to Constitution‚ laws‚ and treaties of the US” 3. Only US had authority in Indian Affairs 4. Worcester was ordered free 5. All but one of justices agreed that the national (NOT state) could make laws affecting Cherokee Nation 6. President Andrew Jackson didn’t support decision- didn’t enforce the federal mandate
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walking through snow‚ they also died of the cold. The Trail of Tears took place due to the Indian Removal Act passed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. For years prior to the act‚ many disputes had taken place over land the Native Americans resided on. A previous law made it impossible for Native Americans to technically own land in the United States‚ then giving Jackson the ability to force them to relocate. Overall‚ the “Trail of Tears” is one of the many examples of how the English colonies and
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He had very little education; however he educated himself with many readings from his father’s library. Houston served as governor for Tennessee and Texas. He also served as a United States senator for thirteen years. . He befriended General Andrew Jackson and remarried three times. Houston was made the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was re-elected in 1841. He gave many speeches throughout the years. Houston died on July 26‚ 1863‚ in Huntsville‚ Texas. Sam Houston‚ fifth
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John C. Calhoun‚ Daniel Webster‚ and Henry Clay were all considered political giants who dominated the Pre-Civil War era. They were strong legislators and politicians‚ all taking a position in the House of Representatives and US Senate at some point in their lives. Each one was also Secretary of State and a great public speaker. Henry Clay was never elected president‚ but he still managed to have a tremendous impact over the country. He represented Kentucky in the Senate and the House of Representatives
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“democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong‚ Jackson insisted that they knew what was right by instinct -by the time of Jackson the “common man” gloried in ordinariness and made mediocrity a virtue
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treaties with many nations to increase trading Tried to resolve trade issues with British west-Indies Biggest Achievement: Tariff of Abominations Biggest Failure: He didn’t put much effort in resolving country’s foreign issues 7th President Andrew Jackson Dates: 1829-1837 Political Party: Democratic Domestic: Paid
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07.01 Are You Awake?—MyHistoryBook Profile Template Author: Natacha Martinez Instructor: Fruge Date: April‚ 4 2013 The Artifact Camp Meeting Song Lyrics Artifact Tell our audience about the artifact. I discovered an amazing historical song from a camping meeting in my grandparent’s attic. It is a song. The son was created by The Camp-meeting chorister in the year 1830. I think it was made because people loved to sing in the past. It is a song about freedom. People who would have read or
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Crockett began his military career in 1813. Crockett went to war when he got back he became a member of The House of Representatives in Tennessee. However he was not done‚ On November 3 under the power of Andrew Jackson‚ Crockett participated in the massacre of the Indian town of Tallushatchee. Once Crocketts time expired he went back home to his family the day before Christmas‚ and found his wife had died. Crockett re enlisted on september 28‚ 1814 as a third
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How To Write an A.P. U.S. History Thesis Statement What is a thesis? A thesis statement is the position a student is going to take‚ the argument that is going to be made. It is therefore the answer to the question being asked. What is not a thesis? The thesis statement is not a fact; it is an informed interpretation of the facts. Neither is the thesis/argument just an opinion. Instead‚ the thesis is the reasoned judgment of the student. Don’t understand the prompt
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Nunna daul Isunyi: “the Trail Where They Cried” The Cherokee Peoples’ Trail of Tears History 101 – American History to 1877 Professor Fliegelman February 19‚ 2011 Why did the relocation in the late 1830s of the Cherokee people come to be known as the “Trail of Tears”? The Cherokee people were forcefully removed from their ancestral lands and relocated to the west‚ a direction that in their beliefs had been associated with death. The thousand mile trek that followed
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