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    1817‚ the president commissioned General Jackson to stop raiders‚ and if necessary‚ pursue them across the borders into Spanish west Florida. Jackson carried beyond the instructions; he led a force of militia into Florida‚ destroyed Seminole villages‚ hanged two Seminole villages‚ and drove out the Spanish government. Worried‚ Spain turned over all of its possessions in Florida and its own claims in the Oregon Territory to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty

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    Jackson commanded the American forces‚ which included Tennessee militia‚ U.S. regulars‚ and Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ and Lower Creek warriors. Jackson served in the military again during the First Seminole War. He was ordered by President James Monroe in December 1817 to lead a campaign in Georgia against the Seminole and Creek Indians. In January 1835‚ Jackson paid off the entire national debt‚ the only time in U.S. history that

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    Presidential Outline: Andrew Jackson I. Andrew Jackson a. March 15‚ 1767 – June 8‚ 1845 b. 61 years old II. No formal education; Occupation: Major General in the military‚ lawyer in North Carolina and Tennessee‚ Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court‚ military governor of Florida‚ also became a US Senator III. Democratic Party IV. John Quincy Adams: Federalist‚ Democratic-Republican‚ Whig Party; Henry Clay: Whig Party V. The main campaign issue was the Bank of the United States‚

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    and it grew to be more coveted as white settlers flooded the region. • The Indian Removal Act opened up the lands to white settlement still held by Indians • The five major tribes who were affected were the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ and Seminole. They are known as the “Civilized Tribes”. • One method was to adopt Anglo-American practices such as large-scale farming‚ Western education‚ and slave-holding. They adopted this policy of assimilation in an attempt to coexist with settlers and

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    entertainment media (specifically televised ‘bandstand’ formats). What started as an attempt to re-brand‚ or re-cast‚ blacks in mainstream American media quickly became a cultural‚ social‚ and economic phenomenon of its own. Although the show is seminole for a whole host of reasons in terms of achievement for black entrepreneurs‚ musicians‚ and the like‚ what I find more compelling is the way the program became an agent for black culture and its evolution from the shows inception to finale‚ as well

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    AMBERGRIS CAYE‚ BELIZE Ambergris caye‚ Belize would be our destination. This is Belize’s largest island is not an overdeveloped place to go. We would stay in San Pedro since is the only town located in the island.We would fly an airplane from Seminole‚Tx to Ambergris Caye‚ but we would make a two day stop in la tuna Sinaloa where we will stay at el chapo’s house. For this journey I would take Donald Trump‚ the main reason why I would take him with me on this trip is because he’s a racist person

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    Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan) (November 28‚ 1967 – February 8‚ 2007)‚ was an American model‚ actress‚ and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy‚ becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies‚ including Guess jeans and Lane Bryant. Smith dropped out of high school at age 15 and was married in 1985. Her highly publicized second marriage to oil business mogul‚ J. Howard Marshall‚ 62 years her senior‚ resulted in speculation that

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    Fakahatchee Strand. Susan states “He loves doing things the hard way‚ especially if it means that he gets to do what he wants to do but also gets to leave everyone else wondering how he managed to get away with it (5)”. On December 21‚ 1994 John and three Seminole men were arrested because

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    The Trail of Tears was a harsh and inhumane event that happened in the 1830’s. Indian tribes were forced off of their land and they were involuntarily relocated to what is now Oklahoma. There was fear and resentment among the white settlers when it came to their Native American adversaries. They were a different kind of people than the whites when it came to how they lived‚ spoke‚ dressed and as well as their religious beliefs. This unfamiliarity with them led to the settlers believing that they

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    British supplied the Creeks with weapons to fight against the U.S. army. These Indians were joined with other Indians and also blacks. The U.S. grouped them together and called them the Seminole. After the War of 1812 the Seminoles were left with a fort which was referred to as the Negro fort. A group of Seminoles from this fort killed some American soldiers and Jackson’s rage soon ensued. He determined that he needed to destroy this fort completely. A supply fleet was sent to test whether or not

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