Choose one out of the following:Chapter 9Women’s experiences in the market revolution were varied. Some women viewed working in the mills as freedom, while others viewed not working as a badge of freedom. Explain this apparent irony. Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 9Discuss transcendentalism and its impact on defining freedom. Who were the major transcendentalists? Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 10Discuss the ways liberty and freedom were used to justify the removal of the Indians in the 1830s. How did opponents of Indian removal use liberty and freedom? Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 10How did the nullification crisis illustrate the divide between North and South? Compare the significance of the nullification crisis with the Missouri Compromise. Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 11For the most part, white southerners defended the “peculiar institution” whether or not they had slaves, whether they were rich or poor, and whether they lived on large plantations or small farms. Why was this the case? Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 11Slaves did not just capitulate to their situation. What were some ways slaves resisted? How did they demonstrate a sense of semi-independence or self-worth? Why did masters allow some of this behavior? Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.” Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 12 The abolitionists’ greatest achievement lay in shattering the conspiracy of silence that hadsought to preserve national unity by suppressing public debate over slavery. Explain howthe abolitionists achieved this, and comment on how successful the movement was or wasnot. Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”Chapter 12Discuss the early feminist movement and the Seneca Falls Convention. Be sure to consider the activities and views of Angelina and Sarah Grimké, Margaret Fuller, Abby Kelley, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lydia Maria Child. What does each of these women have to say about the role of women in American society? Be sure to include in your response information from “Voices of Freedom.”PLEASE NOTE: Whichever topic you choose, you MUST use the relevant documents for your question from the chapters in Voice of Freedom book for History 7
