Why does Jackson distinguish here between allowing the federal government to build roads under its own jurisdiction and allowing it to grant money to the states for this purpose? Jackson insists that federal appropriations to the states can be made only for projects that are national, not local. Does the president think it is easy or responsible to draw a clear line between national and local projects? Does the Maysville Road qualify as a national project? Why?
Write at paper comparing and contrasting the perspectives of the respective issue expressed in these documents. What do these documents reveal about democracy in America? Short essay should have a thesis statement at the end of your first paragraph outlining your interpretation of the document in argument form.
