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Andrew Jackson. It's called Jackson: The Iron-Willed Commander, and is a piece of the Thomas Nelson arrangement The Generals. I've perused and checked on a few different life stories in this arrangement too, covering the lives of Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Robert E. Lee. Captivating experiences, every one of them. I am a history buff. I cherish perusing history, life stories, and authentic books, particularly those covering early American circumstances, from pilgrim toward the westbound

The War of 1812 has always been a part of American history not very exiting to learn about for most Americans. It was a tumultuous time for the New Republic and some of the battles of the war shamed the new nation. The War of 1812 did not have the same glorious, honorable, and just cause of the American Revolution. The British made fools of the American people and even burned the Capitol and the White House, the centers of American politics, to the ground. However as shameful as the war was,

How do you think the Native Americans were affected as colonies expanded into different parts of the nowadays known United States? The Native Americans were very much affected as colonies started to expand into the U.S. Many of the natives were tortured, killed, imprisoned, and much more. This essay will provide many unique and different times in history when Native Americans were being affected by expanding colonies. Let’s start off early with Christopher Columbus One of the first effects felt

earn nickname “ Wizard of the saddle’’ for his lighting raid, and his rear area strike became part of the basis for modern warfare strategies and tactics. He was among the most feared commanding officers of the Civil War Union Major general William Tecumseh once thundered, ‘’ that devil forrest must be hunted down and killed if it costs ten thousand lives and bankrupts

blind eye to passing legislature requiring the Indians to give up their land (see Indian Removal Bill of 1828). Aided by his bias against the Indians, General Jackson set the Indian removal into effect in the war of 1812 when he battled the great Tecumseh and conquered him. Then General, later to become President, Jackson began the later Indian Removal movement when he conquered Tecumseh’s allied Indian nation and began distributing their lands (of which he

Native Americans have existed in the different regions-the plains, mountains, marshes- of the North American continent- long before the United States existed. Yet, most were not treated with the respect and dignity that the white American settlers were given. Viewed as outlandish and savage by white settlers, series of negotiations to “correct” the Indian way of life were implemented- through forced relocation, war, and assimilation into white culture. Those who stood up against the American government

Beginning in 1789 with George Washington, the Indians living next to the American people forced federal Indian policies to be created, which ranged from coexistence to removal. These policies under the seven different presidents coincided in ways regarding expansion and removal, but also changed in ways regarding American interaction, civilization, and removal tactics of the Indians. Despite the consistent similarities in federal Indian policies during the years between the Washington and Jackson

What is a commonplace book? My understanding of a commonplace book is less about the book aspect and more of a method to compile knowledge, and ideas from quotes in order to reflect and gain a greater understanding through self reflection. In a sense it is like a mental scrapbook. A place to store ideas and work through them in order to gain a better understanding of the work as a whole. So what made it into my scrapbook and why. Looking over the past 5 weeks of commonplace entries and the 20 quotes

1. Oliver Hazard Perry- The American Naval Officer in charge during the victory on Lake Erie against the British, part of the War of 1812 and its great triumphs. His words, “We have met the enemy and they are ours,” became the slogan of the American cause after he sent William Henry Harrison a note with these words on it. 2. Thomas Macdonough- The American Naval Officer on September 11, 1814 who made the invading British army near Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh retreat (Battle of Plattsburg), thus

on British North America. The British had several different reasons why the Americans were tempted and finally acted on declaring war on British North America. The American expansion was mainly obstructed by one reason. Indigenous leaders such as Tecumseh, were being supplied and encouraged by the British. Americans on the western frontier were outraged by this and demanded that interference be stopped. It wasn’t. A powerful motivation for the Americans was the desire to hold up National honor.