A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . bagoes lived in the Territory ofWisconsin. The Sacs and Foxesmade a treaty with the UnitedStates in 1830, by which they cededall their lands in Illinois to the gov-ernment. When the time arrivedfor them to leave, they refused, and the governor called out a military force tocompel them to remove beyond the Mississippi. Black Hawk, a famous chieftainof the Sacs, left, but returned at the head of a thousan
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . bagoes lived in the Territory ofWisconsin. The Sacs and Foxesmade a treaty with the UnitedStates in 1830, by which they cededall their lands in Illinois to the gov-ernment. When the time arrivedfor them to leave, they refused, and the governor called out a military force tocompel them to remove beyond the Mississippi. Black Hawk, a famous chieftainof the Sacs, left, but returned at the head of a thousand warriors, gathered fromthe tribes named, and began a savage attack upon the settlements. The perilwas so grave that the government sent troops under Generals Scott and Atkinsonto Rock Island. On the way thither, cholera, which had never before apjaearedin this country, broke out among the troops and raged so violently that opera-tions for a time were brought to a standstill. When Atkinson was able to do so, he pushed on, defeated the Indians, andcaptured Black Hawk. He was taken to Washington, where he had a longtalk with President Jackson, who gave him good advice, and induced him to. SAMUEL HOUSTON. One of Old Hickorys volunteers, afterward famous in the Texan War for Independence. (1793-1863). SECOND SEMINOLE WAR. 210 sign a new treaty providing for the removal of his people to the Indian Terri-tory. Then Black Hawk was carried on a tour through the country, and wasso impressed by its greatness that, when he returned to his people, he gave nomore trouble. It is worth remembering that both Jefiersou Davis and AbrahamLincoln served in the Black Hawk War. NULLIFICATION MEASURES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. South Carolina had long been soured over the tariff measures, which, whilethey helj^ed the prosperity of other sections of the Union, were ojijiressive to her,because there Avere no manuflietures carried on within her borders. WhenCongress, in tlie spring of 1832, imposed additional
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