History

1. Consider the following statement: “In preparing for the Cherokee removal, state and federal officials were motivated solely by desire to seize the natives’ land.” In your post, consider the following:

a. Does this statement present the full picture? Revise this statement to present a more complex explanation of the motivations that drove state and federal officials (and the white citizens of Georgia) during the years immediately preceding the Cherokee removal. Explain the choices you made in your revision.

b. Next, consider how you can take a similar approach to your own topic in order to more fully understand the historical complexity. What other viewpoints would you want to further explore in order to more fully understand your topic?

2. Respond to the following thesis statement. Your response should be two to three paragraphs long and should include your position on the issue. Cite at least three specific pieces of historical evidence.

In the long run, busing hurt Boston because it led to violent racial strife, contributed to white flight, and damaged the quality of the public school system.

3. Describe the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on the effort to expand civil rights for African Americans. How might the struggle for civil rights have evolved differently if Dr. King had not been killed?

Be sure to answer the following questions in your post:

· What were one or two specific consequences of Dr. King’s assassination?

· Do you think these events would have taken place even if Dr. King had not been assassinated? Why or why not?