Day 1
Practice the Skill
1. (a) “Thousands who are pressing for office do it upon the ground that they are
starving…”
(b) The letters requesting office could be read or the office-seekers interviewed
2. (a) “These hungry office-seekers…are dangerous contestants for the public purse…”
“It requires the greatest skill and judgment to pick men of honesty and integrity…”
(b) starving, perish, dangerous
3. (a) removals and appointments to office
(b) it is the President’s most “disagreeable duty”
4. The practice of offering gov’t jobs to supporters as political reward is dangerous and
unfair. A system is needed to choose the best candidate.
In 1828, a rumor spread that gold had been discovered in
the mountains of northern Georgia—land occupied by the
Cherokee Indians. “Gold-diggers” rushed to the area, much
to the alarm of both the Cherokee (who obviously resented
having their lands overrun) and the governor of Georgia
(who disliked having the unruly miners causing trouble in his
state). Both appealed to the federal government for help.
If you were President at this time, what would you do?
5 “Civilized” Tribes
Embraced
assimilation
Homes
Language
Dress
Religion
sagwu (one)
ta'li (two)
tso'I (three)
Nvgi (four)
Hisgi (five)
Sudali (six)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OdaG9F
Cayw
Galigwogi (seven)
Tsunela (eight)
Sonela (nine)
Sgohi (ten)
The Indian Removal Bill
To Pass or not to Pass…
Should all Indians living east of the
Mississippi River be moved, by
force if necessary, west of the
Mississippi to Indian Territory?
Making your argument
• Claim – Simply for or against Removal Bill
• Choose two pieces of evidence from the
worksheet OR use your textbook page 371
• Combine your evidence with your claim to
make your argument
• Choose one argument from the other side and
write a counter-claim – address the reason
they think the opposite is true and then reassert why you are still right! 
Indian Removal Act Passes in 1830
The
Removal
act passed
by a slim
• The
law authorized
the president
to
negotiate
with Indian
tribes(future
in the Southern
majority
– Davy
Crockett
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Congressmen
from
territory west of the Mississippi River in
Tennessee
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voted against
exchange at
forthe
theirtime
ancestral
removal
• The act enjoyed strong support from the nonnative
peoples of might
the South,
who were eager
What
arguments
Congressmen
like
to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five
Crockett
found most persuasive?
Civilizedhave
Tribes.
Indian Removal Act
BIG IDEA – THIS CASE
AFFIRMS THAT THE
CHEROKEE ARE AN
INDEPENDENT NATION AND
HAVE RIGHTS TO THEIR
LAND!
Active Reading
• Set a purpose! You are reading to answer a series
of questions, so read the questions first to see
what you are looking for
• Actively engage with the text - Use the
highlighter to highlight which parts of the text
line up with the questions
• Circle words or phrases that are unfamiliar to you
– Use a dictionary if needed or context clues to
help you
* You don’t need to know ALL the words to
understand the overall message
Bell Ringer!
• Take out your primary sources, questions and
letter (stapled from Friday)
• With a partner, review your “evidence” from
John Marshall’s decision (which quotes did
you pull out to answer the questions?)
• How will Jackson respond?
• What do you predict will happen next?
Trail of Tears
In 1838, the US Army drove more than 15,000 Cherokee to the west.
The Cherokee were forced onto a reservation in present-day Oklahoma.
It took them several months to move west, while thousands died along the journey.
“Trail of Tears”
• Trail of Tears – National Historic Trail Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LSkfmCj8J
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• Dave Matthews Band – “Don’t Drink the
Water”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psIuidkkLjI
Percentage of indigenous population
in different countries of the Americas
Can the government take my home?
• Yes! (But they have to pay you for it )
• Amendment 5 – “nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation”
(known as eminent domain or the “takings” clause)
The Jacksonian Era
Do you believe America is moving closer to or
farther away from its founding ideals?
Defend your position with examples
• Founding ideals:
-Equality
-Rights
-Liberty
-Opportunity
-Democracy