Andrew County

Before Joseph Hare was hanged in 1818 for all of his crimes, he spoke of seeing strange things on the trace like a phantom white horse. Gen. Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, James Audubon, Meriwether Lewis (who died on the Trace in 1809), and Ulysses S. Grant are among the famous Americans to have traveled the Natchez Trace. One of the most tragic events to occur along the Natchez Trace during…

on the removal of the Native Americans from the East side of Mississippi. President, Andrew Jackson was a part of the Indian Removal, he got to decide certain situations out on his own. There was five different Indian tribes being at the time, including the Choctaws, the Muskogee, the Chickasaws, the Cherokees, and the Seminoles. These five Indian tribes all lived on their own land that they owned. President Andrew Jackson wanted White settlers from the South side to go out and expand…

Have you ever heard of the Davy Crockett movies? Well, I am the general in the movies,I am Andrew Jackson. I was born March 15,1767, in Waxhaws, South Carolina. I lived with my mom and two brothers. My dad died before I was born. When I was thirteen I joined the American Revolutionary War. I became a prisoner of war at that time. When I was a teenager I went to Bullocks Creek Academy in York County, South Carolina. I did not go to college. I was a lawyer and a teacher and I became…

Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, born March 15th 1578 and died June 8th 1945, is known as one of the most influential presidents in United States history. His presidency is also one of the most controversial. While Jackson was known as a “people’s president” and a true advocate of the American freedom and integrity, he was also a man who neglected the minority and abused his power throughout his entire presidency to do so. He mistreated and killed Indians of many different…

Savage sam! In his early life he resigned from the U.S army and began reading law .He moved from Indian Territory to Texas.Sam Houston was born March 2nd, 1793, in Rockbridge County in Virginia.His father Major Samuel Houston was a Revolutionary War veteran, and passed away when Sam Houston was only 14 years old.Sam Houston ran away from home as a teenager when he became unhappy working for his brother.Sam Houston was a big man at 6’6.Sam Houston lived twice among the Cherokees, who first…

accomplished and been through so much more than that. Born in 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia, I was exposed to American history since I was young. In 1797, I moved to Kentucky along with many others wanting to pursue careers in law and politics. My political career began in 1803 when I was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly then appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1806. I was Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams. In 1828, Andrew Jackson captured presidency and I temporarily left…

During the election, a major event happened and Henry Clay was almost directly responsible for it. That event would later be dubbed the “Corrupt Bargain” by Andrew Jackson. During the election, there were four major candidates, William Crawford, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. (Citation needed) During the election, Jackson won more of the popular vote and electoral vote but there was no clear majority. (Citation needed) The vote went to the House…

Melissa Wong
March 11, 2015
Andrew Forrester
DISC 1313
 Escaping Heartland America
 Pawhuska, Oklahoma, a town of a little less than four thousand people, is where Tracy Lett’s play turned movie August: Osage County is set. Beverly Weston, the patriarch and a heavy alcoholic, has disappeared and eventually commits suicide, leaving behind his psychotic wife, Violet, in the care of a newly hired caretaker, a Native American named Johnna. After their father’s disappearance, Beverly’s adult…

many accusations of voter fraud during this tumultuous period. The campaign between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams was notorious for “mudslinging.” Adultery, prostitution, and murder were only a few of the allegations thrown around by both sides. Andrew Jackson’s supporters even accused Adams and Henry Clay of collusion when Henry Clay was named Secretary of State. A painting by George Bingham in 1851, The County Election, captured the essence of negative voting practices during this…

The men that shaped our nation have been a part of our history for over hundreds of years. The most import men are Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert Hayne, and others. These men have taken multiple terms in office in different positions and made an impact in all of their offices held even in their hometown states. John C. Calhoun was a congressman who also ended up being a vice president, secretary of state, and U.S. secretary of war. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and…