... in Siberia, during the ice age. Then one day, a bridge appeared. The Cherokee followed the migrating animals in search of better land. They came onto American soil and traveled south to what is now Georgia and North Carolina. Once they settled, they began a new life style. The Cherokee had 7 different clans, the wolf, the wild potato, the paint, the blue, the long hair, the bird, and the deer. They are ... gathered berries and nuts, and sew baskets as well as pottery. The Cherokee used bows and arrows to hunt deer, bear, rabbit, and other forest animals. In the 1540's, Spanish explorer, ...

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... president. Their daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph served as White House hostess, and was the first to give birth in the presidential mansion in Washington, D.C.   Dolley Madison 1768-1849 James Madison's wife is the only first lady given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to respond to telegraph message-sent by inventor Samuel Morse. Elizabeth Monroe 1768-1830 ... James Monroe's wife ended the custom of a president's wife making the first social call on the wives of other officials in Washington - and the insulted women boycotted her White House ... ...

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... could get control of New Orleans then they would be able to send Soldiers up the Mississippi River, basically surrounding the United States. They also feared that it could bring the Spanish, the Indians, and the enslaved and free African Americans into the war. Andrew Jackson was the Commander in charge of the American forces that were sent to prevent this from happening. He was a Tennessee lawyer, planter ... helped turn him into a National Hero. The Era Of Good Feelings After the End of the War of 1812 the United States boasted a new sense of integrity and identity. The Rush-Bagot Tr...

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... in making available all relevant documents to the defense and that the district attorney not object to them being used as evidence for the Africans (Niven 467). On February 22, 1841 the case entered the Supreme Court. Adams pointed out that Spanish law enslaved the slaves illegally (The Amistad Case). The Court agreed with Adams, and the victory was a moral one for the abolitionists. In the election of 1840 Van Buren ran for ... P. Martin Van Buren. Chicago, Illinois: Reilly & Lee Co., 1964. "Martin Van Buren." Martin Van Buren. 15 December 2002 . Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: The Roma...

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Previous to the civil war rose two characters, two heroes, in Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. Both serve as compact symbols representing the ideology of their own generations. Jefferson exemplifies the aristocrat, the democratic politician, writer extraordinaire, and the pacifist. Jackson epitomizes the common man, the farmer, the politician, military prowess, and the democracy of the period. Together their philosophies define an age in American history. These philosophies however, ... many other southern American countries had their own revolutions and Spain was forced to take their tro...

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... possessed of reason and capable of learning both the best and worst habits of civilized Europeans." The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and Chickasaw tribes of the SouthEast were considered the "civilized" ones. From the beginning of the French and Indian war to the end of the Creek War, many white families had lost members to raids and battles on the frontier. It did not matter who had inflicted ... land and fur trade. In the Battle of Fallen Timbers, frontiersmen were victorious over the Indians and the Ohio territory was open for U.S. settlement. In the Creek Wars in the lands bet...

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... numbered 2,000 less. In response to 1817 raids on Georgia by Seminole Indians and fugitive slaves, General Jackson was instructed to check the incursions, but only to enter Spanish Florida in the case of a hot pursuit. He exceeded these orders, however, when he invaded Florida in 1818. He destroyed Seminole villages, captured Pensacola, and eventually overthrew the Spanish governor, naming himself martial governor for several months ... of his political opponents, Jackson had leaped to national fame in the War of 1812 as the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and had captured the imagina...

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... . This showed that he was a very diverse person. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians. He pushed them back into Spanish Florida and executed two British subjects. Jackson instead that his actions were with ... . One of these wa! s Jackson's own Vice President, John C. Calhoun. May I remind that at this time the President and the Vice President were still not on the same ticket. Jackson's response...

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... in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians. He pushed them back into Spanish Florida and executed two British subjects. Jackson instead that ... it in it's interest to make such a gamble with it's money. And in his mind the bank was in violation on the Constitution. Even though the bank's charter wasn't due to expire until 18...

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... in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians. He pushed them back into Spanish Florida and executed two British subjects. Jackson insisted that ... machine with nationalistic policies and a lack of concern of states rights. In 1828 through a campaign filled with mud slinging on both sides, Andrew Jackson became the seventh Pres...

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