HIST 405N Week 3 Case Study Option 2
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 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Read the following primary source:
• Link (website): Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830)(Links to an external site.)
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?
