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    It cannot be questioned that Andrew Jackson had extreme impact serving as the United States seventh president. He‚ along with many others of the time‚ believed that with the impact he had he was even a hero. The fact of the matter‚ however‚ is that many results of his impactful decisions were often not always for the benefit of the country. His personal values alone did not seek the country’s best interest. With the overall result of the choices that Jackson made‚ he was indeed not hero and only

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    “Old Hickory” was depicted as both a tyrant and a person of democratic ideals. Andrew Jackson had laid his mark on the history of the United States. Gaining reputation with his outstanding victory in the Battle of New Orleans‚ Jackson continued the flow of appealing to the people by running for the presidential role in 1824 and 1828. Aiming for the majority vote in the Election of 1828‚ Jackson’s presidential campaign sought to reform the government against the “corrupt bargain” that had taken place

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    Life was difficult for the Native Americans during the westward expansion of white settlers one example of this was the Indian Removal Act. This act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 gave Federal government the power to move any Native tribe‚ resulting in 5 major Natives tribes being forcibly relocated. Then using the Indian Removal Act 12‚000 Cherokee were forced to move out of their land during winter causing 4‚000 Cherokee deaths due to hunger‚ cold and disease. Another example

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    US History AP Outline Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: -The northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa

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    While President Andrew Jackson is often made out to be a villain for his treatment of the Native Americans‚ he is not to blame for the massive loss of life the tribes experienced. Most of the non-natives in the South‚ especially Georgia‚ supported the Indian Removal Act‚ shaping the South’s political views and putting pressure on Congress‚ the Senate‚ and Jackson himself. Eager to take on Native American lands‚ appetites were large for the Native Americans to be removed. With demand for the Native

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    Name: Christian James Wells Birth Date: June 24‚ 1995 Age: 14-18 Hometown/Address: 255 Ruggles Avenue Newport‚ Rhode Island 02840 http://www.planomatic.com/11849 Preliminary Education: The Pennfield School http://www.pennfield.org/ Secondary Education: The Normandy Academy of the Arts Concentration—Musical Theater/Acting Parents | Jennifer (Bishop) Wells | Age: 48Birth Date: August 19‚ 1961Occupation: Cofounder of Bishop & Wells Attorneys

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    alexis snodgrass block 4 8-30-17 Shawnee The Shawnee was a tribe that was originly from Tennesse. Later on the Shawny moved to other places such as Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ Ohio‚ South Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚‚ and Kansas. Following the Civil War the Shawnee Tribe decided to start moving and blending into the Cherokee tribe. That blended them both which lead to the Cherokee Shawnee tribe. The Shwnee tribe moved around alot. Which ment they never really had permenat shelters. They usually lived in wigwams

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    The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American organization in the United States. It was founded in 1968‚ with the purpose to eliminate discriminating against the Native Americans and to establish recognition of their treaty rights. The founders of this organization are Dennis Banks‚ Herb Powless‚ Clyde Belle court‚ Eddie Benton Banai‚ Russell Means‚ and many others. Russel Means is one of the earliest leaders of AIM. He is one of contemporary America’s best-known and prolific activists

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    The Dawes Act was a document that authorized the President of the United States to assess American Indian land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. Those who agreed to allotments would then be granted United States citizenship. During this time in the mid 1800s the United States and its citizens had their hearts set on Westward expansion. Americans were strongly encouraged by the belief of the “Manifest Destiny”‚ a widely held belief that settlers were destined by God to expand throughout

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    Daniel Boone was a hunter‚ farmer‚ explorer‚ and outdoorsman who contributed to the expansion of America during his lifetime by navigating through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. Daniel Boone was born on November 2‚ 1734‚ near Reading‚ Pennsylvania. Boone was sixth of eleven children born to Squire Boone‚ a land speculator and farmer‚ and Sarah Morgan. He was the son of Quaker parents who valued hard work. He learned some simple skills including blacksmithing but had very little formal education

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