Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13 Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing. Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication Read the following primary source: Link (website): Of Debates in Congress (Clay's Debate of the American System in 1832) (Links to an external site.) (Click on "Next Image" to see all pages of the debate: pp.258-262.) Then, address the following: Describe the idea of Henry Clay's "American System." Based on Clay's economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy? Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System. Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830 Read the following primary source: Link (website): Transcript of President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830) (Links to an external site.) Then, address the following: Evaluate the rationale that President Jackson used in the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River. Did the removal have the intended impact? Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Compare Jackson's actions toward Native Americans in the context of his First Inaugural Address with the path of events during the Trail of Tears. Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violate the principles found in the Declaration of Independence? Option 3: The Abolitionist Movement  Read the following primary source: Link (website): Declaration of Sentiments of American Anti-Slavery Society (1833) (Links to an external site.) (Click on arrows to view all images of the document. Click on plus and minus signs to enlarge or reduce size of images.) Then, address the following: Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators? Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought. Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement. Analyze how the women's rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.

Wk 2 Discussion - Approach to Learning [due Thurs]Discussion TopicPost a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member. In Week 1, we discussed the evolution of teaching mathematics and described meaningful learning experiences. Now let us take a closer look at differentiating mathematics instruction for primary-aged exceptional learners.Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: What is the significance of a teacher learning how an exceptional learner approaches mathematical tasks?How might this information be used for differentiation?Explain

What is the difference between a biological and a social view of race? Explain how race is a social construction rather than a biological one. Who has benefitted from the idea of separating people into categories based on their physical appearance, and then distributing resources based on those differences?