slavery cause many to question his legacy. Jackson’s involvement in the Seminole Wars is particularly disturbing since he not only authorized but actively encouraged the use of force against the women and children of the Seminole tribe. While Jackson was by no means the first leader to target civilian populations as a means to winning wars, the Seminole Wars are a particularly brutal example of this approach. The Seminole Wars
I am William Clark, the 4th governor of the Missouri Territory, and one of the lead explorer of the Lewis and Clark expedition. I was born on August 1, 1770, the 9th child in a family of 10, in the country of Virginia. I didn't have a formal education, instead I had a tutor that tutored me at my house. I was married twice in my life. The first marriage was to Julia Hancock on the year of 1808, but Julia had perished in the year 1820. My second marriage was to Harriet Kennerly Radford in the year
foot on the land of the Americas, they were building and growing crops on land that originally belonged to the Indians, also known as Native Americans. Already having lost land to the white settlers, some tribes dreaded the news of the revolutionary war against the British, as they were afraid that the American Revolution would lead to more loss of land. Another reason may be linked to the idea of a “noble savage.” Some settlers, such as Thomas Jefferson believed that Indians could vindicate themselves
Thomas Jefferson (Bethel University, 2004). Many differences distinguished the two parties. The visions each person had for governing the states was compromised by the events leading up to the systems establishments and the later roles of wars, like the War of 1812, and national organization of parties (Bethel University, 2004). In 1790s, political parties called the Federalist and Republicans were establishing to grant a persistent division of nationally organized government that
American life, history, and economics. Though, the use of slaves in America altered as several historical innovations took place. One of the most significant is the Market Revolution; it was era of drastic change in the American economy after the War of 1812. The U.S became more industrialized, however, slavery still prospered as the south was more agricultural-based, requiring extreme slave labor. Although the transatlantic slave trade was terminated during this era, the Market Revolution led to an
James Monroe’s secretary of war and he was also secretary of treasury under Monroe and James Madison. He also served in congress as an U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was a minister to France from 1813 thru 1815. Prior to the election of 1824, Crawford had a stroke and was nearly blinded. Despite his health, the Congressional caucuses selected Crawford for their
a long period because its close business relationship with the southern states. The maritime trade of Philadelphia was interrupted by the war of 1812 between the United States and the Great Britain. During the war, British blocked the coastline as a strategy to against American, which significantly affected Philadelphia’ economic activities. After the war was over, the maritime trade in Philadelphia
served as a member of the Congress of the Confederation, served as a U.S. Senator, served as the governor of Virginia, and was the fifth U.S. president. Monroe also served as the Secretary of War during the War of 1812. James Monroe was very active in the American Revolution, and, even later after the war was over, he was very active in politics. He traveled many times often to foreign countries dealing with affairs concerning various treaties to help keep the peace between countries or expand
DBQ # 2 Nationalism v. Sectionalism “Era of Good Feelings” The years following the War of 1812 became known as the “era of good feelings”. During this time you see the expansion of nationalism within the United States. It started mainly in the 1816 shortly before Monroe took office, and lasted until the end of his Presidency in the year of 1824. Before the “era of good feelings” there were certain events taking place that will lead up to this era. The first of these is the acquired land
Thomas Jefferson held during his first term as president, quickly changed during his second term in office. Jefferson's second term was less a triumph than an ordeal. His major disappointment had its origins in Europe and because of the Napoleonic Wars, the naval blockades in the Atlantic and Caribbean severely curtailed American trade and pressured the United States government to take sides. Jefferson's response to all this was the passing of the Embargo Act in 1807, which virtually closed American