TST Professional Development Day

Social and Political Change in the 19th Century

The U.S. and the World in the 20th Century

"THE LEGACY OF INEQUITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY"

March 24, 2005
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES, Ithaca NY

Facilitators: Dr. Dan Lerner, Binghamton University
Mr. Tim Cooper, Binghamton University and Broome-Tioga BOCES

Focus on Primary Documents:
At the CTAH we emphasize teaching with documents. We believe that primary documents can draw students into history in ways that challenge and excite them. Through examining documents students are faced with the realities of history and they learn to be critical thinkers. Primary documents are an increasingly important part of the curriculum and are now used regularly in New York State standardized tests. Note: some of the websites below offer a mix of documents and accompanying narrative.

Today's Workshop:
In this workshop, we will explore a sampling of internet resources that address the theme of inequity in American History.

Tasks for the Session:

1. Brainstorming: What is inequity? How has it manifested in American history?

2. Group work: We will divide into three groups. In your groups, read through the documents housed on the websites below. Working together, we will do the following:

Create a CRQ that utilizes these documents to address the theme of inequity. The documents you select and the questions you create are entirely up to you. We will then reassemble, and the groups will present their work to one another.

Create a DBQ that utilizes these documents to address the theme of inequity. We will then reassemble, and the groups will present their work to one another.

WEB RESOURCES Page 1 | Page 2

I. NATIVE AMERICANS

U.S. Policy Prior to the Jackson Administration, 1705-1828

Treaty with the Delaware Indians, 1778

Indian Trade and Intercourse Act, 1790

Treaty of Greenville, 1795

An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to Preserve the Peace on the Frontiers, 1796

A Century of Conflict

Removal Act, 1830

The Cherokee Phoenix

Cherokee Nation v.Georgia, 1831

Worcester v. Georgia, 1832

First Hand Account of the Trail of Tears

The Dawes Act, 1887