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Tag: George Troup

  • The Failure of Colonization

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    Certificate for Life Membership in the American Colonization Society.

    The American Colonization Society, the premier organization advocating for the exportation of slavery to Africa, had a major supporter in Secretary of State Henry Clay in the late 1820s.

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  • Protecting the Native Americans

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    Secretary of War John Calhoun. By: Charles Bird King.

    President John Quincy Adams and his administration faced a serious challenge in dealing with the Native Americans.

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