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1 | 00:00:11,566 | 00:00:15,526 | Previously on "The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen.." | Previously on "The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen.." |
2 | 00:00:15,570 | 00:00:18,570 | Lewis and Clark achieve the impossible.. | Lewis and Clark achieve the impossible.. |
3 | 00:00:20,488 | 00:00:21,968 | ...reaching the Pacific.. | ...reaching the Pacific.. |
4 | 00:00:25,319 | 00:00:27,449 | ...claiming new land for the US.. | ...claiming new land for the US.. |
5 | 00:00:29,497 | 00:00:31,497 | ...and infuriating Great Britain. | ...and infuriating Great Britain. |
6 | 00:00:34,937 | 00:00:36,497 | By 1812.. | By 1812.. |
7 | 00:00:37,766 | 00:00:38,806 | [clamoring] | [clamoring] |
8 | 00:00:40,639 | 00:00:43,209 | ...the frontier is again a battleground.. | ...the frontier is again a battleground.. |
9 | 00:00:43,250 | 00:00:45,300 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
10 | 00:00:45,339 | 00:00:47,649 | ...and America's survival.. | ...and America's survival.. |
11 | 00:00:48,995 | 00:00:50,645 | ...is once more in peril. | ...is once more in peril. |
12 | 00:00:52,129 | 00:00:53,089 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
13 | 00:00:55,306 | 00:00:57,786 | [Zayde Wolf singing "Born Ready"] | [Zayde Wolf singing "Born Ready"] |
14 | 00:00:57,830 | 00:01:03,050 | ♪ I've been the last one standin' ♪ | ♪ I've been the last one standin' ♪ |
15 | 00:01:03,096 | 00:01:08,276 | ♪ When all the giants fell ♪ Whoa-oa-oa whoa-oa-oa | ♪ When all the giants fell ♪ Whoa-oa-oa whoa-oa-oa |
16 | 00:01:08,319 | 00:01:11,409 | ♪ Whoa-oa-oa whoa-oa-oa | ♪ Whoa-oa-oa whoa-oa-oa |
17 | 00:01:11,452 | 00:01:14,932 | ♪ I won't shiver I won't shake | ♪ I won't shiver I won't shake |
18 | 00:01:14,977 | 00:01:18,937 | ♪ I'm made of stone I don't break ♪ | ♪ I'm made of stone I don't break ♪ |
19 | 00:01:18,981 | 00:01:22,681 | ♪ Staring at the pressure now | ♪ Staring at the pressure now |
20 | 00:01:22,724 | 00:01:26,554 | ♪ I won't quit not backing down ♪ | ♪ I won't quit not backing down ♪ |
21 | 00:01:26,598 | 00:01:28,118 | ♪ I was born | ♪ I was born |
22 | 00:01:28,165 | 00:01:29,945 | ♪ Born ready | ♪ Born ready |
23 | 00:01:29,992 | 00:01:31,782 | ♪ I was born | ♪ I was born |
24 | 00:01:31,820 | 00:01:34,610 | ♪ Born ready | ♪ Born ready |
25 | 00:01:34,649 | 00:01:38,259 | ♪ Open my eyes turn me loose | ♪ Open my eyes turn me loose |
26 | 00:01:38,305 | 00:01:40,525 | ♪ And you'll see why | ♪ And you'll see why |
27 | 00:01:40,568 | 00:01:42,218 | ♪ I was born | ♪ I was born |
28 | 00:01:42,266 | 00:01:44,266 | ♪ Born ready ♪ | ♪ Born ready ♪ |
29 | 00:01:51,623 | 00:01:54,413 | [men screaming] | [men screaming] |
30 | 00:01:54,452 | 00:01:57,982 | [male narrator] Across the northern frontier | [male narrator] Across the northern frontier |
31 | 00:01:58,020 | 00:02:01,980 | the US is fighting its second war in 30 years | the US is fighting its second war in 30 years |
32 | 00:02:02,024 | 00:02:06,464 | against Great Britain and its Native American allies | against Great Britain and its Native American allies |
33 | 00:02:06,507 | 00:02:08,287 | and it's losing. | and it's losing. |
34 | 00:02:14,254 | 00:02:16,604 | [men screaming] | [men screaming] |
35 | 00:02:19,868 | 00:02:21,738 | [men screaming] | [men screaming] |
36 | 00:02:22,784 | 00:02:25,404 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
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38 | 00:02:41,238 | 00:02:44,068 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
39 | 00:02:46,547 | 00:02:48,247 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
40 | 00:02:48,984 | 00:02:50,074 | Aah! | Aah! |
41 | 00:02:52,249 | 00:02:54,599 | [music continues] | [music continues] |
42 | 00:03:07,438 | 00:03:09,958 | Legendary war chief, Tecumseh | Legendary war chief, Tecumseh |
43 | 00:03:10,005 | 00:03:12,395 | has already captured a key American fort. | has already captured a key American fort. |
44 | 00:03:16,316 | 00:03:18,096 | In an unprecedented move | In an unprecedented move |
45 | 00:03:18,144 | 00:03:20,414 | the Shawnee leader has united warriors | the Shawnee leader has united warriors |
46 | 00:03:20,451 | 00:03:22,671 | from two dozen different tribes. | from two dozen different tribes. |
47 | 00:03:24,542 | 00:03:27,022 | He now leads them in raids meant to drive | He now leads them in raids meant to drive |
48 | 00:03:27,066 | 00:03:30,106 | American settlers from native lands. | American settlers from native lands. |
49 | 00:03:30,156 | 00:03:33,766 | His goal, create a pan-Indian nation | His goal, create a pan-Indian nation |
50 | 00:03:33,812 | 00:03:36,292 | west of the Appalachians. | west of the Appalachians. |
51 | 00:03:36,336 | 00:03:39,766 | It's a mission that fills America's leaders with fear. | It's a mission that fills America's leaders with fear. |
52 | 00:03:42,386 | 00:03:44,556 | [Eisenbach] This Pan-Indian alliance | [Eisenbach] This Pan-Indian alliance |
53 | 00:03:44,605 | 00:03:47,035 | was a nightmare for the American government. | was a nightmare for the American government. |
54 | 00:03:47,086 | 00:03:48,646 | This could potentially | This could potentially |
55 | 00:03:48,696 | 00:03:51,736 | seriously would impede, uh, the forward progress | seriously would impede, uh, the forward progress |
56 | 00:03:51,786 | 00:03:53,566 | of the future United States. | of the future United States. |
57 | 00:03:53,614 | 00:03:56,184 | And so, he had to be eliminated | And so, he had to be eliminated |
58 | 00:03:56,226 | 00:03:58,356 | because this possibility was too much | because this possibility was too much |
59 | 00:03:58,402 | 00:04:00,012 | for the American government to accept. | for the American government to accept. |
60 | 00:04:03,015 | 00:04:06,055 | [male narrator] By 1813, Tecumseh's warriors | [male narrator] By 1813, Tecumseh's warriors |
61 | 00:04:06,105 | 00:04:09,405 | dominate a large area in the Ohio Valley | dominate a large area in the Ohio Valley |
62 | 00:04:09,456 | 00:04:12,066 | territory that Britain ceded to the US | territory that Britain ceded to the US |
63 | 00:04:12,111 | 00:04:13,631 | after the revolution. | after the revolution. |
64 | 00:04:16,463 | 00:04:18,253 | To secure the frontier | To secure the frontier |
65 | 00:04:18,291 | 00:04:21,211 | the US government assigns a seasoned soldier | the US government assigns a seasoned soldier |
66 | 00:04:21,251 | 00:04:24,561 | to confront Tecumseh.. | to confront Tecumseh.. |
67 | 00:04:24,602 | 00:04:28,562 | ...one of the few men who has defeated him in the past | ...one of the few men who has defeated him in the past |
68 | 00:04:28,606 | 00:04:30,906 | his long-time adversary | his long-time adversary |
69 | 00:04:30,956 | 00:04:33,866 | William Henry Harrison. | William Henry Harrison. |
70 | 00:04:33,915 | 00:04:36,215 | [Amy] The leadership of the United States | [Amy] The leadership of the United States |
71 | 00:04:36,266 | 00:04:39,616 | believed that Tecumseh's alliance with Britain | believed that Tecumseh's alliance with Britain |
72 | 00:04:39,660 | 00:04:42,620 | could be a factor, a major factor | could be a factor, a major factor |
73 | 00:04:42,663 | 00:04:45,803 | in the US possibly losing the war. | in the US possibly losing the war. |
