calhoun would find his answer to the crisis by seeing how other states had responded to unpopular federal law.

His answer was the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. During the Presidency of John Adams, the Alien and Sedition Act were passed. Both of these laws were criticized for being unfair and unconstitutional. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drafted a resolution for Virginia and Kentucky which said that a state had the right to cancel a federal law that was unfair. Since the Alien and Sedition Act were never brought to the Supreme Court, nobody really knew what the answer was. Calhoun felt that the V and K Resolutions were a precedent for other states to follow.

Lawmakers met in Colombia South Carolina and voted to not pay the tariff. Soon other state representatives were being asked by people from South Carolina if they would consider joining South Carolina in breaking away from the Union.

Washington D.C. was filled with talk of Civil War. Jackson began to meet with military advisors to see what would be the best way to defeat South Carolina if they withdrew from the Union. Jackson let in be known publicly that he would not let South Carolina leave the Union. To Jackson the country was not a league, with each state a member that can choose to leave whenever it wanted to. "The Constitution forms a government, not a league."

Ultimately Jackson would win over Calhoun on the issue of Nullification. South Carolina eventually backed down, and Congress voted to lower the tariff shortly after. Calhoun would serve in the Senate until the 1850s becoming a symbol of state's rights. For Jackson the victory would increase his popularity and have him earn high marks with historians decades after his death. The issue over state's rights would not go away however.

Dr. King Speech

MLK assembly Quotes

Mr. Chisum, Ms. Rease, and Ms. Gordon are looking for a few students who are willing to speak at the MLK assembly on Friday about Martin Luther King’s ideas. The theme of this year’s assembly is using one’s voice to affect change.

Directions:

Choose one or more quotes below and write a short response to them. Your speech can be 1-2 minutes long. The office will choose a small people to speak at the assembly. Some possible questions to explore in your writing:

· What do the quote(s) mean?

· Why do they still matter today?

· How might these ideas connect to WMS?

· Can you describe a time this quote has applied to your life?

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.”

“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Andrew Jackson Questions

Read Sections 14.1, 14.2, and 14.4 in Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy. Use the reading as well as your notes to answer the following questions.

1. What were two of the false accusations that John Quincy Adams faced in the election of 1828?

2. Why were more Americans eligible to vote in the 1828 election than in the election of 1824?

What changes were made?

3. How did Henry Clay help get John Quincy Adams elected in 1824?

4. Andrew Jackson saw himself as a true representative of the common man and promised to return the government to the people. How accurate is Jackson's claim to be "one of the people"? What are some reasons that would prove that he had less in common with most Americans?

5. Explain what the "spoils system" was.

6. What was the "kitchen cabinet"?

Lewis and Clark Questions

After reading and marking up today's handout please answer the following questions.

1. What were two of the goals for the Corps of Discovery?

2. How many different Native American groups did the Lewis and Clark Expedition encounter?

3. What were two tribes that had hostile encounters with the Corps?

4. Why would having members of the Exhibition that were part Native American be important to Lewis and Clark?

5. Explain the ritual that when the Corps encountered a new tribe.

6. How did Lewis and Clark use medicine for bartering with Native Americans?

7. Explain one of the conflicts between the Corps of Discovery and Native Americans. Be sure to include the cause of the problem and what tribe(s) were involved.