Monday, November 23, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. - 36

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       To really understand Cobmoosa you must see the whole picture of the times under which he lived.  An older historian once impressed up...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa and Pres. A.J. - 35

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      President Jackson had paid off the National debt in 1835. He had been studying the needs of the country and didn't like what his ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. - 34

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       Until January 1837 Jackson's primary goal was to free America from the shackles of a monopoly by rich outsiders whose power he de...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. - 33

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       What were "petty banks?"  These were state banks.  That where Old Hickory put the surplus money thinking they would be safe...

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. - 32

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       During the Jackson years (1829-1837) credit extensions by traders and speculators (Europeans, too) to the public and Indians getting ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. -31

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       Cobmoosa and Wabasis were son-in-laws of Chief Wobwindigo.  Both married the chiefs daughters and neither were chiefs until the death...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Legends of Chief Cobmoosa & Pres. A.J. -30

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       During President Jackson's administration the American economy had gained substantial financial footing, but he feared the specul...