The American Vision © 2011 Virginia EditionUnit 2: The Young Republic, 1789-1850Historical Thinking ActivitiesFollow the steps below to locate primary sources, and then use those sources to write an essay that describes the different points of view about the position of the Cherokee Nation in the South in the nineteenth century. The essay should describe how the Cherokee attempted to adopt the culture of the Americans living around them, evaluate the success of the Cherokee in this attempt and determine if their efforts provided the legal basis for being treated as a sovereign nation. Assignment Task List Step 2: Read primary sources related to the Cherokee Nation's cultural development. Select two or more of the primary sources to use as source material to write your essay, or conduct a library or Internet search to find primary sources relevant to this topic. Thomas Jefferson's Address to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (January 10, 1806): Andrew Jackson's Second Annual Message (December 6, 1830): Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia (1831): Treaty of New Echota (December 29, 1835): Cherokee Letter Protesting the Treaty of New Echota (September 28, 1836): Step 3: Analyze the sources to determine the main argument or arguments put forth in each source. Step 4: Determine the point of view of the author of each primary source. Step 5: Write the essay. Interpret the arguments of your selected primary sources in your own words. In your essay, you should first explain the main idea(s) of each source's writer. Then, based on that analysis, you should draw a conclusion that answers the question: Did the Cherokee Nation have the legal right to fight their treatment under the terms of the Treaty of New Echota? Step 6: Review your work against the checklist below. Have you included all elements of a well-written essay? Revise your essay as needed.
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