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:
• Of Debates in Congress (Clay's Debate of the American System in 1832) Cl, (Click on "Next Image" to see all pages of the debate: pp.258-262.) [i have attached image for this option]
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: 

• Transcript of President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress On Indian Removal' (1830)

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

 
Requirements
• 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.

 
Outcomes

CO 1: Examine change over time in migration and settlement that contributed to di\
United States.

CO 3: Explain the influence of historical events on American culture and society.
CO 5: Assess change over time in economy and/or technology.