chapter 6
3. Thomas Jefferson berates…
What is it about the federalists that Jefferson objects to, specifically?
1. Chief Justice John Marshall…
Why does Marshall advocate for the primacy of the federal government?
chapter 7
1. Federalist Alexander Hamilton Cautions…
Why is Hamilton against helping the republic of France?
1. William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition…
What is William Clark’s brand of diplomacy toward the Native Americans?
chapter 8
1. President John Quincy Adams…
Why does Adams think that infrastructure is so important to the young nation?
5. Harriet Hanson Robinson, a “Lowell Girl” Describes Her Labor in a Textile Mill…
Discuss the description of Robinson’s labor in the Lowell Mills.
chapter 9
1. Vice President John C. Calhoun Argues That Tariffs Disadvantage the South…
What is Calhoun’s argument against the tariff?
1. President Andrew Jackson Vetoes the Bank Bill, 1832
Why does Jackson distrust the idea of this bill?
1. John L. O’Sullivan, a Democratic Newspaperman, Defines “Manifest Destiny,” 1845
How does O’Sullivan describe America’s manifest destiny?
chapter 10
1. Frances Trollope, an Englishwoman, Views a Religious Meeting in Indiana, 1829
How does this woman describe the religious meeting?
1. The Seneca Falls Convention Declares Women’s Rights, 1848
What is the importance of this convention, in American History?
chapter 12
1. Samuel Cartwright, A Southern Doctor, Theorizes About the Peculiar Diseases of Slaves, 1851
Discuss Cartwright’s ridiculous theories, and what they indicate about racism in the South at this time.
7. Harriet Jacobs Deplores Her Risks in Being a Female Slave, 1861
What does Jacobs say?
1. Southerner Mary Chestnut Describes Her Hatred of Slavery from a White Woman’s View, 1861
Why does Chesnut hate the institution of slavery?
chapter 13
1. Frederick Douglass Asks How a Slave Can Celebrate the Fourth of July, 1852
What does Douglass say about this issue?
1. Chief Justice Roger Taney Determines the Legal Status of Slaves, 1857
What does Taney’s decision mean to the outbreak of Civil War?
1. Abolitionist John Brown Makes His Last Statement to the Court Before Execution, 1859
Discuss John Brown…his past actions, and how he was viewed after Harper’s Ferry.
chapter 14
1. Senator Robert Toombs Compares Secession with the American Revolution, 1860
Why does Toombs compare the war for independence with secession?
1. Tally Simpson, a Confederate Soldier, Recounts the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
What does Simpson say about Gettysburg?
1. Sidney Andrews, a Northern Journalist, Reports on the Devastation of South Carolina, 1866
What does Andrew describe about the conditions in South Carolina?