74 | 00:04:48,103 | 00:04:51,153 | I don't know if William Henry Harrison | I don't know if William Henry Harrison |
75 | 00:04:51,193 | 00:04:54,503 | had a personal vendetta against Native Americans | had a personal vendetta against Native Americans |
76 | 00:04:54,545 | 00:04:58,235 | but his military career is defined by that. | but his military career is defined by that. |
77 | 00:04:58,288 | 00:05:00,588 | He was well known as ruthless. | He was well known as ruthless. |
78 | 00:05:00,638 | 00:05:03,158 | And when it comes to the War of 1812 | And when it comes to the War of 1812 |
79 | 00:05:03,205 | 00:05:05,335 | he has this inherent vitriol. | he has this inherent vitriol. |
80 | 00:05:05,382 | 00:05:07,512 | He wanted Tecumseh dead. | He wanted Tecumseh dead. |
81 | 00:05:10,517 | 00:05:13,127 | [male narrator] As Harrison prepares to march north | [male narrator] As Harrison prepares to march north |
82 | 00:05:13,172 | 00:05:16,132 | the fight for the frontier escalates in the south.. | the fight for the frontier escalates in the south.. |
83 | 00:05:23,617 | 00:05:26,137 | ...as Britain encourages a breakaway group | ...as Britain encourages a breakaway group |
84 | 00:05:26,185 | 00:05:28,925 | of Creek Indians known as the Red Sticks | of Creek Indians known as the Red Sticks |
85 | 00:05:28,970 | 00:05:31,360 | to attack settlements | to attack settlements |
86 | 00:05:31,408 | 00:05:34,148 | inciting fear throughout the south. | inciting fear throughout the south. |
87 | 00:05:35,716 | 00:05:37,626 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
88 | 00:05:37,675 | 00:05:38,845 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
89 | 00:05:48,990 | 00:05:52,690 | They destroy an American outpost | They destroy an American outpost |
90 | 00:05:52,733 | 00:05:56,353 | killing 500 men, women and children.. | killing 500 men, women and children.. |
91 | 00:06:00,959 | 00:06:03,219 | ...in what becomes known | ...in what becomes known |
92 | 00:06:03,265 | 00:06:06,305 | as the Fort Mims Massacre. | as the Fort Mims Massacre. |
93 | 00:06:06,356 | 00:06:09,396 | [Brands] They decided to raise the banner of war | [Brands] They decided to raise the banner of war |
94 | 00:06:09,446 | 00:06:12,056 | against the whites to resist white encroachment. | against the whites to resist white encroachment. |
95 | 00:06:12,100 | 00:06:13,890 | And if they would have taken the position | And if they would have taken the position |
96 | 00:06:13,928 | 00:06:17,278 | that this was, uh, simply a defense of their homeland. | that this was, uh, simply a defense of their homeland. |
97 | 00:06:17,323 | 00:06:21,503 | But to American settlers, it represented a grave threat | But to American settlers, it represented a grave threat |
98 | 00:06:21,545 | 00:06:24,325 | to the security of the American frontier. | to the security of the American frontier. |
99 | 00:06:24,374 | 00:06:27,204 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
100 | 00:06:33,644 | 00:06:37,304 | [male narrator] With the army fighting Tecumseh on the northern front | [male narrator] With the army fighting Tecumseh on the northern front |
101 | 00:06:37,343 | 00:06:40,393 | President Madison calls on the militia | President Madison calls on the militia |
102 | 00:06:40,433 | 00:06:42,443 | closest to the Mississippi Territory | closest to the Mississippi Territory |
103 | 00:06:42,479 | 00:06:44,349 | to defend the south. | to defend the south. |
104 | 00:06:47,179 | 00:06:49,879 | In Tennessee.. | In Tennessee.. |
105 | 00:06:49,921 | 00:06:52,181 | ...one commander has been waiting for the chance | ...one commander has been waiting for the chance |
106 | 00:06:52,227 | 00:06:53,617 | to join the fight. | to join the fight. |
107 | 00:06:54,926 | 00:06:56,616 | His name.. | His name.. |
108 | 00:06:58,408 | 00:07:00,888 | ...is Andrew Jackson. | ...is Andrew Jackson. |
109 | 00:07:00,932 | 00:07:02,762 | This was a person | This was a person |
110 | 00:07:02,803 | 00:07:05,283 | who started life very much at the bottom | who started life very much at the bottom |
111 | 00:07:05,327 | 00:07:07,767 | very much on his own | very much on his own |
112 | 00:07:07,808 | 00:07:10,508 | and was determined to make something of himself. | and was determined to make something of himself. |
113 | 00:07:10,550 | 00:07:12,990 | And so, one way for an ambitious young person | And so, one way for an ambitious young person |
114 | 00:07:13,031 | 00:07:15,291 | to rise would be to go to war | to rise would be to go to war |
115 | 00:07:15,337 | 00:07:17,947 | and to win glory in war. | and to win glory in war. |
116 | 00:07:17,992 | 00:07:20,302 | [male narrator] Jackson's the perfect man for the job. | [male narrator] Jackson's the perfect man for the job. |
117 | 00:07:22,257 | 00:07:24,867 | He's spent a lifetime building a reputation | He's spent a lifetime building a reputation |
118 | 00:07:24,912 | 00:07:27,222 | as a man who gets results. | as a man who gets results. |
119 | 00:07:28,612 | 00:07:30,482 | Ten years earlier.. | Ten years earlier.. |
120 | 00:07:35,270 | 00:07:38,270 | ...he was a tough backcountry judge | ...he was a tough backcountry judge |
121 | 00:07:38,317 | 00:07:41,927 | known for taking the law into his own hands. | known for taking the law into his own hands. |
122 | 00:07:41,973 | 00:07:43,893 | [Brands] There was one instance where | [Brands] There was one instance where |
123 | 00:07:43,931 | 00:07:46,801 | there was a particularly vicious bully | there was a particularly vicious bully |
124 | 00:07:46,847 | 00:07:48,677 | who was wanted for murder | who was wanted for murder |
125 | 00:07:48,719 | 00:07:51,499 | and no one wanted to arrest him. | and no one wanted to arrest him. |
126 | 00:07:51,548 | 00:07:53,938 | So he decides to take it on himself. | So he decides to take it on himself. |
127 | 00:08:02,689 | 00:08:05,609 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
128 | 00:08:16,442 | 00:08:19,752 | [Amy] Andrew Jackson was a loose cannon. | [Amy] Andrew Jackson was a loose cannon. |
129 | 00:08:19,793 | 00:08:21,673 | He would take bullwhips to people. | He would take bullwhips to people. |
130 | 00:08:21,708 | 00:08:23,278 | He pursued duels | He pursued duels |
131 | 00:08:23,318 | 00:08:26,318 | long after duels were out of fashion. | long after duels were out of fashion. |
132 | 00:08:26,365 | 00:08:29,405 | He would come to blows with people. | He would come to blows with people. |
133 | 00:08:29,455 | 00:08:31,325 | There are countless examples | There are countless examples |
134 | 00:08:31,370 | 00:08:34,630 | of when he just took matters into his own hands. | of when he just took matters into his own hands. |
135 | 00:08:36,897 | 00:08:38,897 | One of the most famous stories of Jackson | One of the most famous stories of Jackson |
136 | 00:08:38,943 | 00:08:40,423 | is how he gets into a bar fight | is how he gets into a bar fight |
137 | 00:08:40,466 | 00:08:42,506 | gets shot in the arm, uh | gets shot in the arm, uh |
138 | 00:08:42,555 | 00:08:46,245 | and just right before the doctor is about to amputate | and just right before the doctor is about to amputate |
139 | 00:08:46,298 | 00:08:47,948 | he grabs the doctor and says | he grabs the doctor and says |
