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Zinn
- Chapter 7 - "As Long as Grass Grows or Water
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ZINN CHAPTER 7: Study Questions
"As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs"
- What is the major theme (recurring
idea) in this chapter?
- What evidence does Zinn cite
to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal?
- Contrast Thomas Jefferson’s
views as Secretary of State concerning Indian
policy with those during his presidency. Why
did his views change?
- Explain Zinn’s use of
irony when describing the Battle of Horseshoe
Bend?
- How does Andrew Jackson’s
early political/military career foreshadow his
Indian policies as President?
- How does Zinn’s view
of the War of 1812 contrast with traditional
histories?
- Create a basic outline of Jackson’s
Indian-related activities and their significance
prior to his presidency (treaties, land speculation,
etc.)
- Explain Zinn’s view of
Arthur Schlesinger’s The Age of Jackson
and Marvin Meyers’ The Jacksonian Persuasion.
- Describe evidence Zinn utilizes
to assess the views of Lewis Cass vis-à-vis
Native American policy.
- Create a table illustrating
the fate of major Southeastern Indian tribes.
- To what extent did the Cherokee
nation change its culture in order to survive
within the U.S?
- For what purpose does Zinn
juxtapose the Nullification Controversy of 1832
and the enforcement of Worcester v. Georgia?
- Explain the significance of
the phrase: "As long as grass grows or
water runs."
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