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David and Jeanne Heidler, Old Hickory’s War Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire, goes in depth with the unpleasant encounters, disloyalties, and misunderstanding that provides a clear story during this time in History. The Heidler presents a narrative of the dominant figure Andrew Jackson and his determination to execute his goals and involvement in the political and military system. After the War of 1812, Jackson was known as a hero and he continues to gain fame with his successful defeat of the Creek and Seminole war. The battles resulted in the invasion of Spanish Florida and the expansion of the United States. The main purpose of this book is to show Jackson involvement during the historic time. The Hidlers provide research and developed their own conclusion to show Jackson character and his vision for American. Jackson goal was to destroy his opponents in his initiative to advance his …show more content…

In order to for the Heidler to prove their theory, they first focus on Jackson war victories that had given him a powerful status and a war hero. They have developed multiple conclusion of this historical period. Starting from the following years of War of 1812 and leading into the Creek war. Jackson had successfully led his militia into the Creek war of 1813- 1814. The start of the war was due to American extension into the Creek territory. In response, Shawnee carried a message of aggressive nativism that threaten the American expansion plans. Shawnee leader Tecumseh visit had resulted into a spiritual rebirth it “urged a spiritual cleaning and a material purging that recognized the agent’s activities as only the latest of many problems” (11). Tecumseh and his brother Tuckabatchee joined the Shawnee raids and killed several white men which resulted in retaliation and the start of Creek War. The authors believed that the war would have started with or without the visit of Tecumseh. The fear of American expansion not only affected the Native

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Showing what territory that the Choctaw, Chickasaw,Creek and Cherokee tribes claimed in 1812, followed by current day Jacksonland. The story begins with Jackson’s life before he became president. It details how he was a commander in the war of 1812, although still under the age of twenty. He is portrayed as merciless and harsh, though most remember him as a war hero. Afterwards we get introduced to the much lesser known John Ross.

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From the time he was young to the time he died, Andrew Jackson faced many hardships. After being confronted by death at a young age, he spent his life trying to prove to himself why he should still be alive. Even with all of the obstacles in his life, he went on to become one of America’s greatest army generals and presidents. All this can be tied into the author’s main point which is that we must set aside all of the great things that Andrew Jackson accomplished and look more into the setbacks he powered through to reach his goals.

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In the book, Cheathem described and articulated how Andrew Jackson’s life was shaped in the South. Through culture, Jackson formed his persona and ideals. It is evident that Cheathem has a vast understanding of Southern culture. Therefore, his article about Andrew Jackson Donelson’s honor, who is Andrew Jackson’s nephew, should be considered as an extension of Cheathem’s immense knowledge of the history of the South and its culture.

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As the Shawnees were attempting to reunite in the Ohio Valley, they found themselves displaced and had to defend their territory from western expansion. The Shawnees placed all their trust in the British, which didn’t turn out positive for them, for when the British ceded all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, which endangered the lives of the Natives. “For the

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This can be proved because even after Andrew Jackson went against the law, he still tried to fight back for his people so they can stay in their land and keep living heir normal lives like before. Major ridge and the Cherokee Indians also valued his rights that he has from the Supreme Court. This is shown also because when the Supreme Court gives him the land, and gives it to their title. He tries to stand to that title,and when Andrew JacksoN goes against the Supreme Court to try to take it and remove them from their land, he backs his best effort to try to save the land for the

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When Tecumseh was growing up, he had passed all of the other male Indians standards by being the strongest, and most athletic Indian out of the Shawnee tribe. Tecumseh had helped his older brother, Chiksika, on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1780s. Afterwards, Tecumseh had emerged as a prominent war chief by the 1800. Now when we look back at Tecumseh’s legacy, people tend to speculate

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