Paper1-Indian_Removal

History 17B De Anza College

Paper #1: Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal

Read your textbook on the subject of Indian removal, as well as the following documents from Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee nation. What was the historical context for Jackson's actions against the Indians? What was the “problem” that Jackson saw in the Indians’ place in the southern states? What was Jackson’s idea for solving the “Indian problem”? Did his ideas about Indians change over time? What were the consequences of Jackson’s policies?

Andrew Jackson’s Second Annual Message to Congress

Andrew Jackson’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress

Memorial of the Cherokee Nation

Use examples from the primary sources to explain your answer.

You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.

Typed, double-spaced, 12-point type, 800-1000 words, formatted according to MLA standards, and to be submitted to Turnitin.com via Canvas. (For aid on formatting, see the Purdue Owl Website.) Note: before sending the assignment, please rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-paper1.doc. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1.doc. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. That allows me to better keep track of the many papers that I received during the quarter.

Special Note on First Assignment: It is important that you read all of the comments that I write on your papers, not just the final points that each paper is given. For that reason, you will receive only one point for the first assignment. You will receive the rest of the points for that assignment (if any) when you e-mail me a one-sentence code that will be hidden in your paper when I return it to you along with my comments. The sentence will be grammatically correct, but it will stand out because it will not have anything to do with the paper or the comments on the paper. Simply copy that sentence and e-mail it to me, and I will reply with the rest of the points for that assignment.