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  Lewis Cass information - Search.com
Cass was a central figure in formulating and implementing the Indian Removal policy of the Jackson administration.
Cass was a leading supporter of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people who lived in a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery there.
A statue of Cass is one of the two that was submitted by the State of Michigan to The National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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  Lewis Cass - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and politician.
Cass represented the State of Michigan in the United States Senate from 1845 to 1848.
Cass was a leading supporter of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people who lived in a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery there.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Lewis_Cass   (398 words)

  
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 Lewis Cass Summary
Lewis Cass was born on Oct. 2, 1782, in New Hampshire, the eldest child of a Revolutionary War veteran, Maj. Jonathan Cass, and Mary Gilman Cass.
Cass was a central figure in formulating and implementing the Indian Removal policy of the Jackson administration.
A statue of Cass is one of the two that was submitted by the State of Michigan to The National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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 James K. Polk - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Scholars have ranked him #10 to #12 on the list of greatest presidents for his ability to set an agenda and achieve all of it.
In 1846, Congress approved the Walker Tariff (named after Robert J. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury), which represented a substantial reduction of the high Whig-backed Tariff of 1842.
His name is also associated with Manifest Destiny—the idea that it was the United States' mission to expand westward.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/James_K._Polk   (4319 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lewis Cass
During his long political career, Cass served as a territorial governor, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator, and was the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in 1848.
Cass died in 1866 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.
A statue of Cass is one of the two that was submitted by Michigan to the National Statuary Hall collection in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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 Andrew Jackson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
As a result, Jackson's statue in the Capitol Rotunda is placed in front of the doorway in which the attempt occurred.
Numerous counties and cities are named after him, including Jacksonville, Florida, Jackson, Michigan, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, Missouri, Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson County, Florida, and Jackson County, Missouri.
During the 1828 election, his opponents referred to him as a "Jackass." Jackson liked the name and used the jackass as a symbol for a while, but it died out.
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 James K. Polk - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Congress approved the Walker Tariff (named after Robert J. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury), which represented a substantial reduction of the high Whig-backed Tariff of 1842.
President Polk is also notable for his support for the concept of Manifest Destiny—the idea that it was the United States' divine mission to expand westward—and for his affirmation of the Monroe Doctrine—the doctrine, first propounded by President James Monroe in 1823, that the Americas should be free from European colonization or other interference.
Polk County, Missouri, founded in 1835, was originally named in honor of a Revolutionary War hero Ezekiel Polk.
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 Solomon Lewis
Whose name appears to the foregoing certificates of David Rogers and Mary Rogers is now and was at the time and acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that the signatures there to attached perporting to be his is genuine.
Lewis to be put on file at the [next] [ ] I will send her declaration made [and] from my reason for sending this [note] [and] [back] is [b--ind] and if it [could] be so I would like to [expedite] it as soon as possible.
Catharine Lewis, in her life time, applied for a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 and the claim was not admitted.
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 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: PREMIER LIBRARY SOURCES
Named to honor Grover Cleveland who was nominated for president in the Democratic National Convention held in St. Louis in 1888, at the time the Tyler Place subdivision was opened.
Named by the developers of the Holly Hills subdivision of 1923, because their first organizational meeting was held in the Coronado Hotel, which was named for Francesco Vasquez de Coronado (1510-54?), an early Spanish explorer of the American southwest.
Derived its name from the Cottage Place subdivision in the vicinity of Marcus and Kennerly Avenues.
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 Place names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The present name, "Bête Grise Bay," has evolved over the years and is a good example of the alterations which can occur in a foreign language place name as it is Americanized.
Named for Lewis Cass (1782-1866), second governor of the Michigan Territory, secretary of war under President Jackson (1831-1836).
Names for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet (1778-1803), who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 23.
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 Cass County, Texas Genealogical Records Information
Cass County was created in 1846 (Also known as Davis County from 1861-May 1871) and formed from Bowie County.
Cass County was named for Lewis Cass, a senator and future presidential candidate from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Cass County courthouse: Apparently the original frame courthouse in Linden was not regarded as suitably fireproof and the structure was sold to a church, moved, and a brick structure was begun in 1859 at the same site.
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 Indians, Sources, Critics
Job's Indian name was Wasamapah which means "he crosses over back and forth." Since Job lived at Scaticook, Connecticut, and Shekomeko, New York, the name may be descriptive of his trips back and forth to and from these villages.
Lewis Cass was appointed governor of Michigan Territory in 1813 when there were sane four thousand whites and forty thousand Indians in the region.
Today it is clear that Cass perceived the popularity of the noble savage concept as a threat to his political ambitions, official duties and perhaps to his self-image.
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 Narrative of an expedition through the upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the actual source of this river; embracing an ...
This portage consists of a carrying place of three miles and a lake, then another carrying place of 750 yards and a lake, from the latter of which there is a navigable outlet into the Ottawa for canoes.
It is at this place, the Chegoimegon of early writers, that tradition places the ancient council fire of the Chippewa nation.
These were placed in charge of a trusty person, with directions to proceed down the river with them, to the Isle Des Corbeau, in season to meet the party at that place on the 24th July.
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 The Builder Magazine - February 1921
LEWIS CASS, the first Grand Master of Masons in Michigan, was born in New Hampshire in 1782 and died in Detroit in 1866.
Cass was Secretary of War under President Jackson in 1831, and was Minister to France in 1836.
Cass was a democrat, in the dictionary sense of the word: his fealty was to the commonwealth, while most of the other of the cabinet officers, particularly Mr.
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 Andrew Jackson - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
A number of cities are named after him, notably Jacksonville, Florida and Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson was born in a backwoods settlement to Scots-Irish immigrants in the Waxhaws area in the Carolinas, on March 15, 1767.
She had supposedly divorced her first husband, Col. Lewis Robards; but there were "questions" about the legality of the divorce.
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 James K. Polk - Free net encyclopedia
In 1846, Congress approved the Walker Tariff (named after Robert J. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury), which represented a substantial reduction of the high Whig-backed Tariff of 1842.
His name is forever associated with Manifest Destiny—the idea that it was the United States' divine mission to expand westward.
Polk County, Missouri, founded in 1835, was originally named in honor of Polk's grandfather, Revolutionary War hero Ezekiel Polk.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/James_Knox_Polk   (3811 words)

