Light Side Dark Side Project
Description:
In History we studied the Removal Act by writing an essay and creating an artifact, that both connected to history, and literature, and our overall motif. We first picked a historical event from the Antebellum period, that we researched. Then we chose a motif that coincided with our historical event. Our motif was the "Inherent goodness of man" (transcendentalism), which went with our history, The Trail of Tears. In our essay we argued that, Andrew Jackson believed he was doing good for both the Native Americans and his citizens by providing both primary and secondary sources. Our secondary source gave more of an overall explanation of the Removal Act and what it was. While our primary source was Andrew Jackson's message to congress, where he addressed the Removal act and its intentions, from his perspective.
Pillar:
This fits within the pillar of Recognize Perspectives because we explored the perspective of Andrew Jackson and what people felt at the time, rather than how people view the Trail of Tears now, looking back. This source address my overarching question in that it demonstrates how Native Americans were forced out of their traditional land, and moved to a more convenient area of land. This process impacted their culture and traditions immensely, and in return caused many gender roles to change.
In History we studied the Removal Act by writing an essay and creating an artifact, that both connected to history, and literature, and our overall motif. We first picked a historical event from the Antebellum period, that we researched. Then we chose a motif that coincided with our historical event. Our motif was the "Inherent goodness of man" (transcendentalism), which went with our history, The Trail of Tears. In our essay we argued that, Andrew Jackson believed he was doing good for both the Native Americans and his citizens by providing both primary and secondary sources. Our secondary source gave more of an overall explanation of the Removal Act and what it was. While our primary source was Andrew Jackson's message to congress, where he addressed the Removal act and its intentions, from his perspective.
Pillar:
This fits within the pillar of Recognize Perspectives because we explored the perspective of Andrew Jackson and what people felt at the time, rather than how people view the Trail of Tears now, looking back. This source address my overarching question in that it demonstrates how Native Americans were forced out of their traditional land, and moved to a more convenient area of land. This process impacted their culture and traditions immensely, and in return caused many gender roles to change.