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    out either. [Image credit: www.pixabay.com] Indian Gaming was birthed in 1979 when the Seminole Tribe opened a high stakes bingo hall on their reservation in Hollywood, Florida and immediately, the state tried to shut it down. But they were resilient. The Seminole Tribe took the state to court and eventually won. A decision made by the United States Supreme Court in 1981 ruled in favor of the Seminole

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    the civil war in Florida all started with the Pensacola harbor. There was a navy yard and three forts guarding the harbor, including Fort Barrancas, Fort McRee, and Fort Pickins. On January 8, 1861, Florida Governor Madison S. Perry authorized Colonel Chase to seizing the forts at Pensacola. On the Fort Barrancas, 1st Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer was an officer from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. He heard rumors that the Florida Militia was planning

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    When it comes to finding a hotel in Florida, you don’t have to travel far. There are over 3,500 lodging properties in the state of Florida alone, but if you’re looking for a hotel and casino your options are very few. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and casinos located in Hollywood and Tampa Florida are the only two hotels in the state that have a Casino. In addition to their casinos that offer Slot Machines, Table games, and high limit rooms, their luxurious rooms are adorned in classic furnishings

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    As the 19th century began, land-hungry Americans poured into the backcountry of the coastal South and began moving toward and into what would later become the states of Alabama and Mississippi. Since Indian tribes living there appeared to be the main obstacle to westward expansion, white settlers petitioned the federal government to remove them. Although Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe argued that the Indian tribes in the Southeast should exchange their land for lands west of the Mississippi

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    The early United States settlers exemplified structural racism through Manifest Destiny and it has now become the main issue within the Dakota Pipeline project. Structural racism is the unjust treatment of minorities by the Government. It is important to understand the past to show how unchanging government policies continue to discriminate against Native Americans. The current debate of whether the Dakota Pipeline is a legal and fair installation goes beyond the oil industry and ultimately addresses

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    Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. He was also an American soldier. He joined the army at a young age. During the first seminole war he led the troops in Florida. He became a national hero and was very popular to the American people. Jackson was a hero. Andrew Jackson was a hero because when he led the troops to Mississippi he became a national hero. “General Jackson emerged a national hero from the War of 1812, primarily because of his decisive defeat of

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    In Hollywood Florida a man by the name Marcellus W. Osceola, Jr. became chairman of the Seminole tribe. Osceola is 44 year old man who was residing in on the Hollywood Seminole Reservation who was currently an entrepreneur in multiple business in the area. In the article it stated that in his plan for his life being chairman was not something he was aspiring for. However, without a doubt did he knew he had the capability to achieve this position as well as ensuring that he could fulfill this position

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    the United States. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, no one really knows where, but they believe it’s either North or South Carolina. Compared to other presidents, Jackson worked his way up from the bottom and even founded the Democratic Party. He won the election as President in 1828 partly because his party was so well organized throughout the nation and Jackson's military fame also attracted many voters. He came to prominence for a variety of reasons. The capturing of Florida, the Indian

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    expansion of the United States population into the southernmost states, occupied mainly by Native Americans. The act was a long time coming, especially with President Andrew Jackson, a long-time proponent of Native American removal, at the helm. This paper explores the history leading up to the law, the introduction and passage, as well as the sometimes-tragic implementation of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The early 1800s was a time of great expansion in the United States, stemming largely from

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    franchises or schools. For example, Apaches, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Comanche, and Eskimos are all Native American people from different parts of the United States and their territory. Florida State University honors the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which Is defended by the Seminole Tribe of Florida and also support from other Seminole tribes throughout The country. According to Saginaw Chippewa’s public relations director Frank Cloutier says that Some Native American mascots are not derogatory

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