Module 10 Short Answer Assignment
Completion requirements
Opened: Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 12:00 AM
Due: Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
In addition to 3-5 sentences provide the section of the textbook you found your answer with each of your responses.
- What were some of the social and cultural beliefs that became widespread during the Age of Jackson? What lay behind these beliefs, and do you observe any of them in American culture today?
- Were the political changes of the early nineteenth century positive or negative? Explain your opinion.
- 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?
- How did depictions of Indians in popular culture help to sway popular opinion? Does modern popular culture continue to wield this kind of power over us? Why or why not?
- Does Alexis de Tocqueville’s argument about the tyranny of the majority reflect American democracy today? Provide examples to support your answer.
Objectives:
This writing assignment aligns with course level objectives 1, 2, and 3 and module level objectives 1-4.