During the early 19th century‚ Americans poured into the backcountry of the south and began to move toward and into what is now Alabama and Mississippi‚ due to the Homestead Act. This act provided 160 acres of free land to any settler willing to live on it and improve it for five years. (Pg.440) However‚ during these times Indian tribes lived there and they appeared to be the main obstacle to the westward expansion. White American settlers petitioned to the federal government to remove the Native
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Before he was president‚ Andrew Jackson was a respected military leader‚ gaining glory at the Battle of New Orleans to end the War of 1812. Because of his toughness in battle‚ never backing down when the odds were against him‚ he became known as “Old Hickory”. He is also known as the “Common Man”. Before Jackson‚ most presidents had been born into wealthy families‚ had the best educations‚ and were part of the “elite” or upper class. Jackson‚ however‚ was born in a log cabin in the Appalachian
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The Cherokee tribe has many factors to its traditions. The main reasons why the Cherokee tribe still exists today is because the people of the tribe still are living the ways they lived before and believe the same principles. The creation of the tribe was during the 16th century‚ the tribe has great social skills and culturally advanced within the Native American tribes (Cherokee Nation). Without the traditions of holy water‚ the importance of the numbers four and seven‚ and the connection of the
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In the year 1830‚ the lives of the First Nations (American Indians) would be changed forever. They were forced to move from their homelands leaving almost all possessions¬ behind‚ suffering from disease and exposure to weather. One by one‚ all nations were made to move onto reservations‚ mainly in what is known today as Oklahoma. All because Whites wanted to keep pushing westward to expand their territory and find better land. White settlers wanted to find new and better land to grow crops and
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IdiMalikatah Lane December 10th Ida M Cannon Ida M. cannon‚ born in Milwaukee on july 27th‚ 1877. Ms. ida was the third child out of her four siblings in a stable two parent home. Ms. Ida was prominent in many ways in the social work community‚ she showed highlights in her career and great attributes. In this paper i will discuss Ms.Ida’s path to working in the social work field; along with her most important contributions. I will also discuss
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Examining the Civil War Examining the Civil War A war that originated because the nation was divided ultimately marked the beginning of a truly unified United States. The Civil War put to rest the increasing sectionalism that divided the North‚ the South‚ and the newly colonized West. At the root were the issues of slavery in the South‚ and the attempt of the Southern states to withdraw from the Union. Although many lives and untold millions were lost in personal belongings‚ livestock‚ and
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Summary of “Unsung Heroes.” In the article “Unsung Heroes” published in June 2000 issue of The Progressive‚ Howard Zinn argues that people must recognize unsung heroes and replace many national idols such as Andrew Jackson‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Theodore Roosevelt with more honorable people such as John Ross‚ Mark Twain‚ Emma Goldman‚ and Helen Keller. According to Mr. Zinn‚ historical figures‚ which are seen as national idols in America today‚ are presented to the public opinion in over-simplified
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The history of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians between the 19th and 20th century was no different than any other Indian tribe located east of the Mississippi River. They were treated poorly by the government‚ lived in poverty‚ were scantily educated‚ and many were forced to relocate from their homelands in Mississippi to the Oklahoma Indian territory. But because of the hard work of one Indian Chief‚ Chief Phillip Martin‚ the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians now flourishes. Economic
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The generalization that‚ "The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790s than a change in that policy‚" is valid. Every since the American people arrived at the New World they have continually driven the Native Americans out of their native lands. Many people wanted to contribute to this removal of the Cherokees and their society. Knox
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While Andrew Jackson was president of the United States‚ he was happy to pursue the news in the relation of the Indians Removal in the 1830’s. I believe Andrew Jackson is in a rush to remove the Indians because it will prevent differences between the General and State Governments on account of the Indians‚ and it will increase the size of civil populations. In the 1830’s‚ the Indian Removal was not the only event that was occurring. The Second Great Awakening was happening as well‚ which was a period
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