Robert Morgan claims in the text were reasonable because in the fourth paragraph in the book “Lions of The West” by: Robert Morgan, it states “Andrew Jackson probably did more to extend democratic power to a greater number of citizens of the nation in that era than anyone except Jefferson.” (Morgan 2).This quote tells you that Robert Morgan stereotypes and claims that although Jefferson did do more to extend a democratic power to a greater number of citizens of the nation than Jackson he is still being biased towards the situation . “Yet he is blamed for displacing and destroying much of the native population in the Southeast.” (Morgan 2). This quote is telling you that Jefferson did well, but people are also blaming him for many wrongful
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In Morgan’s book it states “‘the greatest folk movement of modern times, in which, for the most part, the people led and government followed.”’ “It would be hard to overstate the importance of this insight.” While it is understandable that we see history mostly in terms of the deeds of a few, our grasp of what actually happened will be flawed and limited if we do not consider the story of the almost invisible many who made the notable deeds possible, even inevitable.”(Morgan 3) This quote means that someone could not just deny folk movement from back in those times, because in that time the people led and the government uniquely followed. This is also saying even though some people did better things than others Jefferson, Jackson, Lewis, Clark, and many more all contributed to “folk movement” as a quote in “Manifest Destiny” stated. In “Chief Joseph Speaks…” --Chief Joseph he states “Whenever the white man treats the indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars.”(Joseph). This quote means that when everyone has equal rights and others are not threatened to do things they do not want to do all of the wars will end. Chief Joseph also states “We ask to be recognized as men.”(Joseph). This is meaning the same thing as the quote stated above it. All the Native Americans wanted from the white men was respect and peace. “For the Kiowas the beginning was a struggle for existence in the bleak northern mountains.”(Momaday). This quote supports because it is telling there was a struggle for them to be there , similarly to what Morgan states in his book. “To the west, beyond the mountains, there were no roads at all, only trails.”(Ambrose). This is talking about before Jefferson and as in Morgan’s book he states that if it were not for Jefferson, it would have been even longer than what it had already taken to make the
In Morgan’s book it states “‘the greatest folk movement of modern times, in which, for the most part, the people led and government followed.”’ “It would be hard to overstate the importance of this insight.” While it is understandable that we see history mostly in terms of the deeds of a few, our grasp of what actually happened will be flawed and limited if we do not consider the story of the almost invisible many who made the notable deeds possible, even inevitable.”(Morgan 3) This quote means that someone could not just deny folk movement from back in those times, because in that time the people led and the government uniquely followed. This is also saying even though some people did better things than others Jefferson, Jackson, Lewis, Clark, and many more all contributed to “folk movement” as a quote in “Manifest Destiny” stated. In “Chief Joseph Speaks…” --Chief Joseph he states “Whenever the white man treats the indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars.”(Joseph). This quote means that when everyone has equal rights and others are not threatened to do things they do not want to do all of the wars will end. Chief Joseph also states “We ask to be recognized as men.”(Joseph). This is meaning the same thing as the quote stated above it. All the Native Americans wanted from the white men was respect and peace. “For the Kiowas the beginning was a struggle for existence in the bleak northern mountains.”(Momaday). This quote supports because it is telling there was a struggle for them to be there , similarly to what Morgan states in his book. “To the west, beyond the mountains, there were no roads at all, only trails.”(Ambrose). This is talking about before Jefferson and as in Morgan’s book he states that if it were not for Jefferson, it would have been even longer than what it had already taken to make the