In the year 1830‚ the lives of the First Nations (American Indians) would be changed forever. They were forced to move from their homelands leaving almost all possessions¬ behind‚ suffering from disease and exposure to weather. One by one‚ all nations were made to move onto reservations‚ mainly in what is known today as Oklahoma. All because Whites wanted to keep pushing westward to expand their territory and find better land. White settlers wanted to find new and better land to grow crops and
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John C. Calhoun: The Starter of the Civil War If one person could be called the instigator of the Civil War‚ it was John C. Calhoun -- Unknown. The fact that he never wanted the South to break away from the United States as it would a decade after his death‚ his words and life ’s work made him the father of secession. In a very real way‚ he started the American Civil War. Slavery was the foundation of the antebellum South. More than any other characteristic‚ it defined Southern social‚ political
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Sam Houston and the American Southwest Sam Houston was born from Scottish-Irish decent. His forefathers were immigrants that had settled in Pennsylvania and migrated south towards Virginia. Houston’s grandfather‚ John Houston‚ established the successful Timber Ridge plantation and his father‚ Samuel Houston‚ was a member of the revolutionary army‚ attaining the rank of major. Sam Houston was born in 1793 the middle child of eight siblings. Sam’s father military service took its toll on the Houston’s
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1. George Washington (1789-1797) Neutrality Proclamation of 1763 stated that the U.S. would stay neutral and would not aid neither France or Great Britain Stayed neutral during French Revolution- Washington refused to take neither France nor Britain’s side during the war The First Cabinet: 1. John Adams- Vice President 2. Thomas Jefferson- Secretary of State 3. Edmund Randolph- Attorney General 4. Alexander Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury 5.Henry
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under the Pendleton Civil Service Act. The Pendleton Civil Service Act disesteemed the spoil system to create a merit system called the Civil Service Commission which classified government jobs and created a competitive test for them. By the time Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828‚ the Spoils System was in full in which political friends and
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Final Examination Study Guide Notes: 1. Bring a blank examination booklet to the examination. I will exchange your booklet for one from my supply as a precautionary measure to prevent cheating. 2. You may answer the questions in any order—just make sure you mark each question clearly. 3. You will have 80 minutes to complete the exam. You should try to spend approximately 40 minutes on the essay and 8 minutes on each identification question. Part I: Essay Question (50 points)
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Some escaped along the way and were caught and returned to the march like criminals. The Cherokee fought eviction through official channels‚ eventually winning support for independent status from the LIS. Supreme Court—a decision that prompted Jackson to say‚ "[Chief Justice] John Marshall has made his decision; let him enforce it now if he can. The Cherokee‚ which
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countries. Violence and anarchy were the results of these movements‚ with the native Indians often suffering the worst of the disorder. Often it took years for the broken countries to make stable governments and restore order and happiness. 2. Andrew Jackson‚ being a frontiersman‚ believed that white settlers had the right to seize Indian lands. After being pushed out of their lands all the way to Georgia‚ a deal was made to the Cherokees and Chickasaws‚ the deal stated that if the Indians would take
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transportation mobiles were improved during this revolution. Sectionalism (Political and Economic) – loyalty to a particular region. Jacksonian Democracy – the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Also refers to the era of the Second Party System (1830’s-1854) when the democratic attitude was the spirit. It promoted the strength of the presidency and executive branch at the expense of Congress while also seeking to broaden
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John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun was born March 18‚ 1782 in South Carolina. He was known as the "cast iron man" for his rigid defense of Southern beliefs and practices. Calhoun was elected into legislature in 1808. Two years later Calhoun moved into the House of Representatives. Calhoun is part of the Democratic Party. He also went to serve as a U.S Secretary of War and helped steer the United States into war with Great Britain. John C. Calhoun was elected into Congress in 1811. Calhoun supported
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