(SOLVED) HIST 405N WEEK 3 CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT

Week 3 Assignment: Case Study

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13
  • Lesson
  • 1 primary source that corresponds with your selected topic (noted in the topic instructions)
  • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Optional Resources to Explore
Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link:

Introduction
The purposes of each case study assignment include the following:

  • To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources
  • To advance critical thinking and writing skills
  • To compile a response to the prompts provided
  • To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions
Pick 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.

Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • Describe the idea of Henry Clay’s “American System.”
  • Based on Clay’s economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy?
  • Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.

Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • 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?
  • Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
  • 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.
  • Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violate the principles found in the Declaration of Independence?

Option 3: The Abolitionist Movement
Read the following primary source:

Then, address the following:

  • Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators?
  • Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought.
  • Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement.
  • Analyze how the women’s rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page
  • In-text citations that correspond with your end references

Grading
This activity will be graded based on W3 Case Study Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 3, 5

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

References

Library of Congress. (n.d.-a). Declaration of sentiments of the American anti-slavery society. Adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833. New York. Published by the American anti-slavery society, 142 Nassau Street. William S. https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.11801100/?st=gallery

Library of Congress. (n.d.-b). Of debates in Congress (Clay’s debate of the American system in 1832). https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llrd&fileName=011/llrd011.db&recNum=132

Our Documents. (n.d.). Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s message to Congress ‘On Indian removal’ (1830). https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=25&page=transcript

SOLUTION

Abolitionists as Reformers or Agitators

There are varying opinions on whether abolitionists were reformers or agitators. Abolitionists could be termed as responsible reformers. This is supported by the fact that they focused on putting an end to slavery, by emphasizing that every man is created equal (Corbet et al., 2016).  However, some abolitionists believed that slavery was unjust, and their arguments were right and non-negotiable. Considering the fact that some abolitionists were involved in some radical activities, such as violence, in the course of ending slavery, they can be termed as agitators. They did not provide any solution to the challenges that would emerge after end of slavery in the southern states that solely depended on slave labor. The responsible reformers on the other realm, agreed that in as much as slavery was wrong, ending it abruptly would be too extreme. They preferred a more gradual peace keeping process through limiting slavery to the south (Corbet et al., 2016). They were also against admission of more slave states into the Union.

Declaration of Independence and Antislavery

According to the American Anti-Slavery Society (1833), the declaration of independence, coined in the congress meeting in Philadelphia, assumed that all men are equal before God, and that God offered them the right to life, liberty, and happiness.

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