1. William Loren Katz discusses in his book titled Black Indians Maroon Communities’ Resilience in early America. Who were the Maroon Communities and what peoples made up these communities?
2. What do you think the goal or aims were for these maroon communities? What were they looking to establish?
3. Summarize the events at Fort Negro. What role did Andrew Jackson play in these events?
4. Why were the Seminole communities unique regarding their relationship to American slavery?
5. What were the Seminole wars? Summarize the events discussed bye Katz.
6. Daniel Walker Howe discusses in his book titled What Hath God Wrought The Missouri controversy and its impact on American politics. How does Howe describe the controversy? Use specific examples from the passage.
7. What legislation did James Tallmadge propose? And what was his historical significance?
8. Howe Describes the Missouri controversy as 45 years of sectional conflict. What role did opening the Southwest to the cotton industry play in this controversy?
9. Summarize Howe’s passage concerning Jefferson’s ideas regarding emancipation. what constitutional issues arose when discussing new admission of statehood into the union? Use specific examples from the passage.
10. What two states were inextricably linked in the legislation concerning the Missouri controversy? Why were admission of these two states important?
11. According to Howe, what did the second Missouri compromise establish? How did this alter the perception of the constitution’s ratification?