  
 History of Ferguson Township, Chapter 40, Lewis Cass Aldrich History of Clearfield County, PA
On the 19th day of March, by an order of the court, the Township erection was confirmed and named "Greenwood." The first election for Township officers was directed to be held on the 11th day of May, 1875, at the public house of Samuel Hullihan.
Among the many familiar names of pioneer families, whose descendants now help to make the population of the Township, are to be found some representing various localities or sections of the river country.
Lewisville was so named for Lewis Smith, an extensive land owner in the vicinity, and one of the pioneers of the county.
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 James K. Polk information - Search.com
Scholars rank him about #10-12 on the list of greatest presidents for his ability to set an agenda and achieve all of it.
His name is forever associated with Manifest Destiny—the idea that it was the United States' divine mission to expand westward.
Polk County, Missouri, founded in 1835, was originally named in honor of Polk's grandfather, Revolutionary War hero Ezekiel Polk.
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 Keweenaw National Historical Park - 2007 High School Local History Smackdown Sample Questions (U.S. National Park ...
Name two reasons that copper milling facilities were located along lake shorelines.
Name two of the three native pine tree species in the four-county region that have the most commercial value.
Name the Houghton County circuit judge who played a prominent role in the strike of 1913–1914 and who later became Michigan’s Attorney General.
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 0160 - MEETINGS
Within three (3) days after the Board adopts a resolution changing the date, time, or place of a regularly scheduled meeting, the meeting notice shall state the date, time, and place of the rescheduled meeting, as well as the name, address, and telephone number of the District.
Said notice shall state the date, time, and place of such special meeting and the business to be transacted thereat, as well as the name, address, and telephone number of the District.
During the open session the name of the student shall not be used in voting on the discipline, to protect student privacy under the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.
www.neola.com /lewiscassisd-mi/search/policies/po0160.htm   (3133 words)

