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President James Monroe

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He was the fifth president of the United States.

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President John Quincy Adams

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Sixth president of the United States.

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Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.

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Seminole Wars in Florida

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A series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.

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Spanish Cession of Florida

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When Andrew Jackson claims Florida in 1819 from Spain, by paying 5 million dollars.

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President Andrew Jackson

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7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency.

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Indian Removal Act 1830

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Andrew Jackson used this act to force the mass relocation of the Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, and other Indian nations during the 1830s.

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Trail of Tears

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The route along which the United States government forced several tribes of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Those on the march suffered greatly from disease and mistreatment.

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Manifest Destiny

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The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

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Oklahoma

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Oklahoma is where Native Americans were forced to move to when pushed off their land.