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    The American Indian: 1609 to 1865 The Effects of the Removal on American Indian Tribes: Resistance and Removal “The utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians‚ their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent‚ and in their property‚ rights‚ liberty‚ they shall never be invaded or disturbed‚ unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress.” Northwest Ordinance‚ 13 July 1787 From the time‚ the first colonies were settled in America‚ relations

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    AP US History DBQ: Native Americans-White Relations‚ 1800-1850 In the time period of 1800-1850 white Americans expanded across the vast lands on the western side of the continent and regularly encountered conflict with various Indian nations. In these documents‚ interactions for the various Indian nations were subjected to different cultivation between each tribe per say that there were responses that filled different needs and demands. Some tribes provided benefits such as agriculture and household

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    The French Quarter The French Quarter of New Orleans was one of many parts along the Mississippi river area affected by the French Empire. The French Quarter‚ also known as Vieux Carre (Old Square in French) ‚ is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. It was founded by naval officer Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1721. It was originally founded as a military style grid. The neighborhood is not very big‚ with only an area of 0.66 square miles. Bienville was the governor

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    They were in a foreign place. The Seminoles‚ Creeks‚ Cherokees‚ Choctaws‚ and Chickasaws Indian tribes are just a few examples of the Indians removed from their homes (Doc 4). In document four you can see that they all came from very different and unique lands and were all simply grouped into one territory. Andrew Jackson

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    The movie “Escape from Alcatraz” is based upon true events and tells the story of one of the most famous prison escapes in history. It features the 1962 escape of Alcatraz lead by Frank Morris and his accomplishes. The movie portrays the process of the escape from start to end‚ based upon the book “Escape from Alcatraz”‚ a 1963 nonfiction book written by J. Campbell Bruce. The movie follows closely to the story‚ however it also differs in many ways. Some of these include physical descriptions‚ character

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    pressured the federal government to make sure the Indian Removal Act was put into effect. Settlers called a particular group of southeast Native American groups the “Five Civilized Tribes.” These five groups were the Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ and Seminole. The five groups established representative governments. In 1827‚ three years before Congress passed the Indian Removal Act‚ the Cherokee established the Cherokee Nation. They created a government based on their own

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    Affadavit Charge 1: NONE Charge 2: Disobeyed the supreme court ruling of Worcester v.s Georgia by allowing Georgia to enforce its unconstitutional laws concerning the Cherokee nation‚ my people‚ and myself. These laws annexed my people’s land to the government of Georgia‚ abolished our democratic government making our elections illegal‚ and then raffling off our land to whites. As stated in the court ruling by John Marshall “The Cherokee nation‚ then‚ is a distinct community‚ occupying its own

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    Andrew Hoover Mrs. Abrams/Mr. Gazette English/Social Studies March 14‚ 2015 Andrew Jackson “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do‚ but not‚ doing it” Andrew Jackson (A. Jackson Quotes‚) During Jacksons term as president he made a lot of mistakes. Some considered his top three mistakes were fighting the Second National Bank‚ which could have helped the U.S. a lot by saving us from debt‚ using the spoils system while he was a president‚ and creating the Indian

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    intended to keep. Also the Americans thirst for land made it almost inevitable that the Indians were going to be removed . The slow disappearance of the Indians‚ specifically the five “civilized” tribes east of the Mississippi River: Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ Chickasaw and Seminoles began well before the actual ratification of the Indian Removal Act. Before this Act was actually realized‚ the process of removing the Native Americans had already begun as European Americans advanced to the west. 

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    US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses

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