American History I

Response sheet 23, for class, Tuesday

1.  To what degree were the political principles voiced by Jackson and Ross different from each other?  To what degree were they similar to each other?  How did race figure into their respective arguments?



2.  Calhoun was typical in his tendency to think in terms of binary oppositions and single stories.  What were the traits he associated with “Americans”?  What were the traits he associated with non-“Americans”?



3a.  How did race fit into William Walker’s program for the takeover of Nicaragua?


3b.  How did the law?


3c.  How did land?