140 | 00:08:47,995 | 00:08:50,995 | "You cut off my arm, I'm gonna kill you." | "You cut off my arm, I'm gonna kill you." |
141 | 00:08:51,042 | 00:08:52,482 | There was nothing that was gonna keep him down | There was nothing that was gonna keep him down |
142 | 00:08:52,522 | 00:08:54,962 | including an infection from a bullet in his arm. | including an infection from a bullet in his arm. |
143 | 00:08:55,002 | 00:08:56,662 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
144 | 00:09:03,750 | 00:09:08,230 | [male narrator] Now, Jackson has the greatest opportunity of his life. | [male narrator] Now, Jackson has the greatest opportunity of his life. |
145 | 00:09:10,757 | 00:09:15,457 | He leads more than 2500 volunteer militiamen south | He leads more than 2500 volunteer militiamen south |
146 | 00:09:15,501 | 00:09:17,501 | to destroy the Red Stick faction. | to destroy the Red Stick faction. |
147 | 00:09:19,113 | 00:09:21,513 | But first, he has to find them. | But first, he has to find them. |
148 | 00:09:24,858 | 00:09:28,078 | As Jackson searches for the Red Stick warriors | As Jackson searches for the Red Stick warriors |
149 | 00:09:28,122 | 00:09:30,782 | in the north, William Henry Harrison | in the north, William Henry Harrison |
150 | 00:09:30,821 | 00:09:33,041 | and his 3000 troops | and his 3000 troops |
151 | 00:09:33,084 | 00:09:36,834 | are just a day's march from Tecumseh's camp near Lake Erie. | are just a day's march from Tecumseh's camp near Lake Erie. |
152 | 00:09:39,307 | 00:09:42,787 | The Shawnee war chief is planning his own revenge. | The Shawnee war chief is planning his own revenge. |
153 | 00:09:43,964 | 00:09:45,624 | Two years earlier | Two years earlier |
154 | 00:09:45,662 | 00:09:48,532 | Harrison destroyed Tecumseh's capital | Harrison destroyed Tecumseh's capital |
155 | 00:09:48,578 | 00:09:49,538 | Prophetstown. | Prophetstown. |
156 | 00:09:51,276 | 00:09:54,926 | Now, Tecumseh meets with his British allies | Now, Tecumseh meets with his British allies |
157 | 00:09:54,975 | 00:09:57,585 | to plan a carefully coordinated ambush. | to plan a carefully coordinated ambush. |
158 | 00:09:58,805 | 00:10:01,625 | [speaking in foreign language] | [speaking in foreign language] |
159 | 00:10:06,421 | 00:10:09,341 | He says, "If your men can hold the line | He says, "If your men can hold the line |
160 | 00:10:09,381 | 00:10:11,731 | our men can take care of the rest." | our men can take care of the rest." |
161 | 00:10:16,518 | 00:10:19,388 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
162 | 00:10:22,481 | 00:10:23,661 | [male narrator] The British will attack | [male narrator] The British will attack |
163 | 00:10:23,700 | 00:10:25,830 | Harrison's army as they march | Harrison's army as they march |
164 | 00:10:25,876 | 00:10:28,396 | and push them towards the woods | and push them towards the woods |
165 | 00:10:28,443 | 00:10:30,363 | where Tecumseh and his warriors | where Tecumseh and his warriors |
166 | 00:10:30,402 | 00:10:31,932 | will be waiting to crush them | will be waiting to crush them |
167 | 00:10:31,969 | 00:10:33,619 | as they retreat. | as they retreat. |
168 | 00:10:36,408 | 00:10:39,668 | [Donald] Tecumseh knows that Harrison is leading this force. | [Donald] Tecumseh knows that Harrison is leading this force. |
169 | 00:10:39,716 | 00:10:41,586 | It's gonna be a gun fight. | It's gonna be a gun fight. |
170 | 00:10:41,631 | 00:10:44,721 | And one of them is not gonna survive that day. | And one of them is not gonna survive that day. |
171 | 00:10:44,764 | 00:10:47,994 | [male narrator] On October 5, 1813 | [male narrator] On October 5, 1813 |
172 | 00:10:48,028 | 00:10:51,078 | Tecumseh and his men take their positions | Tecumseh and his men take their positions |
173 | 00:10:51,118 | 00:10:54,948 | for a battle that could help decide the outcome of the war | for a battle that could help decide the outcome of the war |
174 | 00:10:54,992 | 00:10:58,562 | and the future of the United States itself. | and the future of the United States itself. |
175 | 00:11:05,611 | 00:11:08,441 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
176 | 00:11:19,669 | 00:11:21,929 | On the banks of the Thames River | On the banks of the Thames River |
177 | 00:11:21,975 | 00:11:26,275 | Tecumseh and 500 warriors from half a dozen tribes | Tecumseh and 500 warriors from half a dozen tribes |
178 | 00:11:26,327 | 00:11:29,417 | wait to attack US forces. | wait to attack US forces. |
179 | 00:11:31,724 | 00:11:34,474 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
180 | 00:11:34,509 | 00:11:36,819 | Tecumseh's British allies plan to strike | Tecumseh's British allies plan to strike |
181 | 00:11:36,860 | 00:11:40,430 | William Henry Harrison's troops head on | William Henry Harrison's troops head on |
182 | 00:11:40,472 | 00:11:43,342 | forcing them to retreat into the woods | forcing them to retreat into the woods |
183 | 00:11:43,388 | 00:11:44,558 | where native warriors | where native warriors |
184 | 00:11:44,606 | 00:11:47,166 | will ambush them from behind. | will ambush them from behind. |
185 | 00:12:00,057 | 00:12:01,747 | [speaking in foreign language] | [speaking in foreign language] |
186 | 00:12:07,499 | 00:12:10,329 | [indistinct yelling] | [indistinct yelling] |
187 | 00:12:12,983 | 00:12:15,773 | [gunshots in distance] | [gunshots in distance] |
188 | 00:12:30,261 | 00:12:32,391 | [male narrator] Suddenly, the British enter the woods.. | [male narrator] Suddenly, the British enter the woods.. |
189 | 00:12:35,135 | 00:12:36,955 | ...but they're not attacking. | ...but they're not attacking. |
190 | 00:12:37,007 | 00:12:38,227 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
191 | 00:12:40,924 | 00:12:43,104 | They're retreating. | They're retreating. |
192 | 00:12:45,580 | 00:12:48,450 | [men screaming] | [men screaming] |
193 | 00:12:52,413 | 00:12:56,503 | The British last less than five minutes. | The British last less than five minutes. |
194 | 00:12:58,028 | 00:12:59,808 | And the Native American forces | And the Native American forces |
195 | 00:12:59,856 | 00:13:02,946 | were outnumbered three to one. | were outnumbered three to one. |
196 | 00:13:02,989 | 00:13:06,299 | Tecumseh realizes that he has to make a stand | Tecumseh realizes that he has to make a stand |
197 | 00:13:06,340 | 00:13:08,260 | because if he retreats | because if he retreats |
198 | 00:13:08,299 | 00:13:11,739 | they might not be able to build another army. | they might not be able to build another army. |
199 | 00:13:11,781 | 00:13:13,261 | [shouts in foreign language] | [shouts in foreign language] |
200 | 00:13:13,304 | 00:13:14,614 | [gun firing] | [gun firing] |
201 | 00:13:14,653 | 00:13:15,573 | [men screaming] | [men screaming] |
202 | 00:13:25,229 | 00:13:29,839 | [male narrator] William Henry Harrison has his bitter rival pinned down | [male narrator] William Henry Harrison has his bitter rival pinned down |
203 | 00:13:29,886 | 00:13:32,666 | caught between the Thames River | caught between the Thames River |
204 | 00:13:32,714 | 00:13:35,284 | and the American troops. | and the American troops. |
205 | 00:13:35,326 | 00:13:37,366 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
206 | 00:13:42,028 | 00:13:43,548 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
