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brothers and mother died during this time leaving him an orphan at age 14. Later as Jackson grew to be a man, he taught school and practiced law. He was the first congressman elected from the new state of Tennessee after Tennessee separated from North Carolina, and he was elected general of the Tennessee militia in 1802. Jackson distinguished himself militarily during the Creek wars in the Carolina and Georgia areas and against the Seminole Indians in Florida. He was promoted to major general…

A chapter of American history that often remains unsaid and unexplored is what the Native American population experienced in a very short period of time as a consequence of the deprivation of their lands by the European settlers. They not only lost their physical place, where they lived for generations but they were also forced to change their lifestyle and identity: brutally obligated by coercion to forget their own language and culture and transform themselves in “true Anglo Americans”, or…

territories where broken down into Three regions the Lower, Middle, and Overhill Towns, Cherokees also known as cave people came from near the Blue Ridge mountains a part of the Appalachian Mountains. Many of the early Cherokee peoples lived along the Tennessee River, They settled in in agricultural societies. As of 2015 almost half if not more of the Cherokee Indians live in and reside in Oklahoma, the other half are scattered throughout North Carolina, Florida, California, Arkansas and Texas.…

How should the American people deal with the Indian problem? Civilization or removal. Indians, also called Native Americans, lived in America long ago before European settlers came. The Cherokee Indians lived peacefully with White settlers, and nothing really happened until Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828. He did a terrible thing to the Indian people by forcing them to leave their ancestral lands to move west of the Mississippi, which is the state of Oklahoma today.…

located in McKenzie Tennessee. As it stands today, Bethel University is the second oldest cornerstone of education throughout Carroll County and Tennessee for that matter, dating back as far as 1842. Additionally, the university has many satellite locations which are spread throughout the middle Tennessee area. I am associated with our Nashville campus where my role spans from Bethel University’s Senior Leadership Team and Faculty/facilitator, as well as, our Middle Tennessee Military…

The Cherokee tribe is a tribe that originated in southwest Virginia, western North Carolina and South Carolina, north Georgia, east Tennessee, and northeast Alabama, and claiming even to the Ohio River. The cherokee is a very large tribe that stretched over a vast area. The Cherokee tribe had many sub tribes. The sub tribes often spoke different languages. The Cherokee language originated from the Iroquoian language. Cherokee is a polysynthetic language. A polysynthetic language means that one…

The Trail of Tears was a tragic time period in the United States especially for the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes. The Trail of Tears was a migration route for the five tribes from their homeland in the Southeastern parts of the United States to what is now present day Oklahoma. “Trail of Tears” refers to several different land and water routes taken by the tribes. This situation was more like a forced removal, these tribes traveled nearly thousands of miles through…

Should Andrew Jackson be removed from the $20 bill? This is a highly debated topic by many people now days. Many people disagree with the actions of Andrew Jackson. Some say he was an awful person for slaughtering thousands others say he was an amazing person for expanding westward and bringing us to the country we know today. The answer is Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill for the acts of crime he has committed. Not only did Andrew Jackson force thousands of Native Americans to…

Andrew Jackson grew up in poverty with his 2 brothers, where he enjoyed sports and picking fights. He eventually joined the militia, and became a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans. He then ran for president in 1824, and won against Henry Clay, William Crawford, and John Quincy Adams. Jackson should be on the twenty dollar bill because he pointed out flaws in banking system, was a hero from new orleans, and Made electoral changes From caucus system to nominating conventions. To begin, Andrew…

The quapaw indians were one of arkansas main tribes that were first settled around the mississippi river and the delta to grow crops, but the real question is are they still around today. The Quapaw indians were first known in 1673 when the french came upon them around the area that is now today's Arkansas from that they have been around a long time before that also. The Quapaw indians were not hunters they were mainly gatherers and farmers. They only hunted game for clothes or some food in…