The first chapter assigned this week in The American Yawp is called “Democracy in America.” Why? Why do you think academic historians refer to this era in textbooks as “Jacksonian democracy” or “democracy in America”? How does the history of the early- to mid-1800s align with your understanding of “democracy”? And how was this history *not* lined up with your understanding of “democracy”? Explain, using at least two specific examples. Optional thoughtpiece extension, only if you have time and headspace this week: If you had to name this chapter something else, what would it be and why?
REACTION POST: Reply to another student, taking on the historical persona of someone referenced in either module — either Democracy in America or Religion & Reform. (In other words, you are going to suspend disbelief and pretend that you have somehow gotten access to this post way back in the 1800s. Just go with it.) Your historical character could be an actual person or an informed but imagined persona. Examples are: a Seminole native Floridian, a runaway enslaved person, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Margaret O’Neill Timberlake “Peggy” Eaton, etc. Do you agree with what the student said in his/her/their post? Explain why or why not, respectfully, in about five complete sentences. Use at least one specific example to support your position.
for the reaction post you can just write do you agree with your post or not
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