New school history of the United States . democrats)denied their question of internal im-provements thus became, likethe tariff, a ground of differ-ence between the great politicalparties. The national road,^ however, was extended. It had been begun under Jeffersonsadministration. The Erie canal was constructed by the Stateof New York. The internal taxes, levied during the war,were repealed, to the great relief and satisfaction of the people. 65. The piratical nests at Galveston, in Texas, and atAmelia Island, on the coast of Florida, were broken vessels had issu
New school history of the United States . democrats)denied their question of internal im-provements thus became, likethe tariff, a ground of differ-ence between the great politicalparties. The national road,^ however, was extended. It had been begun under Jeffersonsadministration. The Erie canal was constructed by the Stateof New York. The internal taxes, levied during the war,were repealed, to the great relief and satisfaction of the people. 65. The piratical nests at Galveston, in Texas, and atAmelia Island, on the coast of Florida, were broken vessels had issued from those retreats and had preyedupon the commerce of Spain and other nations, under pre-tence of bearing commissions f from the American republicswhich had revolted from the Spanish crown. * The National or Cumberland Road extended from Cumberland, Md., to Wheel-ing, Va. t These commissions were ^letters of marque, or national licenses, authorizingprivate persons, at their own risk and expense, to seize the property of enemies atsea. JAJSIES MONROE. ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA, JACKSONS INROAD INTO FLORIDA. 66. The Creeks had been driven into Florida by the overwhelming disasters of the Creek war. They stirred up theSeminoles to hostiUties. With a force larger than the wholeSeminole nation, Jackson drove the Indians before him, andseized St. Marks. He hanged two British subjects, on thecharge of having excited the Indians to war. He then tookPensacola, and received the submission of Fort Barrancas, towhich the Spanish Governor had fled. As Florida belonged,at this time, to Spain, these procedures were in violation of in-ternational law. They were sustained, however, by a majorityin the Lower House of Congress. 67. The unscrupulous energy of General Jackson quickened the negotiations in progress for the acquisition ofFlorida, and for the determination of the western boundaryof Louisiana. The Colorado had been proposed by Adams *as the frontier of that State. The Sabine w^as the
Size: 1429px × 1749px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidnewschoolhis, bookyear1883
