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Positive in the state of tennessee. >> when he first bought it in 1804, he was a rising political star. he was head of the tennessee militia. he had already been a u.s. congressman, here are ready been a u.s. senator, he had been on what we would consider the tennessee court. >> he goes on and works and is able to take control over florida. we probably wouldn't have florida it wasn't for andrew jackson. >> he was the first military governor of florida when florida became a territory of the united states when we acquired it from spain. he was only governor for a few months and basically was sen...

Over there. what the state? the future the country. what did andrew jackson do? when. >> battlefield really was approximately 4 miles long. it was always the same the tween the river in the swamp. if you look at it, en with the scope, you can see that canal was there. you think you're just going over but when you get there, you have to go down and then up. it was 8 feet of water. at that point, you could just shoot him like fish in a barrel. he had created a giant booby-trap. >> there not to go out. he knows that would be suicidal. once he dug in, no one moved them out. >> i'm struck that afte...

[inaudible] >> the removal act called for the removal of the five tribes from the southeast united states to move to what is modern-day oklahoma. the trail of tears actually happen later after jackson's presidency. it is somewhat become the term for all indians but the trail of tears happened after his presidency as a result of another treaty that was signed while he was president. it was a horrible experience for all of the native americans involved because they were held in holding areas in 1838 until they were removed and they left so late they were caught in the winter and people were sick...

Over there. what the state? the future the country. what did andrew jackson do? when. >> battlefield really was approximately 4 miles long. it was always the same the tween the river in the swamp. if you look at it, even with the scope, you can see that canal was there. you think you're just going over but when you get there, you have to go down and then up. it was 8 feet of water. at that point, you could just shoot him like fish in a barrel. he had created a giant booby-trap. >> there not to go out. he knows that would be suicidal. once he dug in, no one moved them out. >> i'm struck that af...

Of new orleans. >> so i'l while the man went to the battlefield, the women went to church to pray. >> andrew jackson loves the fact that the nuns were praying for victory. they gave their troops morale. they had a feeling that god was on their side. >> they are here praying all night long. at 6:00 o'clock in the morning they start mass. >> they were really going at it. the candles and prayers. >> it spread throughout the heavily catholic town of new orleans that the catholic church is praying for you. >> father says mass and during communion there's a runner that comes in and yells victory is ...