Andrew Marvell

River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. The Indian removal act was passed by congress and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law was approved by the president to negotiate with the Indian tribes in the southern united states for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. In 1814 President Andrew Jackson commanded the United States military forces to defeat the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creek…

If tasked with the development of a new colony on an uninhabited planet, I would bring Ben Carson, Les Stroud, and my best friend, Ben Roberts, with me. Each person would have a specific job, and Ben Carson’s is one of the most important. Ben Carson is one of the most brilliant men on earth. Rising up from poverty, Carson worked excruciatingly hard to turn his dreams of being a doctor into a reality. Furthermore, he accomplished the impossible when he separated Siamese twins joined at the head…

Although most people see them as “robber barons”, the things they did was to some point for their personal wealth as well as for the good of this country. What most people don’t see is that what they did played an enormous role in developing America. Andrew Carnegie is the perfect example of a “rags to riches” type of person. He was born on 1835 in Scotland. Due to financial problems and instability, he and his family moved to the United States in hope of a better future. One of his many jobs…

Treaty six was introduced in September 1876 and it lasted until 1898 with the addition of its’ last adhesions. It was signed by Crown representatives and Cree, Assiniboine and Ojibwa leaders on August 23, 1876 at Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan and Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan. The treaty boundaries extend across central portions of present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 1876, the Medicine Chest was offered within Treaty 6. It had promised medicine chests on every reserve for those bands that sign…

Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is amongst one of the most famous apparitions experienced in The White House. After Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, many American’s mourn in the president’s death. Around this time Lincoln’s ghost began to appear to the public. “Chief of a Nation of Ghosts: Images of Abraham Lincoln's Spirit in the Immediate Post-Civil War Period” by Kimberly Kutz provides the idea that a president’s ghost is long lasting, which may be a reason as to why the president’s spirit is still…

In 18, 1814 he joined a man named Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in waxhaws. Also, he was the 7th president of the United States. His nickname was called “Hickory’’, he was the president on March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1837. Davy did his best work to oppose much of what Andrew Jackson was working, and especially in the Indian Removal act. But then Davy got defeated in the Indian Removal…

Before 1990, there was no legislation about the use of Native American remains and artifacts in science and in museums. Native American groups had been dealing with the issue of their cultural items being taken from them since the arrival of the first Europeans, but unfortunately the law was never on their side. In 1988, they brought the issue to court. Officials from various tribes came forth with a staggering number of how many Native American skeletons and remains were currently under control…

For Tayo, his recovery of his indigenous roots is all about memory and what feels right. He remembers the stories that were told to him as a child, and remembering what a prayer or greeting was like. “The things he did seemed right, as he imagined with his heart the rituals the cloud priests performed during a drought.” (p. 94) He also acknowledged the side of him that he disliked, the white side, but focused on the people who raised him and who were his true family. Tayo might not know…

A thirteen-year difference lies between two connected Pixar movies that both involve a soul finding their way home. Finding Dory begins with brief flashbacks of the previous movie Finding Nemo and then picks up a year after its ending. Instead of the movie being centered on the journey of crossing the ocean like Finding Nemo, Finding Dory is more centered on Dory’s journey inside the aquarium. Most people remember watching Finding Nemo as a child, now with the sequel finally premiered, the…

The United States has had a large share of unique politicians and presidents throughout its time, from the founding fathers to Donald Trump. However, two of the most controversial and famous presidents were in the latter half of the 1900’s. Those presidents were Richard M. Nixon and William Jefferson Clinton. These two presidents, unlike several others before them, are not known for their accomplishments and successful careers, but remembered in history for presidencies tarnished by scandals.…