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This is the first 1,000 characters of 718 words (2.87 pages) in the essay titled Andrew Jackson2 Andrew Jackson: Indian Fighter Andrew Jackson is a man who was destined to be one of the most influential and dominating personas in United States history. What he is noted for is his tough attitude in any situation. This is especially true in his many battles against Indians, who he thought were savage, uncivilized people. He believed that the English were using the Indians to try and cause havoc in the states by selling guns to the Indians. The Indians would then attack settlers in the western front of the United States. In the early part of the war Jackson s feats in crushing the Creek people won him national acclaim. The Creeks were British allies, who had threatened United States southwestern borders(Encarta CD). Jackson s decisive victory at Horseshoe Bend, Alabama, in March 1814, destroyed the Creeks; the harsh peace treaty he imposed deprived them of more than 8 million hectares (20 million acres) of land—an area larger than that of most of the states in the Union. Old Hickory, as Jackson was now known because of his toughness, had given the nation a taste of military glory(Sellers 101). In the years immediately following, Jackson maintained his prominence but not without creating a furor—as his actions often did. Early in 1818, without clear authorization, he violated Spanish-owned territory by chasing the hostile Seminole into Florida, where he then created another international incident by putting two British subjects to death(Sellers 105). Then to furt... |
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Keywords: indians, president james monroe, encarta cd, larger than that, john quincy adams, president monroe, andrew jackson, creeks, guns, borders, disturbed, stars and stripes, enthusiastically, british allies, british subjects, decisive victory, cause havoc, national acclaim, horseshoe bend, military glory