People might wonder why I am interested in researching a part of my heritage that is so small. Most people would choose to conduct genealogy research on their most prominent ethnic group or race. I am mostly Scotch, Irish, and English however I have always had a strong attachment to the Cherokee Indian side of ...
In 1828 Congress passed a new tariff that doubled the rates for certain exports up to 45%, beginning what is known in American history as the Nullification Crisis. This tariff, called the Tariff of Abominations, infuriated southerners in America, who accused Congress of promoting the interests of the industrial North and the expense of southern ...
Although I didn’t get to spend as much time with my great grandmother on my grandfather’s side, I do remember how warm and comforting her arms felt around me. I also remember the sound of her voice, so low and fraught with emotion, whenever she spoke of her people – – the Cherokee Indians. She ...
Long time we travel on way to new land. People feel bad when they leave old nation. Women cry and make sad wails. Children cry and many men cry, and all look sad like when friends die, but they say nothing and just put heads down and keep on go towards West. Many days pass ...
COMMENTARY | The seventh President of the United States was known as “Old Hickory” for good reasons. Andrew Jackson was a fighter from the day he was born. His father had been killed in an accident before reaching 30 and it was on the way home from his burial, that his mother gave birth to ...
In early April of 1942, about 54,000 US troops surrendered to the Japanese forces in the Philippines. They were forced to March 65 miles of treacherous terrain to a POW camp. Many died from malnutrition, disease, and Japanese brutality. It is estimated that only two out of three survived. The Japanese were ill prepared to ...
In the article, “The Trail of Tears”, author Dee Brown argues that the hostile conditions of the west had killed many Indian tribes’ because so many Indians had to cede land and leave their homes behind. 1. Two men, Ross and Scott had much to do with the ceding of the Indian lands. Scott wanted ...
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