Transcript week of Wednesday 23 January 2008

Last Week (Week Two):
• Indian Removal as an extension of American
reform ethic
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extension of American cultural values into the West
slavery and industrial development as paired values in
19th century American culture
ecological implications of Indian removal and westward
movement
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Moses and Stephen Austin as agents of “folk
imperialism” (a more active process)
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migration of wealth (capital) and influence into the West
urbanization/industrialization of the American West
Texas Revolution as an outgrowth of sectional conflicts
over slavery
Outline for Week 3 (week of Wednesday 23 January 2008)
1. Militarization and Reform: Legitimizing and Resisting Wars of Conquest in
19th century America
a. Week #3 Readings: Henretta, pp. 382-397; Chavez, pp. 52-116 (Documents
10-41) and pp. 7-32; Critical Thinking Module “Voices from Slavery”
b. Discussion Questions:
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Why did Mexico limit immigration from the U.S. after 1829 and by what
means did Americans in Texas and the U.S. respond?
- How did Daniel Webster’s concerns about the Admission of Texas compare
with James Polk’s rationale for war in 1846?
- What arguments did opponents of the War present during the War, and how
did supporters of the war respond, before 1848?
- How did the experience of occupation influence American perceptions of
Mexico and Mexican perceptions of Americans?
c. Voices: Mary Boykin Chesnut, Hannah Valentine, Lethe Jackson, and authors of
Documents 10-41 in Chavez
Before Next Meeting (Monday)
• Reading assignment for Week Four:
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Henretta, pp. 398-441,
Chavez, pp. 118-139
Calloway, pp. 89-110
Critical Thinking Module “Who Freed the Slaves?”
Voices: Axalla John Hoole, Ernest Duveyier de Hauranne, Dolly Sumner Lunt,
John C. Calhoun, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Manuel Crscencio Rejón,
Nathan Clifford, California Land Act, California Landowners Petition, Juan N.
Sequín, Francisco Ramírez, Jerome Big Eagle, Strike the Ree, Medicine Cow,
Passing Hail, Little Bear, Bear Head
• Be prepared to discuss all voices not underlined at next meeting (Monday). Note
that the first two are drawn from the on-line Critical Thinking Module, accessible
through the Bedford/St.Martins website (as listed on my webpage)
• Roundtable #3 will be next Wednesday, addressing underlined voices, above, and
those listed for Week 5
Urban centers to 1830s
Roads and canals to 1830
Was westward migration a positive or negative factor
in the development of the United States?
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Westward migration as a challenge to US
leadership in 1820s & 1830s
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drained away U.S. capital and entrepreneurial talent
centrifugal forces pulling the U.S. in different
directions
Westward migration as a crisis of identity for the
United States:
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Who were Americans who did NOT move west?
How did the idea of solutions in the West affect people
not in the West?
Women and antislavery petitions, 1837-1838
Westward expansion, 1830-1839
A. Why are land sales concentrated
in these areas?
B. Who purchased these lands and
how were those purchases
financed?
1. Who were the sellers?
2. What were the terms of sale?
3. Who could afford the land?
4. To what purpose was the
land developed?
C. How did this form of expansion
influence the American
economy?
Bank Panic of 1837
Before Next Meeting (Monday)
• Reading assignment for Week Four:
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Henretta, pp. 398-441,
Chavez, pp. 118-139
Calloway, pp. 89-110
Critical Thinking Module “Who Freed the Slaves?”
Voices: Axalla John Hoole, Ernest Duveyier de Hauranne, Dolly Sumner Lunt,
John C. Calhoun, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Manuel Crscencio Rejón,
Nathan Clifford, California Land Act, California Landowners Petition, Juan N.
Sequín, Francisco Ramírez, Jerome Big Eagle, Strike the Ree, Medicine Cow,
Passing Hail, Little Bear, Bear Head
• Be prepared to discuss all voices not underlined at next meeting (Monday). Note
that the first two are drawn from the on-line Critical Thinking Module, accessible
through the Bedford/St.Martins website (as listed on my webpage)
• Roundtable #3 will be next Wednesday, addressing underlined voices, above, and
those listed for Week 5
C. Perceptions of Region in 19th Century America: Where in America
are these images?
B. Perceptions of the West
in 19th century America