In the first half of the 19th Century, a number of groups within the United States
struggled to assert their rights. In the case of both Native Americans and African
Americans, the obstacles to full inclusion in the U.S. polity, economy, and society gave
a special importance to the articulation of a unique identity distinct from the dominant
white culture. However, it also meant that these groups would need to assert their
identity as American in order to claim equal rights. Attempts to improve or escape the
condition of bondage/exclusion were complicated by the fact that they encountered a
range of attitudes from the white people they encountered. Discuss the ways in which
these two groups were denied rights and freedom yet sought as much control as
possible in any relevant primary sources from Sources, Vicki Rozema’s Voices from the
Trail of Tears and Frederick Douglas’ Narrative of the Life of an American Slave. Remember
to consider the different circumstances of their marginalized conditions.
the sources are below
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23/23-h/23-h.htm#link2HCH0001
https://oglethorpe.instructure.com/files/259883/download?download_frd=1
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/servlaws.html
http://nativeamericanprophecy.com/prophecy-shawnee-tecumseh-tenskwatawa.htm
https://oglethorpe.instructure.com/files/295283/download?download_frd=1