207 | 00:13:49,209 | 00:13:50,169 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
208 | 00:13:50,210 | 00:13:51,430 | [grunts] | [grunts] |
209 | 00:13:55,912 | 00:13:57,782 | [intense music] | [intense music] |
210 | 00:14:05,791 | 00:14:07,881 | [Amy] Tecumseh's forces held | [Amy] Tecumseh's forces held |
211 | 00:14:07,924 | 00:14:10,454 | and they held as long as they possibly could. | and they held as long as they possibly could. |
212 | 00:14:10,491 | 00:14:13,971 | But without the British, it was a slaughter. | But without the British, it was a slaughter. |
213 | 00:14:14,017 | 00:14:16,667 | [men yelling] | [men yelling] |
214 | 00:14:16,715 | 00:14:18,535 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
215 | 00:14:34,298 | 00:14:37,428 | [male narrator] When Tecumseh is killed by Harrison's forces.. | [male narrator] When Tecumseh is killed by Harrison's forces.. |
216 | 00:14:42,306 | 00:14:45,956 | ...his Native American confederacy dies with him. | ...his Native American confederacy dies with him. |
217 | 00:14:49,879 | 00:14:50,969 | [shallow breathing] | [shallow breathing] |
218 | 00:14:53,839 | 00:14:56,669 | I can only imagine what Tecumseh must have been feeling | I can only imagine what Tecumseh must have been feeling |
219 | 00:14:56,711 | 00:14:59,411 | when he realized he'd been abandoned by the Brits. | when he realized he'd been abandoned by the Brits. |
220 | 00:15:01,064 | 00:15:02,544 | How it must have felt | How it must have felt |
221 | 00:15:02,587 | 00:15:05,457 | to put your trust in white man | to put your trust in white man |
222 | 00:15:05,503 | 00:15:07,333 | and then have that trust betrayed | and then have that trust betrayed |
223 | 00:15:07,374 | 00:15:09,464 | and it cause your downfall. | and it cause your downfall. |
224 | 00:15:12,205 | 00:15:15,855 | The death of Tecumseh was an incalculable loss | The death of Tecumseh was an incalculable loss |
225 | 00:15:15,905 | 00:15:19,425 | for Native America. | for Native America. |
226 | 00:15:19,473 | 00:15:21,483 | In the wake of, of losing him | In the wake of, of losing him |
227 | 00:15:21,519 | 00:15:23,779 | and losing the forces who fought with him | and losing the forces who fought with him |
228 | 00:15:23,825 | 00:15:27,825 | the pan-tribal confederacy failed. | the pan-tribal confederacy failed. |
229 | 00:15:32,182 | 00:15:35,752 | [Donald] Shawnee people are never as powerful and influential | [Donald] Shawnee people are never as powerful and influential |
230 | 00:15:35,794 | 00:15:37,404 | as they were under Tecumseh | as they were under Tecumseh |
231 | 00:15:37,448 | 00:15:39,318 | and so, it's a situation | and so, it's a situation |
232 | 00:15:39,363 | 00:15:42,453 | of having to come to the negotiating table | of having to come to the negotiating table |
233 | 00:15:42,496 | 00:15:45,536 | of having to sign treaties with the United States Government. | of having to sign treaties with the United States Government. |
234 | 00:15:45,586 | 00:15:47,146 | And they do. | And they do. |
235 | 00:16:02,168 | 00:16:03,998 | [male narrator] After years of fighting | [male narrator] After years of fighting |
236 | 00:16:04,040 | 00:16:07,740 | the Shawnee are finally defeated | the Shawnee are finally defeated |
237 | 00:16:07,782 | 00:16:10,662 | and Tecumseh's dream of regaining a native homeland | and Tecumseh's dream of regaining a native homeland |
238 | 00:16:10,698 | 00:16:13,528 | in the Ohio Valley is lost. | in the Ohio Valley is lost. |
239 | 00:16:17,140 | 00:16:19,060 | For the United States | For the United States |
240 | 00:16:19,098 | 00:16:21,008 | victory at the Battle of the Thames | victory at the Battle of the Thames |
241 | 00:16:21,057 | 00:16:24,227 | is a turning point in the war. | is a turning point in the war. |
242 | 00:16:24,277 | 00:16:26,887 | They regain control in the north. | They regain control in the north. |
243 | 00:16:28,629 | 00:16:31,149 | But 600 miles to the south | But 600 miles to the south |
244 | 00:16:31,197 | 00:16:34,547 | the frontier is still in chaos. | the frontier is still in chaos. |
245 | 00:16:45,168 | 00:16:47,258 | Andrew Jackson's leading a campaign | Andrew Jackson's leading a campaign |
246 | 00:16:47,300 | 00:16:48,910 | to find the Red Stick warriors | to find the Red Stick warriors |
247 | 00:16:48,954 | 00:16:51,614 | responsible for the Fort Mims Massacre. | responsible for the Fort Mims Massacre. |
248 | 00:16:53,611 | 00:16:56,351 | His militia searches the wilderness for weeks.. | His militia searches the wilderness for weeks.. |
249 | 00:17:00,661 | 00:17:02,051 | ...and finds nothing. | ...and finds nothing. |
250 | 00:17:06,058 | 00:17:09,058 | [Inskeep] One of the wonders of this period for Americans | [Inskeep] One of the wonders of this period for Americans |
251 | 00:17:09,105 | 00:17:10,975 | is to realize how very different | is to realize how very different |
252 | 00:17:11,020 | 00:17:14,110 | the American landscape was then. | the American landscape was then. |
253 | 00:17:14,153 | 00:17:15,943 | There were relatively few people | There were relatively few people |
254 | 00:17:15,981 | 00:17:18,981 | it was mostly wilderness. | it was mostly wilderness. |
255 | 00:17:19,028 | 00:17:23,508 | And into this wilderness came an army of several thousand men | And into this wilderness came an army of several thousand men |
256 | 00:17:23,554 | 00:17:25,564 | that was very poorly supplied. | that was very poorly supplied. |
257 | 00:17:25,599 | 00:17:27,859 | They were having to live off the land. | They were having to live off the land. |
258 | 00:17:27,906 | 00:17:30,646 | In the end, what they did was nearly starve. | In the end, what they did was nearly starve. |
259 | 00:17:35,609 | 00:17:38,179 | [male narrator] By October, 1813 | [male narrator] By October, 1813 |
260 | 00:17:38,221 | 00:17:39,791 | Jackson's running out of time. | Jackson's running out of time. |
261 | 00:17:41,833 | 00:17:44,143 | If he can't find the Creek Tribe | If he can't find the Creek Tribe |
262 | 00:17:44,183 | 00:17:48,583 | he risks losing his volunteers to desertion. | he risks losing his volunteers to desertion. |
263 | 00:18:01,070 | 00:18:03,720 | But a new recruit has just joined his militia. | But a new recruit has just joined his militia. |
264 | 00:18:08,686 | 00:18:11,076 | His name is Davy Crockett. | His name is Davy Crockett. |
265 | 00:18:13,430 | 00:18:16,300 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
266 | 00:18:19,697 | 00:18:23,437 | [Buddy] Crockett became famous as a hunter on the frontier | [Buddy] Crockett became famous as a hunter on the frontier |
267 | 00:18:23,483 | 00:18:25,363 | over the course of a long period of time | over the course of a long period of time |
268 | 00:18:25,398 | 00:18:28,658 | of learning how to exist in the woods. | of learning how to exist in the woods. |
269 | 00:18:28,706 | 00:18:31,226 | He claimed to have shot, in a seven-month period | He claimed to have shot, in a seven-month period |
270 | 00:18:31,274 | 00:18:33,714 | a hundred and five black bears. | a hundred and five black bears. |
271 | 00:18:33,754 | 00:18:34,844 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
272 | 00:18:36,540 | 00:18:38,720 | When Crockett joined the militia | When Crockett joined the militia |
