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    "Comfort Women" Historians estimate there were between 80‚000 and 200‚000 comfort women during World War II. Of these many were from the Korean peninsula‚ China‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Netherlands‚ and the Philippines. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) More than half of the 169 comfort women survivors in the Philippines were below age 20 when kidnapped by the now-defunct Japanese Imperial Army troops. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) Australian

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    India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many

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    G. Burnett English 101 A03 February 20 2011 Analysis Essay/Cause and Effect of Removal of the Cherokees By John G. Burnett During Andrew Jackson’s presidency from 1829 to 1837‚ a lot of controversial decisions were made. The removal of Cherokee Indians in the 1830’s was one‚ and this was more a change of the national policy than a reformulation. Since the Spanish came to the New World from the 1500’s‚ the continent’s inhabitants- Indians‚ were there. Beginning from the Washington government

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    Indian Removal Act “Like rain‚ the tears of anguish fell‚ sad moments locked in time …. Where each tear fell‚ as some will tell‚ will be seen a Cherokee rose‚” (“A Cherokee Rose” by Rick Brown)‚ tells that thousands of Cherokees were forced out of their homes and start heading west‚ during the trip to Oklahoma at least 4‚000 Cherokee died. Many Cherokees died suffering through cruel and unfair government. In 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act‚ which was a law that forced

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    vid=7&sid=24f22114-93a8-45a7-b75f-95127ae552c5%40sessionmgr4&hid=10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n9h&AN=17910229 Benchmarks: U.S. History -- Expansion & Manifest Destiny (1784-1860) Subject Terms: INDIANS of North America ; TRAIL of Tears‚ 1838-1839 ; CHEROKEE Indians -- Relocation ; JACKSON‚ Andrew‚ 1767-1845 ; SEMINOLE Indians ; UNITED States -- History -- 1815-1861 Authors: McGill‚ Sara Ann Source: Indian Removal & the Trail of Tears; 2009‚ p1(Click to view ’Table of Contents’)2p Publisher:

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    Compare and contrast the depiction of fatherhoods in Little Women and Treasure Island. When discussing fatherhood in relation to both novels‚ we see that in both‚ the father is either primarily absent or irrelevant to the plot. The element of fatherhood comes from the characters designed to replace or substitute the absent or lost fathers. Treasure Island finds two figures available for Jim to form a paternal relationship‚ and the moral juxtaposition they present has as much to do with Jim growing

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    Tyler Pape P. 3 APUSH Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal (1980 DBQ) Andrew Jackson’s presidency from 1829 to 1837 the decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to land west of the Mississippi River was made. This was more a change of the national policy rather than a reformulation of it. Since the Spanish came to the New World in the 1500’s‚ the Natives‚ were there. Starting with Washington’s administration in the 1790’s‚ the United States’ policy was to civilize the Natives and assimilate them

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    territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started to be invaded by the white man. The Cherokee Indians began to move to Arkansas. (Historical Context) I believe the Indians were taken advantage of and

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    nearby Native American Cherokee Indians. During his time with the Cherokee Indians Houston learned to speak the Cherokee language and their customs. Houston befriended the Cherokee Chief Oo-loo-te-ka and through his mentoring he gained the approval of the rest of the tribe. Sam learned from the Chief that it was better to seek peace during situations and war second; this knowledge would serve Houston later in his political career. When Houston was living with the Cherokee Indians he was tracked down

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    continue without interruption. American settlers’ hunger for Indian land‚ however‚ led to violent conflict in many cases‚ and succeeding treaties generally compelled tribes to cede large areas to the United States government. he Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Cherokee‚ Creek‚ and Seminole tribes lived originally in the area that now encompasses the states of Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Tennessee‚ and North Carolina. These groups defined their own identity in many ways‚ but an important one was their relationship

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