According to Hammond, what changes took place in the institution of slavery in the
Mississippi Valley before and after 1815? What can you infer remained the same
about slavery in the Mississippi Valley? Name two documents above that support
your understanding of Hammond’s arguments about changes in slavery during this
period. What in these documents supports your choices?Step 1 Historical causation
As you recall from Chapter 1, the term historical causation refers to the ways that things
change over time and also to the proximate (short-term) and long-term causes that precede
those changes. This prompt asks for two distinct features of slavery before and after 1815
and for the ways that the views of the historian John Craig Hammond agree with two pri-
mary documents. Complete the outline below to answer the prompt.I. What changes took place regarding the institution of slavery?
A. Hammond’s view
B. Document from this chapter
C. Document from this chapter
II. What stayed the same regarding the institution of slavery?
A. Hammond’s view
B. Document from this chapter
C. Document from this chapterStep 2 Historical interpretation
The prompt asks you to consider changes in slavery policies before and after 1815. It also
asks you to analyze primary source evidence and the points of view expressed in secondary
sources. This process of historical interpretation (introduced in Chapter 7) requires you to
draw reasonable conclusions that are based on the evidence and your own knowledge of
the era and to evaluate the conclusions that have been reached by other historians. How do
the documents agree with Hammond’s view?Document Main pointshow it agrees with
hammondKey words
and phrases
Doc. 9.5, Indian
Removal Act of 1830Hammond argues that
President Jackson’s
conquest of native
lands led to cessions of
land by natives to the
United StatesEnormous cessions of
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