It was a common custom for the US military to ally with certain tribes in order to defeat others. During the War of 1812, General Andrew Jackson was confronted by a stubborn Creek Nation in Georgia and Alabama. The Creek were worried about American expansion into their lands and had sided with the British in 1812. Jackson enlisted the help of the Cherokee to attack and defeat the Creek. But Jacksons friendship with the Cherokee wouldnt last long, despite the fact that the Cherokee had adopted many European style customs. They built roads, schools and churches, had a system of representational government and were becoming successful farmers and ranchersWhy did Andre Jackson align himself with the Cherokee?

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It was a common custom for the US military to ally with certain tribes in order to defeat others. During the War of 1812, General Andrew Jackson was confronted by a stubborn Creek Nation in Georgia and Alabama. The Creek were worried about American expansion into their lands and had sided with the British in 1812. Jackson enlisted the help of the Cherokee to attack and defeat the Creek. But Jackson’s friendship with the Cherokee wouldn’t last long, despite the fact that the Cherokee had adopted many European style customs. They built roads, schools and churches, had a system of representational government and were becoming successful farmers and ranchersWhy did Andre Jackson align himself with the Cherokee?

A	to help him defeat the Creek Nation in Georgia and Alabama
B	because the Cherokee had sided with the British in 1812.
C	Both of the above
D	none of the above

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JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

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