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Old 11-24-2012, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
As for jackson, i think his legacy suffers from people who only fasten on his indian removal policy, rather than looking into his detailed reasons why. After the revolution, before the 1812 to 1815 war, the brits frequently encouraged indian uprisings against us.

Oh, and our ally, france....yeah, she helped us vs britain, but didn't exactly want us to win. It was in their best interests to keep it going as long as possible, as a way to weaken britain, thus strengthening france.
I'll have to get a copy of that book. I had pretty much already guessed that you were reading one.