and has tackled different topics. “I have always been controversial I guess‚ but I grew up in Seminole County Florida and for reference it’s where Trayvon Martin was murdered and it was the first big headline catching murder of its kind. It was really interesting to see the reactions from people I was friends with to George Zimmerman’s acquittal” said Lacey. She also remembers growing up in Seminole County and always “being the exception.” Lacey scored really high on the ACT and consistently did
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Indians need not be in contact with white settlers. Throughout Jackson’s life he had fought Indians‚ beginning with his campaign against the Northern Creek Indians of Alabama and Georgia. He led the Tennessee militia to fight Seminoles in Florida in a war known as the "First Seminole War" just seven years before his election into the presidency . Jackson’s land policies‚ which he
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In the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ the Jacksonian Democrats‚ with Andrew Jackson as their leader‚ viewed themselves as the guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. However‚ this view did not truly represent the actions taken by President Andrew Jackson and his followers‚ it was only a façade put up to mask their sectionalist ideas. One of the disparities in the views and actions of the Jacksonian Democrats involved social equality. Jackson
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the “Era of Good Feelings” (Hart 64). Monroe was a man of the people and had a majority of the nation supporting him. President Monroe had many accomplishments that made him a successful president. First of all‚ Monroe had to deal with the first Seminole War‚ in which he sent Andrew Jackson to clean up that situation and this eventually led to Spain giving Florida to the United States because of Jackson’s invasion of the land without permission. Monroe also developed the Missouri Compromise of 1820
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As a result of his Indian removal policy‚ the Choctaws were the first to sign a treaty promising to relocate. Most the Seminoles refused to sign with only a portion agreeing to a removal treaty in 1833‚ with most refusing to abandon their home land the Second Seminole War of 1833 was fought and subdued in a third war. With other tribes following suite; the Creeks signed a removal treaty in 1832 and the Chickasaws moved in 1837. Although it was the removal of the Cherokee that would forever blemish
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Chickasaw C. Tribes attempting to assimilate into U.S. Culture 1. Western education‚ Slave holding‚ and large scale farming D. U.S. Government convinces tribes to sign treaties 1. Native Americans attempt legal action 2. Seminole tribe retaliates violently a. Seminole Wars E. Late 1830s “Five civilized tribes” relocated to what is now Oklahoma 1. Had to walk 800 miles during a harsh winter 2. 4‚000 of
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Road King. Photo Caption2 (screen): Engineer John Goodness with Orange County Fire Rescue demonstrates the technological resources in the Mobile Command Center. Photo Caption3 (helicopter): Students glimpse inside the helicopter used by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office as part of search operations. Video Description: Federal‚ state and local first responders gather in Memory Mall as part of the University of Central Florida’s fourth annual KnightS.H.A.R.E Expo to emphasize safety and
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The world we live in today is far more complex and variegated‚ compared to past civilizations and cultures. As time passed‚ the world population increased and a variety of completely diverse cultures formed. Even though some cultures are completely different‚ every single one of them has two things in common‚ a past history and some form of a belief system. Among all of the cultures in this world‚ one of the most unique and fascinating are the Native Americans. The ancestors of today’s Native Americans
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1817‚ the president commissioned General Jackson to stop raiders‚ and if necessary‚ pursue them across the borders into Spanish west Florida. Jackson carried beyond the instructions; he led a force of militia into Florida‚ destroyed Seminole villages‚ hanged two Seminole villages‚ and drove out the Spanish government. Worried‚ Spain turned over all of its possessions in Florida and its own claims in the Oregon Territory to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty
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Jackson commanded the American forces‚ which included Tennessee militia‚ U.S. regulars‚ and Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ and Lower Creek warriors. Jackson served in the military again during the First Seminole War. He was ordered by President James Monroe in December 1817 to lead a campaign in Georgia against the Seminole and Creek Indians. In January 1835‚ Jackson paid off the entire national debt‚ the only time in U.S. history that
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