Take the following primary document as a point of departure to compose a ten page scholarly research paper (double spaced 12 point font with Chicago style footnotes). Excellent papers will connect these primary documents to as many of the themes we have explored in this course as possible. Your paper should have an argumenta point of view. It should not ramble or data dump or bring up readings not directly relevant to the primary document. It should, instead, attempt to make sense of the primary document by citing as many of the readings you believe are essential in advancing a full understanding of the primary source and its historical context. While you may find that your paper will benefit from a little bit of extra background research on the topic (and you should certainly cite those external sources that you either have read in other classes or looked up in attempt to better understand these particular documents) this is not a requirement. The best papers will abide in a deeply analytic thought process. Challenge yourself to be extra-brainy here. Think hard about the big ideas of this course through the very small spaces that these documents represent. Colossal themes are hidden in nearly every sentence of these documents. So read carefully, think even more carefully, and then write with precision. Great papers will question everything (sources, motives, veracity, etc.) while still practicing historical empathy for subjects that we are always only capable of partially understanding. Analyze dont summarize. While moral and ethic judgments of past historical actors (either positive or negative) are certainly welcome, the bulk of your paper should try to convey to your reader the significance of this particular historical document given the wider narratives that we are currently exploring about the Atlantic world. In other words, think of these primary documents as entry points to dig more deeply into the course material you have already read. The hope is that these documents can help you think about what you already know in new waysto provide you a chance to show what you knowand write about it all in a convincing way

The Cherokee Nation vs. the American Nation

Analyze the following public declarations by connecting them to the readings thus far along with

any external sources that you believe are relevant. You should avoid summary and, instead,

make a historical argument about the significance of the document in light of the larger span of

Atlantic history you have been learning about thus far.