JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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European countries had attempted to reclaim lands in the area.
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Large groups of European immigrants caused tensions and overcrowding.
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Americans’ desire to gain land for farming and ability to search for gold.
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Heavy flooding made living in the area a major health hazard.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word civilized was applied to the five tribes because, broadly speaking, they had developed extensive economic ties with whites or had assimilated into American settler culture. Some members of these southeastern tribes had adopted European clothing, spoke English, practiced Christianity, and even owned slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the southeastern United States, many Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek and Cherokee people embraced these customs and became known as the “Five Civilized Tribes.” Did you know? Indian removal took place in the Northern states as well.
Detailed explanation-3: -The five tribes were the Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. They were called “civilized” because they were better integrated into Anglo-American culture than most other Native Americans at the time.
Detailed explanation-4: -The removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture in the Southeast, the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, and the racial prejudice that many white southerners harbored toward American Indians.