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    Discovery of St. Augustine

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    May 7‚ 2013 St. Augustine‚ Discovery to Present Day It was April in the year 1513 that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in an area between Cape Canaveral and the mouth of the St. Johns River. Over the years‚ archeologists have performed many “digs” at the Fountain of Youth‚ which is a National Archeological Park‚ where the village called Seloy was once occupied by the Timucuan Indians. This is where the city of St. Augustine began. Ponce de Leon arrived during the Easter season which

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    Native American Dwellings

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    Native American Dwellings Katie Nguyen Civics Coach Kelly Period 3 Hundreds of years ago‚ America’s first people lived in a variety of dwellings. Their homes depend geographically from where they live. Each Indian tribe needed a housing that would fit their lifestyle and climate. Because North America is such a big continent‚ each tribe had to adapt to different weather and environments‚ ranging from the Arizona deserts of 120 degree Fahrenheit‚ to the Alaskan tundra of -50 degree Fahrenheit

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    The Indian Removal

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    that the indians had originally settled on. The act was signed on May 28‚ 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The new law was strongly supported by the south and it greatly affected the five civilized tribes: The Chickasaw‚Choctaw‚ Muscogee-Creek‚ Seminole‚ and original Cherokee

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    Was Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy Motivated by Humanitarian Impulses? Authors: Anthony F. C. Wallace‚ Robert V. Remini‚ A Summary By: History 2111 Summer 2011 A summary comparison of views regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830‚ Was it an act of humanitarianism intended to help and save the Native American culture from the white settlers‚ as Robert V. Remini has argued? Or was his intent to destroy the tribal culture and to get rid of the Native Americans‚ as Anthony F.C Wallace

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    Notes on Native Americans

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    Katz‚ 1986) 2. Protection of Indian Lands 1793 In 1793 a law was passed which prohibited non - Indians from settling on Indian lands. This law also exempted Indians from complying with state trade regulations. 3. First Seminole War 1817 The first war with the Seminole Indians was started by a United States attack. 4. Indian Removal Act of 1830 1830 Indians were promised land in Oklahoma in exchange for their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi. “Escorted” by the U.S. Army‚ Indians

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    First of all‚ most Native American logos are meant to honor Indians and their tribes‚ not offend. Some evidence of this is in the article “The Use of Indian Mascots”‚ page 2 when it states “Max Osceola‚ the chief and general council president of the Seminole tribe of Florida‚ has stated that he regards it as honor to be associated with the university.” This proves that some feel honored by Indian mascots‚ so sports teams should be allowed to use these logos. Second

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    “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 • The Anti-Masonic party

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    On 8/20/17‚ I was dispatched to 1451 PORTOFINO PT apt #301‚ Oviedo‚ Seminole County‚ in reference to a sexual battery. Upon arrival I spoke with Ashton Wellborn (victim)‚ who reported that she was rape by an unknown white male. Ashton reported that she and some of her friends went downtown Orlando for some drink‚ and ran into the unknown male (suspect). Ashton reported that she met him at Saddle and he began to flirting with her. Ashton reported that they had mutual interest for each other‚ so

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    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ born on 13th April‚ 1743 in Shadwell Virginia‚ Albemarle County‚ began his formal education at age nine‚ studied at William and Mary College and then began to read law. He married Martha Wayles in 1772‚ and took her to stay in his Mountaintop home‚ Monticello (http://www.pbs.org/jefferson). He died on July 4‚ 1826 in Virginia‚ Monticello. Jefferson draws my attention in this research due to his powerful advocacy of liberty in the early years of the United States

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    During the 1800s it would have been difficult to serve as the president of the United States due to all the political challenges that accrued during this time period. Two of the presidents that dealt with the most difficult problems were Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson. They were different because during their presidential terms Abraham Lincoln dealt with slavery while Andrew Jackson removed Indians. However‚ these two presidents both were commanding officers. Abraham Lincoln’s biggest accomplishment

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