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Part 2 – Essay: Answer one of the following (worth 40% of midterm total). DO NOT INCLUDE THE QUESTION. It will trigger a plagiarism warning. Do not include quotes or page numbers. An expected response will be 800-1000 words (no more than 1200). It is due (hard deadline) in 24 hours (Saturday at 3:30 pm) on the canvas assignment page.

1) The founding generation made decisions in the early decades of the nation that would shape the future of the US and its peoples. These included the wording of the Declaration of Independence, 1st Amendment to the Constitution, the 1790 Naturalization Act, and commitments to civic nationalism, slavery, and the notion of Empire of Liberty.  Discuss the significance of those commitments for at least four of the following: Andrew Jackson and other White frontier settlers, Irish Catholic immigrants, the Cherokee nation, Black Americans, the newly independent nations of Latin America. Refer to readings as well as lectures.

 

2) Robert Remini states in the conclusion to his chapter on Cherokee removal that: “Despite the obscene treatment accorded the Cherokees by the government, the tribe not only survived but endured. As Jackson predicted, they escaped the fate of many extinct eastern tribes. Cherokees today have their tribal identity, a living language, and at least three governmental bodies to provide for their needs. Would that the Yamasees, Mohegans, Pequots, Delawares, Narragansetts, and other such tribes could say the same.”

What would Wilma Mankiller say about this statement? What would she say about the issue of tribal survival, tribal identity, and the effects of removal? After discussing Mankiller’s views, explain how you would respond to Remini’s argument based on what we have read and discussed so far this quarter?

 

 

 

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