Defending and Redefining the Nation

Defending and Redefining the Nation

Also, read Chapter 10 – Jacksonian Democracy, 1820–1840 – and submit a text response to two of the following questions by Friday, October 23 at midnight.

YOU MUST ANSWER THESE TWO QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE READINGS AND LECTURES TO JUSTIFY YOUR RESPONSES

1 – If you were defending the Cherokee and other native nations before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1830s, what arguments would you make? If you were supporting Indian removal, what arguments would you make?

2 – Does Alexis de Tocqueville’s argument about the tyranny of the majority reflect American democracy today? Provide examples to support your answer.