nnRead/review the following resources for this activity:n

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• Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13

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• Lesson

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• 1 primary source that corresponds with your selected topic (noted in the topic instructions)

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• Minimum of 2 scholarly sources?(in addition to the textbook)

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nOptional Resources to ExplorenFeel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link:n

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• Link (website):?History Library Guide?(Links to an external site.)

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nIntroductionnThe purposes of each case study assignment include the following:n

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• To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources

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• To advance critical thinking and writing skills

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• To compile a response to the prompts provided

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• To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

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nInstructionsnPick 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.nnOption 1: The American System, Transportation, and CommunicationnRead the following primary source:n

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• Link (website):?Of Debates in Congress (Clay?s Debate of the American System in 1832)?(Links to an external site.)?(Click on ?Next Image? to see all pages of the debate: pp.258-262.)

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nThen, address the following:n

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• Describe the idea of Henry Clay?s ?American System.?

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• Based on Clay?s economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy?

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• Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.

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nOption 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830nRead the following primary source:n

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• Link (website):?Transcript of President Andrew Jackson?s Message to Congress ?On Indian Removal? (1830)?(Links to an external site.)

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nThen, address the following:n

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• 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?

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• Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

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• 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.

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• Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violate the principles found in the Declaration of Independence?

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nOption 3: The Abolitionist MovementnRead the following primary source:n

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• Link (website):?Declaration of Sentiments of American Anti-Slavery Society (1833)?(Links to an external site.)?(Click on arrows to view all images of the document. Click on plus and minus signs to enlarge or reduce size of images.)

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nThen, address the following:n

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• Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators?

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• Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought.

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• Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement.

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• Analyze how the women?s rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.

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nWriting Requirements (APA format)n

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• Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)

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• 1-inch margins

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• Double spaced

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• 12-point Times New Roman font

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• Title page

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• References page

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• In-text citations that correspond with your end references

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