273 | 00:18:38,759 | 00:18:43,329 | he was perfect to chase rogue Creeks | he was perfect to chase rogue Creeks |
274 | 00:18:43,373 | 00:18:47,073 | then got to observe how they moved through landscape. | then got to observe how they moved through landscape. |
275 | 00:18:47,116 | 00:18:51,466 | It was something that he, in fact, emulated. | It was something that he, in fact, emulated. |
276 | 00:18:51,511 | 00:18:54,341 | [male narrator] With just six months of formal schooling | [male narrator] With just six months of formal schooling |
277 | 00:18:54,384 | 00:18:56,864 | young Crockett's real education | young Crockett's real education |
278 | 00:18:56,908 | 00:18:58,868 | comes from the frontier itself. | comes from the frontier itself. |
279 | 00:19:10,051 | 00:19:12,661 | [Buddy] Crockett came from a tradition of woodsmen | [Buddy] Crockett came from a tradition of woodsmen |
280 | 00:19:12,706 | 00:19:15,796 | and he would've learned from his father and his uncles | and he would've learned from his father and his uncles |
281 | 00:19:15,840 | 00:19:18,100 | how to hunt. | how to hunt. |
282 | 00:19:18,147 | 00:19:19,577 | He learned how to track | He learned how to track |
283 | 00:19:19,626 | 00:19:22,666 | he learned how to identify sign | he learned how to identify sign |
284 | 00:19:22,716 | 00:19:24,936 | scat, broken twigs. | scat, broken twigs. |
285 | 00:19:32,117 | 00:19:33,247 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
286 | 00:19:37,992 | 00:19:40,952 | [male narrator] Now, Crockett uses his frontier skills | [male narrator] Now, Crockett uses his frontier skills |
287 | 00:19:40,995 | 00:19:43,995 | to track the Creek Tribe for General Jackson. | to track the Creek Tribe for General Jackson. |
288 | 00:19:44,042 | 00:19:46,612 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
289 | 00:19:46,653 | 00:19:50,223 | [Rinella] It's just a harrowing undertaking to do this. | [Rinella] It's just a harrowing undertaking to do this. |
290 | 00:19:50,266 | 00:19:53,876 | He wasn't carrying modern-day, cutting-edge technology. | He wasn't carrying modern-day, cutting-edge technology. |
291 | 00:19:53,921 | 00:19:57,751 | So you needed to be an expert tracker and woodsman. | So you needed to be an expert tracker and woodsman. |
292 | 00:19:57,795 | 00:20:00,535 | You look at all the sign around you | You look at all the sign around you |
293 | 00:20:00,580 | 00:20:02,320 | and the tracks and the markings and the trees. | and the tracks and the markings and the trees. |
294 | 00:20:02,365 | 00:20:04,365 | You look at everything | You look at everything |
295 | 00:20:04,410 | 00:20:07,590 | as being something that is gonna affect | as being something that is gonna affect |
296 | 00:20:07,631 | 00:20:10,631 | my next decision where the Indians might be. | my next decision where the Indians might be. |
297 | 00:20:10,677 | 00:20:13,507 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
298 | 00:20:41,142 | 00:20:45,192 | [male narrator] In just two weeks, Crockett finds their village | [male narrator] In just two weeks, Crockett finds their village |
299 | 00:20:45,234 | 00:20:48,154 | and the Americans prepare for revenge. | and the Americans prepare for revenge. |
300 | 00:20:58,595 | 00:21:02,375 | [male narrator] In late 1813, on the northern frontier | [male narrator] In late 1813, on the northern frontier |
301 | 00:21:02,425 | 00:21:04,985 | victories by the US diminish the threat | victories by the US diminish the threat |
302 | 00:21:05,036 | 00:21:08,386 | posed by Britain's Native American allies. | posed by Britain's Native American allies. |
303 | 00:21:08,431 | 00:21:10,081 | But to the south | But to the south |
304 | 00:21:10,128 | 00:21:13,038 | native raids are destroying settlements | native raids are destroying settlements |
305 | 00:21:13,087 | 00:21:16,307 | spreading panic throughout what is now Alabama. | spreading panic throughout what is now Alabama. |
306 | 00:21:20,138 | 00:21:23,008 | [crows crowing] | [crows crowing] |
307 | 00:21:27,145 | 00:21:29,225 | General Andrew Jackson has been ordered | General Andrew Jackson has been ordered |
308 | 00:21:29,278 | 00:21:31,888 | to eliminate the Creek Indians responsible | to eliminate the Creek Indians responsible |
309 | 00:21:31,932 | 00:21:35,282 | for killing over 500 settlers at Fort Mims. | for killing over 500 settlers at Fort Mims. |
310 | 00:21:40,898 | 00:21:44,338 | After weeks of searching, Davy Crockett has found them.. | After weeks of searching, Davy Crockett has found them.. |
311 | 00:21:46,164 | 00:21:48,124 | ...giving Jackson all the information | ...giving Jackson all the information |
312 | 00:21:48,166 | 00:21:50,296 | he needs to attack. | he needs to attack. |
313 | 00:21:50,342 | 00:21:53,392 | [Jackson] 'Split the men into two columns.' | [Jackson] 'Split the men into two columns.' |
314 | 00:21:53,432 | 00:21:56,132 | We'll arrive here before the sun rises. | We'll arrive here before the sun rises. |
315 | 00:21:56,174 | 00:21:58,874 | 'We'll cross the river at the low point here and here.' | 'We'll cross the river at the low point here and here.' |
316 | 00:22:01,092 | 00:22:02,092 | [Coffee] 'Yes, sir.' | [Coffee] 'Yes, sir.' |
317 | 00:22:03,660 | 00:22:06,270 | Not a single one of them makes it out. | Not a single one of them makes it out. |
318 | 00:22:10,884 | 00:22:12,364 | Prepare the men. | Prepare the men. |
319 | 00:22:16,107 | 00:22:17,537 | [Coffee] 'Scouts!' | [Coffee] 'Scouts!' |
320 | 00:22:21,852 | 00:22:24,072 | [Brands] Jackson took the position | [Brands] Jackson took the position |
321 | 00:22:24,115 | 00:22:27,025 | that the Indians had started this round of war | that the Indians had started this round of war |
322 | 00:22:27,074 | 00:22:28,954 | by massacring whites. | by massacring whites. |
323 | 00:22:28,989 | 00:22:31,509 | And he also believed the lesson to be taught to them was | And he also believed the lesson to be taught to them was |
324 | 00:22:31,557 | 00:22:33,517 | you don't massacre whites | you don't massacre whites |
325 | 00:22:33,559 | 00:22:36,209 | without expecting a comparable reprisal. | without expecting a comparable reprisal. |
326 | 00:22:38,956 | 00:22:41,386 | You kill or you be killed. | You kill or you be killed. |
327 | 00:22:41,437 | 00:22:44,397 | That was the world he lived in and that was the life he chose. | That was the world he lived in and that was the life he chose. |
328 | 00:23:02,980 | 00:23:05,500 | [male narrator] In the early morning hours | [male narrator] In the early morning hours |
329 | 00:23:05,548 | 00:23:07,898 | nine hundred Tennessee militia | nine hundred Tennessee militia |
330 | 00:23:07,941 | 00:23:11,471 | including Davy Crockett, surround the village. | including Davy Crockett, surround the village. |
331 | 00:23:24,654 | 00:23:27,484 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
332 | 00:23:48,460 | 00:23:51,290 | [music continues] | [music continues] |
333 | 00:23:55,772 | 00:23:58,082 | [gunshots] | [gunshots] |
334 | 00:23:58,122 | 00:24:00,692 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
335 | 00:24:00,733 | 00:24:03,613 | [indistinct yelling] | [indistinct yelling] |
336 | 00:24:04,694 | 00:24:06,704 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
