To clarify; the text tells us that Wales was not colonised, but that The Vikings, did, however, begin to settle in the southwest around St. David's and Haverfordwest, most of Gower and Glamorgan and through raids Sweyne Forkbeard founded the modern city of Swansea.
Didn't just kill many Native Americans, he was responsible for the Trail of Tears-thousands of Native Americans died because of him. . In the first inaugural address of Andrew Jackson he said he would observe the Indian's rights which is a consistent habit of our government and the feelings of our people. Then turns around and forces Indians to move west because he found gold in there territory which at the time was Georgia.
He hated debt at all.. Before he was president, Jackson was a land speculator in Tennessee. He learned to hate debt when a land deal went bad and left him with massive debt and some worthless paper notes. So when Jackson ran for president, he knew his enemy: banks and the national debt. He called it the national curse. People ate it up. In Jackson's mind, debt was a moral failing, Brands says.