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    Jazzelle Film Techniques

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    is told that Jazzelle’s horse was found by the river and he believes the Cherokee may have taken him. Scene 2 Jerry is in his office very disturbed about how to rescue Jazzelle. This is a key moment in the film as this is when Mr. Smith appears. He informs Jerry that he used to help Mark‚ and he is now here to help Jerry. Furthermore‚ Mr. Smith tells Jerry that Jazzelle is on the other side of the river with the Cherokee. He instructs Jerry to get the town and their horses ready as he will guide

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    Marbury vs. Madison What was the case: Marbury was a soon-to-be appointed justice of the peace when Adam’s presidency came to an end‚ resulting in his successor‚ Thomas Jefferson denying credibility of the appointments because they were not completed during the time of Adam’s presidency. Jefferson’s Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ was asked to allow the commissions. Decision: The Supreme Court denied Marbury’s writ of mandamus and he was denied the commissions. Reasoning: Congress cannot expand

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    After years of assimilating to White culture and building a successful‚ independent economy‚ the question of whether or not Native Americans residing in the southern states and specifically the Cherokee in Georgia should be removed was hotly debated until the ratification of the Removal Act in 1830. Andrew Jackson‚ the man representing the federal government as the President of the United States‚ actively pursued the Removal Act despite his previous opinion of Natives being so savage it were better

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    friends‚ helping others and being a part of the most incredible organization‚ The Cherokee Charmers. The Cherokee Charmers was not only a drill team‚ it was a family‚ a family of girls working together to boost school spirit and even help others by spreading our positive attitudes. Walking into the first day of school knowing I was a part of this team made me light up like a light bulb. I had auditioned for the Cherokee Charmers over the summer with tons of other girls from my high school wanting

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    spoken quietly‚ indifferently‚ without emotion. Eight simple‚ short words. Yet that was the moment when I left my Mother." As the Cherokee Indians population were removed from their life long homes they were put into stockades. "Children rose to their feet and waved their little hands good-bye to their mountain homes‚ knowing they were leaving them forever." If the Cherokee Indians did not leave when they were told to they were arrested and had to make the trip in handcuffs. "A little sad face child

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    in the court room (156 men and 4 women) • 79 of the 160 were hanged • This is where Parker got his nickname as “The Hanging Judge” • Parker stated “let no guilty man escape” numerous times • People from all across the nation were tried by Judge Cherokee Bill • Real name is Crawford Goldsby • Known to kill anyone he didn’t like‚ and was a notorious killer in the western frontier • At the age of 7 he watched his dad be killed by the KKK which began his violence • Crawford’s first victim was Jake Lewis

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    historians view Jackson as a very controversial President‚ However historians will often agree that the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was not popular until‚ later on in retrospect but at the time seemed to be a viable option.” This area was home to the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations‚ in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans‚ were standing in the way of progress. Eager for land to raise cotton‚ the settlers pressured the federal government

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    Ordinance declared that the United States government shall never take the Indian’s property without their consent. Indians would not be disturbed either. This rule was not followed‚ it was broken. Native Americans‚ Tecumseh‚ Tenskawatawa‚ and the Cherokee of the Southern Eastern United States were not able to settle on their lands. In the 1700s some Native Americans nations the Shawnee‚ the Miami‚ the Wyandot shared the land of Ohio. They all settled in villages. White settlers in this region pushed

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    In 1819 Georgia appealed to the U.S. government to remove the Cherokee from Georgia lands. When the appeal failed‚ attempts were made to purchase the territory. Meanwhile‚ in 1820 the Cherokee established a governmental system modeled on that of the United States‚ with an elected principal chief‚ a senate‚ and a house of representatives. Because of this system‚ the Cherokee were included as one of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes. The

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    their efforts and claims for justice proved to be futile against the hypocritical Anglo-Americans policies‚ and thusly the Native Americans were unnecessarily removed from their home land. The removal of the Native Americans was not necessary. The Cherokee natives tried in many ways to appease the government. They conformed to Thomas Jefferson’s idea of a civilization program‚ binding themselves to the United States through a series of treaties and adopting an agricultural lifestyle. Jefferson believed

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