337 | 00:24:07,784 | 00:24:08,874 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
338 | 00:24:13,354 | 00:24:15,274 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
339 | 00:24:15,313 | 00:24:17,233 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
340 | 00:24:17,271 | 00:24:18,881 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
341 | 00:24:20,971 | 00:24:22,021 | [breathing heavily] | [breathing heavily] |
342 | 00:24:26,890 | 00:24:28,240 | [breathing heavily] | [breathing heavily] |
343 | 00:24:30,633 | 00:24:32,243 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
344 | 00:24:47,345 | 00:24:49,775 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
345 | 00:24:49,826 | 00:24:52,696 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
346 | 00:24:54,395 | 00:24:55,955 | [groaning] | [groaning] |
347 | 00:24:56,006 | 00:24:57,436 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
348 | 00:25:07,452 | 00:25:11,942 | [male narrator] In only minutes, 186 Creek warriors are killed. | [male narrator] In only minutes, 186 Creek warriors are killed. |
349 | 00:25:14,154 | 00:25:17,204 | And women and children are burned alive in their homes.. | And women and children are burned alive in their homes.. |
350 | 00:25:20,160 | 00:25:24,030 | ...in what comes to be known as the Battle of Tallushatchee. | ...in what comes to be known as the Battle of Tallushatchee. |
351 | 00:25:28,473 | 00:25:31,393 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
352 | 00:25:38,396 | 00:25:40,436 | Jackson allowed his men | Jackson allowed his men |
353 | 00:25:40,485 | 00:25:43,225 | to engage in the most bloody reprisal | to engage in the most bloody reprisal |
354 | 00:25:43,270 | 00:25:45,060 | to teach the Indians a lesson | to teach the Indians a lesson |
355 | 00:25:45,098 | 00:25:47,408 | so they wouldn't do this again. | so they wouldn't do this again. |
356 | 00:25:47,448 | 00:25:49,228 | And it was as a consequence of this | And it was as a consequence of this |
357 | 00:25:49,276 | 00:25:52,236 | that people came to recognize his ability | that people came to recognize his ability |
358 | 00:25:52,279 | 00:25:54,929 | to defend the country against its enemies. | to defend the country against its enemies. |
359 | 00:26:03,203 | 00:26:06,123 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
360 | 00:26:09,514 | 00:26:10,434 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
361 | 00:26:16,347 | 00:26:19,347 | Tallushatchee is called the Battle of Tallushatchee | Tallushatchee is called the Battle of Tallushatchee |
362 | 00:26:19,393 | 00:26:22,483 | but it was really more like the Massacre of Tallushatchee. | but it was really more like the Massacre of Tallushatchee. |
363 | 00:26:28,968 | 00:26:32,018 | They burned 46 people to death. | They burned 46 people to death. |
364 | 00:26:35,975 | 00:26:37,535 | [Buddy] It was bedlam. | [Buddy] It was bedlam. |
365 | 00:26:40,066 | 00:26:42,976 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
366 | 00:26:51,251 | 00:26:54,521 | As Crockett phrased it later, "We shot them like dogs." | As Crockett phrased it later, "We shot them like dogs." |
367 | 00:26:58,302 | 00:27:01,702 | [Eisenbach] The ruthlessness of Jackson's war against the Creeks | [Eisenbach] The ruthlessness of Jackson's war against the Creeks |
368 | 00:27:01,740 | 00:27:04,830 | was something that really shook, uh, Davy Crockett | was something that really shook, uh, Davy Crockett |
369 | 00:27:04,874 | 00:27:07,624 | and reshaped the way he's looking, uh | and reshaped the way he's looking, uh |
370 | 00:27:07,659 | 00:27:11,449 | at America's treatment of the Native Americans. | at America's treatment of the Native Americans. |
371 | 00:27:11,489 | 00:27:14,359 | He kind of realizes that th-there's a senselessness | He kind of realizes that th-there's a senselessness |
372 | 00:27:14,405 | 00:27:18,015 | to this slaughter and it really changes him, uh, as a person. | to this slaughter and it really changes him, uh, as a person. |
373 | 00:27:23,588 | 00:27:26,418 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
374 | 00:27:36,383 | 00:27:38,213 | [male narrator] After the battle | [male narrator] After the battle |
375 | 00:27:38,255 | 00:27:40,735 | Crockett is sickened by the massacre.. | Crockett is sickened by the massacre.. |
376 | 00:27:43,521 | 00:27:46,051 | ...and chooses to leave the volunteer militia. | ...and chooses to leave the volunteer militia. |
377 | 00:28:03,715 | 00:28:05,885 | [horse neighing] | [horse neighing] |
378 | 00:28:15,814 | 00:28:16,904 | [Jackson] 'Morning.' | [Jackson] 'Morning.' |
379 | 00:28:23,387 | 00:28:25,517 | 'Where are you men off to this morning?' | 'Where are you men off to this morning?' |
380 | 00:28:29,001 | 00:28:30,741 | [Crockett] 'We're goin' home.' | [Crockett] 'We're goin' home.' |
381 | 00:28:30,786 | 00:28:31,826 | No. | No. |
382 | 00:28:33,832 | 00:28:36,312 | You're going to turn around and go back to your tents. | You're going to turn around and go back to your tents. |
383 | 00:28:43,494 | 00:28:45,764 | We're volunteer militia. | We're volunteer militia. |
384 | 00:28:48,847 | 00:28:50,107 | I will not ask again. | I will not ask again. |
385 | 00:28:53,591 | 00:28:55,291 | You're gonna shoot your own men? | You're gonna shoot your own men? |
386 | 00:28:56,812 | 00:28:58,122 | Do not test me. | Do not test me. |
387 | 00:29:04,907 | 00:29:06,387 | Fire on my command. | Fire on my command. |
388 | 00:29:30,019 | 00:29:33,109 | [male narrator] After the massacre of over 200 Native American men | [male narrator] After the massacre of over 200 Native American men |
389 | 00:29:33,152 | 00:29:34,942 | women and children | women and children |
390 | 00:29:34,980 | 00:29:37,940 | Davy Crockett chooses to leave the Tennessee militia.. | Davy Crockett chooses to leave the Tennessee militia.. |
391 | 00:29:39,419 | 00:29:42,509 | Return to your camp! | Return to your camp! |
392 | 00:29:42,553 | 00:29:47,083 | ...but is caught by his commander, Andrew Jackson. | ...but is caught by his commander, Andrew Jackson. |
393 | 00:29:47,123 | 00:29:50,873 | [Brands] Jackson tried to hold the army together. | [Brands] Jackson tried to hold the army together. |
394 | 00:29:50,909 | 00:29:53,959 | And maintaining and establishing | And maintaining and establishing |
395 | 00:29:53,999 | 00:29:55,699 | military discipline was hard. | military discipline was hard. |
396 | 00:29:55,740 | 00:29:57,740 | Jackson would not brook | Jackson would not brook |
397 | 00:29:57,786 | 00:30:00,306 | this walking away by the troops. | this walking away by the troops. |
398 | 00:30:00,353 | 00:30:03,143 | This is the last time I will give you the option. | This is the last time I will give you the option. |
399 | 00:30:03,182 | 00:30:04,752 | [guns cocking] | [guns cocking] |
400 | 00:30:06,272 | 00:30:09,152 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
401 | 00:30:27,206 | 00:30:28,766 | I will not ask again. | I will not ask again. |
402 | 00:30:30,514 | 00:30:32,394 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
403 | 00:30:42,308 | 00:30:44,048 | [male narrator] Crockett stands down.. | [male narrator] Crockett stands down.. |
404 | 00:30:52,231 | 00:30:55,761 | ...and grudgingly stays in camp. | ...and grudgingly stays in camp. |
