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The American Civil War is alternatively known as the bloodiest war in American history. During this war, over 620,000 individuals lost their lives to fight for ideas they believed would be best for the future of the country. Unfortunately, in addition to casualties of war, countless people died as a result of disease. Medicine was still not technologically advanced to the point where it could compete against such grand injuries. However, a copious amount of lives were saved due to the efforts of…

A simple punch on the arm, a hard slap to the face, a severe whip with the belt, what exactly is considered too far? Most families were raised with being hit, however not all, so therefore others consider that abuse. But, is discipline really abuse? First of all, discipline means to use punishment to get the desired behavior. Abuse on the other hand means to misuse something. For ages, decades, and centuries a lot of parents have been using discipline to get their children to behave the correct…

From George Washington to John Quincy Adams, the president had always been an aristocrat, until Jackson. Jackson was a military hero from Tennessee known for his rough and tumble personality. He became notorious for hanging two British officials in the Seminole War against the Secretary of War’s commands. His truly American personality earned him the name of the “people’s president”. He won the 1828 election by a landslide. When the Jacksonians took office they claimed they were the guardians of…

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them assimilate. Georgia, 1827, Americans keep extending their jurisdiction over the Cherokee territory and continuously passing laws that would abolish Cherokee infrastructure. Their land is claimed and given to white Georgians. 1828, President Jackson is elected and immediately sets sight on Cherokees, two years later comes the Indian Removal Act of 1830 where the Federal government…

unorthodox, other members still believe and trust in the government and fully support this act of violence, “Some places have already quit lotteries Mrs. Adams said, “Nothing but trouble in that, Old man warner said stoutly. Pack of young fools” (Jackson 31). This Frederick 2 reference highlights the segmentation of this town’s thoughts and feelings of the “far fetched” ritual. In the similar act of violence that was performed in Manchester, UK. On the 12th of June 2017, a man bombed the crowd…

Indian Removal Act In 1828 Andrew Jackson had own presidency and had succeed by changing things with the government. One of many was him having a special relationship with the common people. He removed about 10 percent of workers and replaced with loyal friends and followers. In the 1800’s Native Americans had been living next to white neighbors, taking on their culture. The white settlers had wanted the Native Americans land for farming. Jackson had decided to remove all Native Americans from…

James Beckwourth passed away October 29, 1866 of mysterious causes along the Bighorn River. He was born in Virginia on April 6, 1798. He was the third child of thirteen children. His mother was an African American slave and his father was English. James was born into slavery and became free when he was an adult. During his younger years he was a blacksmith and later in life he went to work for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. James married two different women, they were both Blackfoot Indian…

tradition, the villagers act in a negative way. “...Mr. Adams said to Old Man Warner...over in the north village they’re talking about getting rid of the lottery…” (Jackson 3). Followed by Old Man Warner’s response “Pack of crazy fools...listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them….there’s always been a lottery…” (Jackson 4). The villagers have grown so used to the tradition of the lottery, they believe that it is necessary for life to go on. The lottery has become a second…

The American Flag Many years ago, Betsy Ross was approached by three men and asked to create the first American flag as a symbol of our nation. Betsy was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was good at sewing and even claimed to have done some tailoring for George Washington. In late May of seventeen seventy-six, some men came to the house where Betsy Ross was to ask her to sew an American flag. These men were George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross. George Washington was…