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    South Carolina Exposition “Nullies” in the South • Columbia Convention • Tariff of 1833 • Compromise Tariff of 1833 The Trial of Tears • Society for Propagating the Gospel Among Indians • Five tribes Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws and Seminoles The Bank War • Nicholas Biddle- us Bank • Daniel Webster and Henry Clay had Congress showing a bill to have the banks charter renewed • Jackson vetoed the bill “Old Hickory” Wallops Clay in 1833 •

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    As colonization continued‚ the Carolinas used slaving raids as a tool of war against Spanish Florida. They also used them as a means of raising capital. Traders employed Native American tribes who were‚ at the time‚ allied with them‚ like the Savannah‚ to go and raid their neighbors. Groups like the Kussoe‚ who refused to participate in raids‚ were ruthlessly attacked. When the Westo‚ previously English allies who extensively raided their region for slaves‚ outlived their usefulness‚ they were enslaved

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    One of the major “selling points” for mistreatment and the removal of Native Americans was that they were a alien like people who were uncivilized and simple. The dislike for the Native Americans was apparent well before the Indian Removal Act‚ many presidents before Jackson had talked of the importance of europeanizing the Native Americans. Settlers came to know this as the “Indian Problem‚” and their solution for this “problem” was to civilize the Natives by teaching them european ways including

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    The Creoles still spoke French and continued their customs. Many free people of color also spoke French and were part of Creole culture. Another group of Creoles came to Louisiana after the slave revolution in Haiti. More French Speaking people left France because of the French Revolution. Irish immigrants came during the colonial period‚ but the largest number came after the 1830s because of poverty and famine in Ireland. Many pioneers in North Louisiana lived a frontier lifestyle. Acadians continued

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    In 1838 and 1839 Andrew Jackson from Tennessee was forceful on Indian Removal‚ and from 1814 to 1824 jackson was instrumental in negotiating nine out of 11 treaties‚ which had devastated the southern tribes of their eastern lands in the west. So the Cherokee indians were tired of it so they went to the supreme court. The n in 1830 Jackson pushed a whole new piece of legislation called the “Indian Removal Act”. Jackson’s attitude towards the Native Americans came off as rude because he did not like

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    to be part of their society so they tried to Christianize them‚ civilize them‚ gave them the chance to attain literacy. Some Tribes resisted and some followed‚ especially the "Five Civilized Tribes"-which included the Seminoles‚ Cherokee‚ Creeks‚ Choctaw‚ and the Chickasaw. The Native Americans related to these tribes went to school‚ learned about agriculture‚ owned private property‚ and even owned black slaves. They became very open to the idea of joining the

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    The United States government began a relationship with individual Native American nations. The government developed contracts that negotiated land agreements. The Native American nations gave up their homelands in exchange for protection provided by the United States government. A connection based on trust was established so that each party could fulfill their obligations. However‚ problems began when one group failed to fulfill their responsibilities. The problems that occurred in the past with

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    Oklahoma Oklahoma is located in the heart of America north of Texas. The name ‘’Oklahoma’’ derives from the Choctaw words: ‘’okla’’ meaning people and ‘’humma’’ meaning red‚ so the state´s name means ‘’ red people’’. In Oklahoma live prox. 3.600.000 people. Oklahoma is also known as The Sooner State. The capital of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City which is also the biggest city. The state has an area of prox. 70.000 sq miles. Oklahoma is the 46th state of the USA.

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    arguably the most important part of the U.S.’s army during World War II. For starters‚ the Code Talkers weren’t white men. They were actually indians who lived normal lives. The Code Talkers weren’t all Navajos. There also were the Cherokee and Choctaw indians too. Things were going bad for the United States. Pearl Harbor was just two days earlier and that was extremely devastating for people. Japan figured out America’s code‚ so they knew what our plans were. You might be wondering how‚ so I will

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    Honorable and infamous‚ courageous and alarmed‚ trustworthy and treasonous – one could claim that President Andrew Jackson fills the bill of each category. President Jackson’s legacy is one that is continuously being rewritten and reformed. Andrew Jackson‚ the man who set forth plans that would normally send men wallowing in fear‚ became a war hero during the War of 1812‚ destroyed the Second Bank of the United States‚ eliminated the national debt‚ and conquered and triumphed over the Supreme Court

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