... was the first to be given the title "lady" by the press, as in "Lady Washington," and the first wife of a president to appear on U.S. postage stamp.   Abigail Adams 1744-1818 John Adams' wife urged her husband to "remember the ladies" when he ... 18 years before her husband was elected 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 Am...

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... finally be supported as a profession. The Knickerbocker Group in New York was among the first companies to produce American literature. Members of the Knickerbocker Group include Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant. Washington Irving was the first American to win international recognition as a literary figure. James Fenimore Cooper was the first American novelist. William Cullen Bryant wrote "Thanatopsis ... ...

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... the relationship between time and the policies which affected the Indians. From the Colonial and Confederation treaties, a significant amount of land had been acquired from the Cherokee Indians. Successively, during Washington's, Monroe's, and Jefferson's administration, more and more Indian land was annexed. The administrations during the 1790's to the 1830's had continually acquired land from the Cherokee Indians. Jackson followed that ... precedent by the acquisition of more Cherokee lands. In Henry Knox's letter to President Washington in 1789, "the first of which is by raising an a...

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... Adams, 3). It was at nine years of age that JQA experienced, first hand, the American Revolution. His father, John Adams, along with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and George Washington placed themselves and their family in danger as they committed treason against Britain, punishable by death, by signing the Declaration of Independence. It was within the first year of the ... the first and only foreign-born First Lady. JQA decided to focus on his law career for the next couple of years (1790-1794), which helped, gain attention from George Washington who appointed hi...

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... United States" policies towards Native Americans had historically been to "settle" them and prepare them for integrated life within their new country. Another policy which had been prominent since George Washington's presidency had been the removal of the Native Americans westward, this being seen as a possibility after the Louisiana Purchase conducted under Thomas Jefferson's administration in 1803. The Cherokee nation was ... ...

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... the Americans sent an expedition against the fort. Read about the Negro Fort Jackson went a head and invaded Spanish Territory in Florida without the approval of the government. Some in Washington wanted Jackson punished but nothing ever came of it. Mean while John Quincy Adams, son of the former President, helped broker a deal that would have the Americans give the Spanish ... ...

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... in the war of 1812). His goal was achieved at Horseshoe Bend in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people 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 ... ...

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... in the war of 1812). His goal was achieved at Horseshoe Bend in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. While in New Orleans he surprised many people. He put the city under martial rule. He did this ... ...

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... occurred as Whigs and abolitionists told the public of the Africans plight, while the Democrats called them murders and guilty of mutiny. The federal district immediately asked for help from Washington (Niven 467). The Spanish ambassador demanded that the ship be returned to Ruiz along with the Africans, so it could be delt with by Spanish law as decided in an ... ...

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... a national platform. He did not win the election of 1824, but he was determined to beat Adams in the election of 1828. Nearing the age of 62, Jackson arrived in Washington D.C. for his inauguration. When he took office he rewarded his democratic "party of the people" supporters with cabinet positions, most of which were competent and honest. There was no specific ... ...

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... removal of all Indian peoples to the west of the Mississippi River. ( Brill, The Trail of tears: The Cherokee journey from home.) The Choctaw were told that the Americans in Washington cared little for the situation. They wanted the Choctaw moved on their own, or by military force. The Indians were believed to be ignorant savages, but they were industrious farmers ... ...

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... the Jacksonian Democracy refine its politics and ideology. Out of that self-definition came a fundamental shift in the terms of national political debate. The Jacksonians' basic policy thrust, both in Washington and in the states, was to rid government of class biases and dismantle the top-down, credit-driven engines of the market revolution. The war on the Second Bank of ... ...

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... eloquently, the relationship between time and policies which affected the Indians. From the Colonial and Confederation treaties, a significant amount of land had been acquired from the Cherokee Indians. Successively, during Washington's, Monroe's, and Jefferson's administration, more and more Indian land was being commandeered. The administrations during the 1790's to the 1830's had gradually acquired more and more land from the Cherokee ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... shows the relationship between time and policies, which affected the Indians. From the Colonial and Confederation treaties, a significant amount of land had been acquired from the Cherokee Indians. Successively, during Washington's, Monroe's, and Jefferson's administration, more and more Indian land was being taken. The administrations during through 1790's to the 1830's had gradually acquired more and more land from the Cherokee ... ...

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... , gold was found in Indian territory. People started showing up from all over the country, moving the Cherokees even further West. John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation rushed to Washington to fight what was going on in his lands. He proposed a compromise that it would give the United States lands in Georgia if the Government would protect them on the ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
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... eloquently, the relationship between time and policies which effected the Indians. From the Colonial and Confederation treaties, a significant amount of land had been acquired from the Cherokee Indians. Successively, during Washington's, Monroe's, and Jefferson's administration, more and more Indian land was being commandeered. The administrations during the 1790's to the 1830's had gradually acquired more and more land from the Cherokee ... ...

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... and the following Tariff of 1832. People in South Carolina protested and the state legislature declared the act null and void within their state. They also threatened to secede if Washington used force to collect the tariffs. Jackson knew better though and sent troops in. Neither force was willing to give in until Jackson's foe Clay stepped in with the Compromise ... ...

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... in the war of 1812). His goal was achieved at Horseshoe Bend in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people 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 ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School