405 | 00:30:55,800 | 00:30:59,460 | [Buddy] Crockett had mixed emotions about what he was doing. | [Buddy] Crockett had mixed emotions about what he was doing. |
406 | 00:30:59,499 | 00:31:02,069 | Obviously, he was serving his country | Obviously, he was serving his country |
407 | 00:31:02,111 | 00:31:05,811 | and, I think, looked at it really more as a job. | and, I think, looked at it really more as a job. |
408 | 00:31:05,854 | 00:31:07,734 | It was something that he had to do. | It was something that he had to do. |
409 | 00:31:07,768 | 00:31:11,598 | The whole idea of killing Indian families | The whole idea of killing Indian families |
410 | 00:31:11,642 | 00:31:14,172 | whole Indian families.. | whole Indian families.. |
411 | 00:31:14,210 | 00:31:15,950 | ...didn't sit well with him. | ...didn't sit well with him. |
412 | 00:31:36,014 | 00:31:37,234 | Colonel. | Colonel. |
413 | 00:31:39,713 | 00:31:40,803 | [Crockett sighs] | [Crockett sighs] |
414 | 00:31:42,412 | 00:31:43,892 | You asked to see me, sir? | You asked to see me, sir? |
415 | 00:31:47,199 | 00:31:50,029 | You're a disgrace.. | You're a disgrace.. |
416 | 00:31:50,072 | 00:31:53,082 | ...to yourself, to your family | ...to yourself, to your family |
417 | 00:31:53,118 | 00:31:54,728 | and to your country. | and to your country. |
418 | 00:32:00,038 | 00:32:02,128 | What I did for you at that village.. | What I did for you at that village.. |
419 | 00:32:04,086 | 00:32:06,176 | ...I will never do that again. | ...I will never do that again. |
420 | 00:32:14,966 | 00:32:16,656 | You're a coward. | You're a coward. |
421 | 00:32:20,798 | 00:32:23,148 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
422 | 00:32:25,237 | 00:32:28,407 | When you look at this divide between Crockett and Jackson | When you look at this divide between Crockett and Jackson |
423 | 00:32:28,458 | 00:32:30,288 | you can kind of see, uh, the divide | you can kind of see, uh, the divide |
424 | 00:32:30,329 | 00:32:33,639 | that gets to the heart of the American frontier. | that gets to the heart of the American frontier. |
425 | 00:32:33,680 | 00:32:35,600 | On one hand, most Americans | On one hand, most Americans |
426 | 00:32:35,639 | 00:32:37,989 | looked at the treatment of the Native Americans | looked at the treatment of the Native Americans |
427 | 00:32:38,033 | 00:32:41,253 | as just another step in the forward path of progress. | as just another step in the forward path of progress. |
428 | 00:32:41,297 | 00:32:43,997 | Davy Crockett sees the inherent injustice | Davy Crockett sees the inherent injustice |
429 | 00:32:44,039 | 00:32:46,999 | of the ruthless massacring | of the ruthless massacring |
430 | 00:32:47,042 | 00:32:48,872 | o-of the Creek Indians. | o-of the Creek Indians. |
431 | 00:32:54,092 | 00:32:55,962 | [male narrator] When his service is over | [male narrator] When his service is over |
432 | 00:32:56,007 | 00:32:58,397 | Crockett heads home to Tennessee. | Crockett heads home to Tennessee. |
433 | 00:33:01,056 | 00:33:04,056 | Jackson and Crockett certainly started in similar fashions. | Jackson and Crockett certainly started in similar fashions. |
434 | 00:33:04,102 | 00:33:05,412 | Both were born in log cabins | Both were born in log cabins |
435 | 00:33:05,451 | 00:33:07,191 | both came from humble beginnings. | both came from humble beginnings. |
436 | 00:33:08,889 | 00:33:11,589 | But w-what Crockett saw in the Creek War | But w-what Crockett saw in the Creek War |
437 | 00:33:11,631 | 00:33:13,501 | with Jackson's treatment of Indians | with Jackson's treatment of Indians |
438 | 00:33:13,546 | 00:33:15,156 | it started a rift | it started a rift |
439 | 00:33:15,200 | 00:33:18,600 | that would really open up later in Crockett's life. | that would really open up later in Crockett's life. |
440 | 00:33:27,517 | 00:33:31,517 | [male narrator] Jackson doesn't stop at avenging Fort Mims. | [male narrator] Jackson doesn't stop at avenging Fort Mims. |
441 | 00:33:31,564 | 00:33:34,394 | He launches a series of brutal attacks on the Red Sticks.. | He launches a series of brutal attacks on the Red Sticks.. |
442 | 00:33:34,437 | 00:33:36,787 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
443 | 00:33:38,093 | 00:33:39,623 | ...killing hundreds | ...killing hundreds |
444 | 00:33:39,659 | 00:33:42,009 | and sending a powerful message. | and sending a powerful message. |
445 | 00:33:43,185 | 00:33:45,095 | They were targets | They were targets |
446 | 00:33:45,143 | 00:33:47,453 | of a scorched-earth campaign. | of a scorched-earth campaign. |
447 | 00:33:49,234 | 00:33:51,194 | There was no law of war | There was no law of war |
448 | 00:33:51,236 | 00:33:52,886 | that was really respected. | that was really respected. |
449 | 00:34:00,724 | 00:34:02,944 | [male narrator] By early 1814 | [male narrator] By early 1814 |
450 | 00:34:02,987 | 00:34:05,817 | Jackson has crushed the Red Stick faction.. | Jackson has crushed the Red Stick faction.. |
451 | 00:34:08,819 | 00:34:10,779 | ...and he forces the rest of the Creek Nation | ...and he forces the rest of the Creek Nation |
452 | 00:34:10,821 | 00:34:13,781 | to negotiate a treaty | to negotiate a treaty |
453 | 00:34:13,824 | 00:34:15,434 | even though they had nothing to do | even though they had nothing to do |
454 | 00:34:15,478 | 00:34:16,958 | with the conflict. | with the conflict. |
455 | 00:34:36,890 | 00:34:38,810 | [Inskeep] Jackson said to them | [Inskeep] Jackson said to them |
456 | 00:34:38,849 | 00:34:43,249 | they must surrender millions of acres of their own land | they must surrender millions of acres of their own land |
457 | 00:34:43,288 | 00:34:46,118 | to the United States Government | to the United States Government |
458 | 00:34:46,161 | 00:34:48,511 | as a kind of compensation for the war. | as a kind of compensation for the war. |
459 | 00:34:48,554 | 00:34:51,564 | Jackson actually described it as a national security measure. | Jackson actually described it as a national security measure. |
460 | 00:34:51,601 | 00:34:53,911 | He said that by taking over this land | He said that by taking over this land |
461 | 00:34:53,951 | 00:34:56,951 | the United States would isolate the remaining rebels. | the United States would isolate the remaining rebels. |
462 | 00:34:56,997 | 00:34:59,087 | But the reality was | But the reality was |
463 | 00:34:59,130 | 00:35:02,870 | that he was taking millions of acres of real estate. | that he was taking millions of acres of real estate. |
464 | 00:35:02,916 | 00:35:06,006 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
465 | 00:35:06,050 | 00:35:09,970 | [male narrator] Jackson seizes major parts of Alabama and Georgia | [male narrator] Jackson seizes major parts of Alabama and Georgia |
466 | 00:35:10,010 | 00:35:13,010 | nearly 22 million acres of land. | nearly 22 million acres of land. |
467 | 00:35:18,802 | 00:35:20,722 | The United States has now quelled | The United States has now quelled |
468 | 00:35:20,760 | 00:35:24,330 | the Native American threat on the frontier. | the Native American threat on the frontier. |
469 | 00:35:24,373 | 00:35:28,643 | But as they begin to turn the tide of the War of 1812 | But as they begin to turn the tide of the War of 1812 |
