of the appalachians which is now Tennessee. He began working as a prosecuting attorney in the settlement that became nashville. Later on he set up private practice and then met and married Rachel Robards. Jackson grew prosperous and decided to build his own mansion called the Hermitage. In 1796 Jackson joined a convention that was drafting the new Tennessee state constitution. He was also the first to be elected to the U.S. house of representatives from Tennessee. Jackson ‚ who was a major war
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The AT In North Carolina Along the eastern United States runs a trail inching along from Georgia to Maine; this trail is known as the Appalachian Trail. It stretches for an amazing 2‚184.2 miles from Springer Mtn.‚ GA all the way to Katahdin‚ Maine. There are three types of hikers that attempt this life changing walkabout: the section hiker takes the trail and divides it up in sections to hike at separate times; the flip-flop hiker does sections of the trail in different places to avoid weather
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have finally come to a decision on where I can see myself for the coming years. I would like to attend ICC for a year and take my general education courses at a cheaper rate‚ after a year at ICC I would like to transfer to either the University of Tennessee or Illinois State University to study physical therapy. Although most do not agree that ICC is a wise choice I believe it would be best for me because I am not positive of what four-year school I want to go yet and financially it would be a smart
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qualify to teach first grade students in Woodstock‚ Tennessee. On May 4‚ 1884 I purchased a first class ticket to Nashville‚ Tennessee on the train‚ I was outrage when a train conductor order me to give up my seat for a white man I refused and I got off at the next stop after causing so much commotion (Baker‚ 1996). As soon as I reached Memphis I hired a lawyer and sued the railroad company and winning a settlement of five hundred dollars‚ but the Tennessee Supreme Court later overturned the decision. After
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today. Prior to European contact The Cherokee nation was a vast‚ covering most of the south-eastern region of what is now known as the United States from West Virginia‚ down the coast to North Carolina and South Carolina and throughout Kentucky‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia and Alabama. Unlike their nomadic cousins in the western plains‚ the Cherokee lived in permanent villages primarily along rivers which provided the rivercane and plaster used to make their homes
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Davy Crockett‚ the King of the Wild Frontier‚ was a great hunter‚ and fighter of war. He was also known as the best shooter in the east. Davy Crockett was born on August 17‚ 1786 in Greene County‚ Tennessee. David was the fifth child born in his family of nine. He lived with his parents John‚ and Rebecca Crockett. Davy’s father was a veteran in the American Revolutionary War. After the war John worked as a magistrate‚ a farmer‚ and a land speculator. David’s parents were poor‚ but they very worked
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were called Aniyunwiya Indians. They were the largest Native American Tribe. They lived in southeastern North America; George‚ Kentucky‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ Virginia and Tennessee. They were very friendly. In the early 1800’s they were forced to leave George‚ Kentucky‚ South Carolina‚ Virginia and Tennessee because of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy. The Cherokee Indians called their journey the Trail of Tears because they had little food and were very tired. Four thousand
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supply troops for both sides during the war). The Union forces continued to secure border states and in February 1962 won the Battle of Fort Henry in western Kentucky. From Kentucky Grant moved south along the Tennessee River into Conferate territory and took control of most of Tennessee. The most bloody battle at this point in the Civil War took place during this move down the Tennesee River. This bloody battle was the Battle of Shiloh. As Grant was fighting Shiloh‚ Union troops (Maj. General
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practice plays only a small part of the church service of churches that practice snake handling. Most religious snake handlers are still found in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States‚ especially in Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Kentucky‚ Tennessee‚ West Virginia‚ and Ohio. However‚ they are gaining greater recognition from news broadcasts‚ movies and books about the non-denominational movement. In 2001 there were about 40 small churches that practiced snake handling‚ most of them considered
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Andrew Jackson liked his vice president Martin Van Buren‚ who was elected president in 1836. After he became a lawyer‚ Jackson was then appointed colonel in the Tennessee militia. Jackson gained national fame through his role in the War of 1812. In his personal life he killed a man in a duel in 1806‚ over a matter of honor regarding his wife Rachel. Rachel was really married to a man called Captain Lewis Robards.
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