The song was written during the War of 1812; often referred to as the Second War of Independence. It's also known as one of the most overlooked wars in United States history, often bookended by the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. ... However, this is not true, as the War of 1812 was a war over America's struggle to maintain independence from Great Britain and confirm its legitimacy as a nation. ... This resulted in a war that had significant long-term impacts and affirmed America's independence, leading many to call it the "Second War for Independence.... " Great Brit...

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"Dances with Wolves" is a movie that takes place in the western United States during the Civil War era. ... By the Civil war era, thousands of Native Americans have already been persecuted and evacuated from their land so they would not be so peaceful with any white men. ...

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The next era is known as the arrival of the salty men. ... This era lasted from 1600 to about 1800. ... A British man by the name of Captain Samuel Argall names the bay and river after Sir Thomas West, Lord De La War, and the governor of Jamestown. ... This brings us to the Industrial Revolution era. ... The modern era now begins. ...

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Not only did the Colt impact the general public's perception of fire arms, it affected how wars are fought. Colt firearms have been the sidearm of choice through much of American military history, ranging from the Colt Model 1860's use through the Civil War to the Colt Model 1911A1 in World War II. ... War and life as we know it could be very different if it wasn't for Samuel Colt. ... Additionally it has changed the face of armed combat with the introduction of multi-shot firearms and thereby altering the way wars were fought and won. ... It was developed based on early princi...

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His election marked an end of a political era dominated by the planter aristocracy of Virginia and the commercial aristocracy of New England. ... Prior to his presidency, Jackson was very active in war and politics. ... The Black Hawk War of 1832 and the Seminole War that was renewed in 1835 represented the last efforts of the eastern Native Americans to retain their ancestral lands. ... When this war between Biddle and Jackson was over, Jackson had won his greatest political victory, and the Second Bank of the United States passed out of existence when its charter expired in 1836. ...

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The fifty years period between the war of 1812 and the Civil War is called the Jacksonian Age. ... He led troops against them in both the Creek War and the First Seminole War and during his first administration the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. ... Although his presidency was described as an "era of good feelings" and he was said to have paid off the national debt, he was using the presidency for his own gain. ...

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When conflicts started arising later, they were decided on the battlefield, by means of war, threats and military agreements. ... None of the tribes were allowed to enter the war on their own. ... Benjamin Franklin and other American leaders of the era knew about this league. ... It also fought on British side in the war against France, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. It is possible that without the support of the League of the Iroquois that the British would not have won the war. ...

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The fight in the 1833-34 session of Congress was fierce, but the Jacksonians held firm, and Jackson won the bank war. ... Many of them were replaced not for political reasons, but because they had misused government funds or were corrupt.1 (p.240) Andrew Jackson's presidency was known as the era of the common man. ...

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"1) The Paleo-Indian Period 2) The Archaic Period 3) The Woodland Tradition 4) The Mississippian Period and 5) The Historic Era. ... One of the most tragic of all wars is civil war. ... One of the few wars fought in North America was the Civil War. ... The consequences of the Civil War effected the soldiers during the war and during postwar. ... There are several opinions about the war, and one can only judge within their self the true meaning behind the Civil War and any other war for that matter. ...

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As a man of the Romantic Era he saw them as unspoiled, the "noble savage". ... Perhaps this comparison with Europe's heroic era was to support his defense of all things American. ... In Notes, perhaps Jefferson's greatest scientific work, he listed the tribes with a fullness and precision that were uncommon of his era. ... William Apess, a Native American of mixed Pequot and white parentage who fought for the United States in the War of 1812, became a Methodist minister in 1829, and championed the rights of the Mashpee tribe on Cape Cod in the 1830s. ...

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For example Indian hunters hunted animals based on demand and not on need as they once did depleting the animal populations and causing competition for hunting grounds and creating inter-tribal wars. ...

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He then went on to create some of the most contemporary and even cubistic art of his era. ... During World War II Oscar Howe spent three and a half years touring around North Africa, Italy and Germany. ... After the war he financed her trip to America with his first national award. ... The title of this piece is "War Dancer". ...

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The Navajo are one of the largest indigenous tribes of North America. They are commonly referred to as Native Americans or Indians in American culture but the Navajo tribe call themselves Dineh, which means "the people". "The Dineh have a strong tradition of oneness with the land, and fully believe ...

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