Clarksville, Tennessee

Was Andrew Jackson a “People's President”? In those days until now you wouldn’t expect a person that was in deep poverty to become a powerful,wealthy, president or would you?. Well those perspectives were then outlawed by one person may not be the only one but perhaps one of the most interesting . Jackson was orphaned at just the age of 13 years old left alone to become of his own he then strived for the greater good and became a wealthy successful man. Yet some people didn’t favor him…

Henry Massie Rector was the state’s sixth governor. He was part of Arkansas’s political dynasty during the antebellum period, but he was not always comfortable in that role and played a part in its downfall. Henry Rector was born on May 1, 1816, at Fontaine’s Ferry near Louisville, Kentucky, to Elias Rector and Fannie Bardell Thurston. He was the only one of their children to survive to maturity. Elias Rector, one of the numerous Rectors who worked as deputy surveyors under William Rector, the…

The Trail of Tears In the beginning years of 1830s, close to 130,000 Native Americans occupied a couple million acres of land across the southern states. Their ancestors had cultivated this land for generations. By the end of the 1830s, Native Americans were forced by the government, to uproot their lives and transfer to a specific area set aside as “Indian territory”, now known as Oklahoma. White settlers has stumbled upon the Indians’ land and wanted to grow cotton on their…

Destructive Behaviors of the Cherokee People Kristin Quick Drury University Abstact Cherokee Indians represent a troubled minority due to the tide of white settlers seeking instant wealth. The Cherokee people were considered a threat to the advancement of economic and social betterment of American citizens therefore they were forced from their homelands with just the clothes on their backs to live on new unprepared land. During this process the Cherokee people suffered every…

As the United States sought to expand its territory ever westward in accordance with the country’s belief in Manifest Destiny, the Native American tribes disrupted had but two options: fight a futile resistance or accept their disconsolate fate. While some chiefs formed uprisings resulting in much causality for the Indigenous people, others called for the end of hostilities with the government in Washington. Seattle, a Squamish and Duwamish chief, delivered a speech in 1847 that embraced the…

Essay on Colin Calloway, We Have Always Been the Frontier: The American Revolution in Shawnee Country. The Shawnee Indians has resisted the Americans and fought for their own revolutionary war for two decades before and after the American Revolutionary War. They had been “fighting for their freedom long before Lexington and, as for many Indian peoples, the Revolution renewed and intensified familiar pressures on their lands and culture” (Nichols, 118). The Shawnee leader Cornstalk united the…

almost every movie a Titan is a phenomenal character or object. Like mention before, the kids from Remember the Titans wanted to prove what their team name stood for and they did. Another scenario of this is the actual professional football team, the Tennessee Titans. The players on that team are big, strong athletes that want to prove they are like the Greek Titans. There are many more people out there that want to show how immortal and knowledgeable they really are, just like the titans. The…

Introduction: Tennessee, known for its stunning music performances. Located in the southern region of the united states, when it is 1:00 AM in California it is 3:00 AM in Nashville, Tennessee’s capital city. Tennessee borders eight states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on the south; Arkansas and Missouri on the Mississippi River to the west. Tennessee is 42,143 mi² in space. Its nickname is “The Volunteer State”. The nickname…

Early Life: Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Gene Hernandez. He was born on October 8, 1985. His family was very musical. His dad whose name was also, Peter Hernandez was a Latino (Puerto Rican) drummer and his mom, Bernadette San Pedro Bayot, she sang and is from Philippines. His aunt and uncles from both sides played instruments and sang. As he was growing up, his family preformed a Las Vegas style show with throwback songs and celebrity impersonations in Waikiki, Hawaii. Bruno was always…

Donavan Anderson Mrs.Pinson English 4 9-16-14 Elvis Presley Starring in thirty-one movies, producing over 150 records and singles, one child, and having an 8 year unsuccessful marriage, Elvis Presley had a very great life set up in his hands, being a singer; songwriter; actor; veteran; husband; and father, but over time his strong drug abuse twisted his complete world around. Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a musician starting at the age of 10 and had spread his name around…