After the long occurring American Revolution, Georgia, weakly, was unable to prevent the land calls of western most land beginning in the 1780’s. Massive amounts of Yazoo Lands, as they were called, we ceded only to be unsuccessfully developed. Legislature sold millions of dollars in land, and on the other hand, James Jackson was involved in overturning these land sales. Only to eventually turn events around on himself, Jackson quickly gained allies to try and control the legislature for an…
Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist and a commercial leader. He was known as one of the wealthiest Americans in the 19th century. In his early business career, Vanderbilt was probably the greatest shipping tycoon known in the United States. Many people feared him because of his competitive abilities when it came down to business. Although, he didn’t just sit around and waited for the cash to come. In his early life, he belonged to a poor family, and his father made a living by providing…
Unjust Farewell July 7, 1865, Mary E. Surratt ascended the stairs to the gallows, only months before had she been implicated in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. But now, she was going to bid farewell to the cruel world, and greet her fate. She may have only known about the kidnapping plot, but hanging her was unjust. Mary Surratt had troubles that originated before the assassination. In 1862, her husband, John Surratt passed. Later…
Americans said anything in there way will be removed. Manifest Destiny affected minority populations in the United States because of the Indian Removal Act, Mexican-American War, and the Dawes Act. The Indian Removal Act was signed in office by Andrew Jackson. The Indian Removal Act was where Americans/whites could remove Indians or Native Americans off their land with or without anything. This affected Native Americans because…
There have been many famous and well-known politicians throughout American history, such as, the Founding Fathers, John F. Kennedy, and most recently Barack Obama. However, there is also one 19TH century politician that remains highly notable among all the others. This man is William “Boss” Tweed, who the American people remember as one if not the most corrupt politicians of his century. Even though William “Boss” Tweed notoriously known for taking control of Tammany Hall, it is equally…
During the tumultuous time that was the Civil War Era, a single figure stands above many in the eyes of history: President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln pioneered the end of the Civil War and is known for his impressive diplomatic speeches. In one of these such speeches at his second inauguration, Lincoln uses several rhetorical strategies such as religious references and honesty to tap into pathos and ethos, and uses a positive tone and inclusionary language to encourage the nation to fight to end…
Westward Expansion Vocabulary Rewrite the definition in your own words. Remember you cannot use any form of the word being defined in your defintion. Term / Concepts Dictionary Definition Your Definition - Remember you cannot use any form of the word being defined in your definition. Change To become different over time. To be different from what it was. Compromise An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. Settle something between both…
Did you know that the indians had massacred men, women, and children during 1812? The cherokee Indians were given the option to move to the indian territory in Louisiana. So the americans can have the georgia state and that they didn’t like the fact that the indians had killed people. So the americans wanted them to move to an indian territory so they wouldn’t have to kill the americans. They were also given money and a large land but if they didn’t move then they would have to follow the laws…
pouring into the town. The town,payed to be built by Andrew Carnegie and other rich powerful men was destroyed in a instance. It would take years to repair the damage to this town. The question is, is Andrew Carnegie and other wealthy men at blame for this incident? It could have been a honest mistake or could have been careless choice, the men in this disaster should have seen this coming, in other words it looks more like their fault. Although, Andrew Carnegie and the hunting and fishing club…
According to one source, Jackson “showed an intuitive grasp of strategy and tactics and built an outstanding intelligence network of native and white spies” (Hickey, 2014, p. 60). In knowing that the British forces outnumbered his forces, he recruited free blacks, refugees from Haiti, Baratarian Pirates, Louisiana militia, Tennessee and Mississippi volunteers and militia. This was only the start of Jacksons plans. Jackson would soon declare Martial Law so that he could turn the state of…