AP US History
Unit 4 – The New Republic
Zinn, Ch 7, “As Long As Grass Grows or Water Runs”
Read and annotate the packet. Then either write the answers to the
following questions on another sheet of paper or underline the passages that
pertain to each question, being sure that your annotations adequately
address each question.
1.
In what ways would the policy of Indian Removal benefit white
settlers?
2.
Give examples of white support of Indian rights and/or opposition
to Indian removal and discuss how successful they were in their
efforts.
3.
Describe the fate of the Creeks, Seminoles, and Cherokee,
respectively.
4.
Compare and contrast these two quotes:
A. Jackson, 1830: “There, beyond the limits of any State, in
possession of land of their own, which they shall possess as long as
grass grows or water runs.”
Speckled Snake, 1829: “Get a little further; you are too near me.”