To what extent did the period Jacksonian Democracy initiate threats to the rights of minority groups in America?

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Discussion Three Worksheet

Use the three primary source documents in the attached packet and Ch 10 in America: A

Narrative History to answer this prompt:

To what extent did the period Jacksonian Democracy initiate threats to the rights of

minority groups in America?

In your answer, be sure to address: 1. John C. Calhoun's concept of the concurrent

majority as a way to protect the minority rights of southern slaveholders. 2. The Cherokee

understanding of their national and individual rights, and the ways they were threatened

by the majority. 3. Attempts by northern free blacks to retain their right to vote in the face

of majority pressure.

Write a well-developed discussion post with an introduction that sets up the big issues and ends

with a clear argument, and a body paragraph for each of the follow-up questions. Each body

paragraph should have at least one direct quote from the corresponding primary source and one

quote from the textbook chapter 10 that relates to the issue along with your reasoning to prove

your points.

Please also respond to the posts of two classmates with a clear point and new evidence from the

textbook or primary sources.

Introduction:

Big Issues:

Main Argument:

1. John C. Calhoun's concept of the concurrent majority as a way to protect the

minority rights of southern slaveholders.

Main Point:

Primary Source Quote:

Textbook Quote:

2. The Cherokee understanding of their national and individual rights, and the

ways they were threatened by the majority.

Main Point:

Primary Source Quote:

Textbook Quote:

3. Attempts by northern free blacks to retain their right to vote in the face of

majority pressure.

Main Point:

Primary Source Quote:

Textbook Quote: