1. How did the vision of the future expressed by John Ross, Elias Boudinot, and David Walker compare with that of Andrew Jackson and Alexis de Tocqueville?

2. How did Jackson's opposition to the concentration of power compare with Sarah Grimké 's criticisms of the inequality of the sexes? To what extent would Jackson have agreed with Grimké and vice versa?

3. The Cherokees, Grimké , and Walker confronted powerful, widespread, and hostile attitudes and interests. What methods did they plan to use to change attitudes and overcome opposing interests? What were the principal ideas that both aided and hindered their efforts? How might Tocqueville have responded to their methods and goals?

4. Judging from the documents in this chapter, how did the experiences of the federal government, Cherokees, women, and abolitionists reflect the achievements and limitations of democracy and equality during the 1820s and 1830s?