  
 Mississippi River - State canoe routes: Minnesota DNR
From Cass Lake to the Vermillion River, this segment of the river consists mostly of marshlands.
Large lakes are the Mississippi's defining characteristic as it flows east from Bemidji through the town of Cass Lake and towards Grand Rapids.
Cultural Information - Cass Lake, at the upper end of the route, was named by the explorer Henry Schoolcraft to commemorate Lewis Cass, who led an expedition through the region in 1820.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /canoeing/mississippiriver/two.html   (687 words)

  
 OldGoldFreePress.com Purdue Basketball and Football Information, Recruiting, and Forums
Cass gave the Tigers all they wanted for three quarters just last week." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-22-99...Here are a few comments about Parkinson from a few coaches who have had to coach against him, from old Kokomo Tribune articles...
But in Lewis' case, and pointed out by Frank, he is a much better scorer than a floor leader/assists man. THAT is why Lewis will be playing at the 2 because that is what kind of player he is. He was recruited as a 2-guard, and will play at the 2-guard position.
Since Northwestern played their sectional games also at Lewis Cass, they might be considered to have a little bit of a home-court advantage which should make the game rather even.
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 African Americans and the Old West
Lewis and Clark kept a journal of their travels from 1825-1828 which listed Sacajawea as dead, but no exact date and place was ever recorded of her later life.
Lewis Cass of Michigan said, "let the people decide as citizens of a democracy what they wanted in the new territory." This was thought to keep the peace and preserve the Union.
They too were looking for a better place to raise a family, especially on territorial soil which allowed more freedom along with the absence of racial strife.
www.liu.edu /cwis/cwp/library/african/west/west.htm   (12045 words)

  
 Lists of places - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of places named for Charles de Gaulle
List of places with numbers in their name
List of places known as 'the Venice of something'
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 A Day In The Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Centered at the intersection of Route 571 and West Veterans Highway, Cassville was named in 1844 for Democrat Lewis Cass -- a prominent senator from Michigan, hero from the War of 1812 and losing presidential candidate in 1848.
He and his students subsequently created snapshots of the villages, most of which were named for the people who lived there.
Webbville, to the southeast of Cassville, was named for John "Peg Leg" Webb, a cranberry farmer who in 1845 began a new method of cultivating cranberries in "bogs."
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 Cass County, Texas TX, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
The county was named for Lewis Cass, U.S. senator from Michigan
Cass County is one of 254 counties in Texas.
This was a decrease of -1.40% from the 2000 census.
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 Andrew Jackson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The two most places were Waxhaw North Carolina or Lancaster South Carolina which are very close.
Jackson had attended a and a man named Richard Lawrence came up to him and fired pistol at point-blank range.
She Rachel Donelson Robards divorced her first husband (Col. Lewis Robards mistakenly cited as "Roberts") but there were questions about the legality of the divorce she was never accepted in polite society Jackson deeply resented; he killed a man a duel over an insult to his May 30th 1806.
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 Pittard: One American Family - Fourth Generation
Though some sources list Eliza as a separate person and the fifth and youngest child of William and Louisa, she doesn’t appear in the 1850 census when her age is placed at about 14.
Originally named for then Secretary of War, Lewis Cass of Michigan, the locals now found his position in the current political climate intensely unpopular, and the state renamed the county for Capt. Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, killed at the Battle of Manassas.
Its name was changed and by the outbreak of the civil war, Atlanta had quickly and firmly captured the lead as the South's transportation hub.
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 History of Minnesota's Lake Superior
Two Harbors, the name given the place, is destined to be quite a town.
The Lewis Merritt family of Duluth began searching northern Minnesota for minerals in 1888, after one of the family's seven brothers stumbled onto iron deposits near present Mountain Iron.
The town which later bore Hibbing's name was called the "Iron Capitol of the World." In 1891, Hibbing discovered ore ten miles to the north and east, in what is now Chisholm.
www.mnhs.org /places/nationalregister/shipwrecks/mpdf/mpdf1.html   (14132 words)

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