Step 1: Research
Welcome to the first step of this project! Throughout this step, you will research the Indian Removal Act by reading through background information and five additional documents, including four primary sources and one secondary source.
Take your time with this step and be thorough in your research. The guiding questions in your graphic organizer are designed to help you understand the different perspectives of each document, and if you answer each question thoughtfully you should have all the information you need to craft a great argumentative essay once you finish Step 1.
Directions: Explore each link below and answer the guiding questions in your graphic organizer.
Background Information
Document 1: Andrew Jackson's State of the Union Address
Document 2: Memorial of the Cherokee Nation
Document 3: Report of the Secretary of War
Document 4: Senator Sprague's Speech
Document 5: Textbook Excerpt
Take your time with this step and be thorough in your research. The guiding questions in your graphic organizer are designed to help you understand the different perspectives of each document, and if you answer each question thoughtfully you should have all the information you need to craft a great argumentative essay once you finish Step 1.
Directions: Explore each link below and answer the guiding questions in your graphic organizer.
Background Information
Document 1: Andrew Jackson's State of the Union Address
Document 2: Memorial of the Cherokee Nation
Document 3: Report of the Secretary of War
Document 4: Senator Sprague's Speech
Document 5: Textbook Excerpt