9.+Native+Americans+-+Other+Famous+People


 * 1) Buffalo Bill (William Cody) - Henrik
 * 2) Kit Carson - Hanna
 * 3) Davy Crockett - Even
 * 4) Sharp Knife (President Andrew Jackson) - Sveinung

**Andrew Jackson**
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the US. He was the military governor in Florida in 1821. Jackson had a strange relationship to Indians, and described them as “children that needs guidance”. Jackson made lots of treaties with the Indians “for the good of the tribes”, but in reality, he it was for his own good. He took part in the Indian removal: In the year 1830, there were still some Indian Tribes left east of the Mississippi River, due to the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, when America has to allow Indians living in the east as long as they became civilized. This law didn’t affect the white men, with Andrew Jackson in charge, barging in on the Creeks land, killing them, and taking 22 million acres of their land. From 1814 to 1824, Jackson negotiated nine out of eleven treaties which made the southern tribes move from the south to new lands in the west. The Indians accepted the treaties of strategic reasons, and in believe to retrieve their southern lands. Later, as a president, Jackson pushed the “Indian Removal Act” through the Congress houses. This act gave the president (Jackson) power to make treaties as he wanted. The Indians were to give up their lands because of this. To be precise and clear, the Indian Removal was different treaties that made the Indian Tribes lose control over their lands.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_removal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson

Christopher Huston Carson lived from 1809 to 1868. He was an American explorer, rancher, guide, and soldier, who traveled through the USA. He became a and he was important in USA’s expansion to the west. In the American civil war he fought for the North States and he was appointed Head chief. At early age, Carson worked as a fur trapper in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He learned to know the local Indians, and his two first wives were Arapahoe and Cheyenne. The city Carson City in Nevada is named after Kit Carson. [] []
 * Kit Carson**

__** William Frederick Cody was an American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman. He was born in Iowa, close to the city //Le Clair//. He was one of the most colourful persons in the Wild West. He was known for, amongst other ‘’//The Wild West Show//’’ which he toured with in the US and the UK. The show also visited Denmark. He was awarded with //Medal of Honour//, but in later times it has been discussed whether the award was deserved or not.
 * __ Buffalo Bill:

He got his name after he undertook a contract to supply the Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. His nickname was earned from hunting down 5.000 //American Bison// in eight months, in the period from 1867-1868. He took the name Bill from Bill Comstock, which he fought with in a pistol duel, and earned the right to use the name.

There are many legends surrounding the name of Buffalo Bill, amongst those, many are from the civil war, where he was a soldier for the Northern States. During that time he worked as a trapper, a soldier and a //bullwhacker//. At a certain time he even worked as a hotel owner, a wagon master and a stagecoach driver. Cody was also a master of speech, and gave a famous anti-slavery speech at a local trading post.

**Davy Crockett (David Stern Crockett) was a true American folk hero in the 19th century.**

He was always a charismatic and popular guy who gained a lot of respect by the people he grew up with. As a result of this, he was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. Crockett was born and raised in Tennessee and when he six years later (1827) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, he naturally represented the "Volunteer State".

As Sveinung Sjøtveit strangely enough didn't mention, Andrew Jackson served as president from 1829 to 1837 and "as a congressman, Crockett vehemently opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, most notably the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the 1835 elections, prompting his angry departure to Texas shortly thereafter. In early 1836, Crockett joined the Texas Revolution and died at the Battle of the Alamo in March of the same year."

Crockett was, in other words, a decisive, heroic frontiersman who died for his opinions.

After his death, Davy Crockett was, and still is, looked upon as a hero. //A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett// (1834) was the only autobiography written by himself. The other writing attributed to him, was written by professional, hired writer (due to DC's lack of education). In addition, he has been credited by a numerous of films, television portrayals, books and even this awesome song called The Ballad Of Davy Crockett which I strongly recommend all of you to listen to:

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source: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett