MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Chased raiding Seminole Indians back into Florida.
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Invaded Florida, captured military forts, executed two British subjects for stirring up Indian attacks, and replaced the Spanish governor.
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Ran for President.
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Wrote the Constitution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson Captures Pensacola, Florida In December of 1817, President Monroe asked Andrew Jackson to combat the Seminole and Creek Indians in Florida to prevent the territory from becoming a safe haven for runaway slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Collectively, these battles came to be known as the First Seminole War. Americans reacted to these confrontations by sending Andrew Jackson to Florida with an army of about 3, 000 men. Jackson was successful in his attacks and left many dead and dying Seminole behind in their destroyed villages.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson led his troops through enemy territory to victory in several tide-turning battles. In doing so, he greatly aided our nation’s victory in the war. This led to the procurement of millions of acres in the present-day southern United States, including Florida.
Detailed explanation-4: -American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and captured and executed Alexander George Arbuthnot and Robert C. Ambrister, two British citizens charged with aiding Seminole and Creek Indians against the United States.