... everything west. This put Jefferson into a dilemma over its constitutionality. When he presented the treaties to the senate he told them it was unconstitutional but they didn't care and went ahead and signed it anyway. Jackson, like Jefferson, came into the spotlight during a time of war. The public enlightened Jefferson during the revolution and Jackson during the war of 1812. After ... a Spanish flag. Jackson neglected his boundaries though taking force to two Spanish posts and killing two Indian chiefs without ceremony. Congress had voted to discipline him for his actions but John Qu...

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... problems between the French and the British were growing, this would end up becoming the French and Indian war (1754-63), which showed to be opportunities for Washington to get ahead in life. He first gained publicity when, as adjutant of one of Virginia's four military districts, he was sent (October 1753) by Gov. Robert Dinwiddie on a fruitless mission to warn ... colonel and was made commander in chief of the Virginia troops, with responsibility for defending the frontier. In 1758 he took an major role in the successful attack by Gen. John Forbes against Fort Duquesne. In 1758 George...

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... -Council not only blockaded American ports for the purpose of searching and impressing American sailors, but also bottled up our trade with France and her allies. The British then went ahead and captured about a one thousand of our merchant vessels already in Europe when the Orders in Council were passed. Plus, the British had insulted our free navigation of the waters ... on two separate incidents they fired into American navel vessels (Doc A). The last reason for fighting the war was because of land. The War Hawks, led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, pushed the president to go to wa...

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