470 | 00:35:28,681 | 00:35:31,251 | the British devise a new plan. | the British devise a new plan. |
471 | 00:35:32,816 | 00:35:35,596 | After forcing Napoleon into exile | After forcing Napoleon into exile |
472 | 00:35:35,645 | 00:35:39,035 | they commit additional troops to America | they commit additional troops to America |
473 | 00:35:39,083 | 00:35:42,133 | invading the East Coast in Baltimore. | invading the East Coast in Baltimore. |
474 | 00:35:42,173 | 00:35:43,523 | [cannons firing] | [cannons firing] |
475 | 00:35:49,833 | 00:35:51,663 | [Petraeus] During the War of 1812 | [Petraeus] During the War of 1812 |
476 | 00:35:51,704 | 00:35:54,794 | the British almost brought the United States to its knees. | the British almost brought the United States to its knees. |
477 | 00:35:54,838 | 00:35:58,228 | Ultimately, the British sack Washington | Ultimately, the British sack Washington |
478 | 00:35:58,276 | 00:36:00,056 | and, and burn the White House. | and, and burn the White House. |
479 | 00:36:00,104 | 00:36:02,984 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
480 | 00:36:13,248 | 00:36:15,078 | [male narrator] After capturing America's capital.. | [male narrator] After capturing America's capital.. |
481 | 00:36:18,122 | 00:36:20,212 | ...Britain turns to the most important port | ...Britain turns to the most important port |
482 | 00:36:20,255 | 00:36:21,205 | on the frontier.. | on the frontier.. |
483 | 00:36:22,909 | 00:36:24,129 | ...New Orleans. | ...New Orleans. |
484 | 00:36:27,262 | 00:36:30,402 | The city controls access to the Mississippi River | The city controls access to the Mississippi River |
485 | 00:36:30,439 | 00:36:31,789 | providing a highway | providing a highway |
486 | 00:36:31,831 | 00:36:34,401 | to British forts in Canada. | to British forts in Canada. |
487 | 00:36:34,443 | 00:36:36,843 | The British had a huge advantage over the United States | The British had a huge advantage over the United States |
488 | 00:36:36,880 | 00:36:38,270 | in the War of 1812 because the British | in the War of 1812 because the British |
489 | 00:36:38,316 | 00:36:40,226 | had the most powerful navy in the world. | had the most powerful navy in the world. |
490 | 00:36:40,275 | 00:36:42,705 | It meant that the British could move their troops | It meant that the British could move their troops |
491 | 00:36:42,755 | 00:36:44,235 | from here, there along the coast | from here, there along the coast |
492 | 00:36:44,279 | 00:36:46,189 | and always beat the Americans | and always beat the Americans |
493 | 00:36:46,237 | 00:36:47,667 | to wherever they wanted to get. | to wherever they wanted to get. |
494 | 00:36:47,717 | 00:36:50,237 | If they captured New Orleans | If they captured New Orleans |
495 | 00:36:50,285 | 00:36:52,285 | they could go up the Mississippi | they could go up the Mississippi |
496 | 00:36:52,330 | 00:36:55,120 | and connect with British forces coming down from Canada. | and connect with British forces coming down from Canada. |
497 | 00:37:00,120 | 00:37:02,380 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
498 | 00:37:05,343 | 00:37:07,743 | [male narrator] Knowing Britain will attack New Orleans.. | [male narrator] Knowing Britain will attack New Orleans.. |
499 | 00:37:10,000 | 00:37:12,920 | ...the US turns to its new war hero | ...the US turns to its new war hero |
500 | 00:37:12,959 | 00:37:14,439 | Andrew Jackson. | Andrew Jackson. |
501 | 00:37:18,574 | 00:37:21,014 | [Inskeep] Here emerged from Tennessee | [Inskeep] Here emerged from Tennessee |
502 | 00:37:21,054 | 00:37:23,414 | this general who organized an army | this general who organized an army |
503 | 00:37:23,448 | 00:37:26,538 | managed to keep it together by force of will | managed to keep it together by force of will |
504 | 00:37:26,582 | 00:37:28,632 | and crushed the Creek Nation. | and crushed the Creek Nation. |
505 | 00:37:32,370 | 00:37:35,030 | [male narrator] Jackson's determined to win. | [male narrator] Jackson's determined to win. |
506 | 00:37:35,068 | 00:37:38,118 | He has a powerful and personal hatred of Britain | He has a powerful and personal hatred of Britain |
507 | 00:37:38,158 | 00:37:40,378 | dating back to his childhood. | dating back to his childhood. |
508 | 00:37:50,475 | 00:37:54,035 | In the fall of 1781 | In the fall of 1781 |
509 | 00:37:54,087 | 00:37:56,527 | Jackson was held as a prisoner of war | Jackson was held as a prisoner of war |
510 | 00:37:56,568 | 00:37:57,868 | during the revolution. | during the revolution. |
511 | 00:37:59,702 | 00:38:00,792 | [male #1] 'On your feet.' | [male #1] 'On your feet.' |
512 | 00:38:21,332 | 00:38:22,382 | [grunts] | [grunts] |
513 | 00:38:24,640 | 00:38:27,080 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
514 | 00:38:27,120 | 00:38:28,860 | [Brands] As a, a young teenager | [Brands] As a, a young teenager |
515 | 00:38:28,905 | 00:38:31,775 | Andrew Jackson rode as a courier | Andrew Jackson rode as a courier |
516 | 00:38:31,821 | 00:38:35,691 | for the American forces against the British | for the American forces against the British |
517 | 00:38:35,738 | 00:38:37,518 | who eventually captured him | who eventually captured him |
518 | 00:38:37,566 | 00:38:39,216 | and put him in a prisoner-of-war camp. | and put him in a prisoner-of-war camp. |
519 | 00:38:41,570 | 00:38:44,050 | [male narrator] He lost two brothers during the war. | [male narrator] He lost two brothers during the war. |
520 | 00:38:46,836 | 00:38:49,396 | His mother also perished in the conflict. | His mother also perished in the conflict. |
521 | 00:38:51,580 | 00:38:53,500 | Jackson suspected the British | Jackson suspected the British |
522 | 00:38:53,538 | 00:38:56,058 | of all evil things. He detested the British. | of all evil things. He detested the British. |
523 | 00:38:56,106 | 00:38:58,016 | If you wanted to get a rise out of Andrew Jackson | If you wanted to get a rise out of Andrew Jackson |
524 | 00:38:58,064 | 00:39:00,594 | all you had to do was mention Britain or the British. | all you had to do was mention Britain or the British. |
525 | 00:39:05,420 | 00:39:08,250 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
526 | 00:39:19,956 | 00:39:22,646 | [male narrator] Now, he has a shot at revenge | [male narrator] Now, he has a shot at revenge |
527 | 00:39:22,698 | 00:39:24,398 | if Jackson can lead his men | if Jackson can lead his men |
528 | 00:39:24,439 | 00:39:27,699 | through Louisiana's deadly swamp lands | through Louisiana's deadly swamp lands |
529 | 00:39:27,746 | 00:39:31,006 | and get to New Orleans before the enemy. | and get to New Orleans before the enemy. |
530 | 00:39:40,106 | 00:39:42,976 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
531 | 00:39:46,678 | 00:39:49,858 | [male narrator] Deep in the southern frontier | [male narrator] Deep in the southern frontier |
532 | 00:39:49,899 | 00:39:53,989 | Andrew Jackson is marching to the port of New Orleans | Andrew Jackson is marching to the port of New Orleans |
533 | 00:39:54,033 | 00:39:56,863 | to defend it against a coming British attack. | to defend it against a coming British attack. |
534 | 00:40:00,431 | 00:40:02,481 | But while the British have the advantage | But while the British have the advantage |
535 | 00:40:02,520 | 00:40:05,350 | of traveling by sea.. | of traveling by sea.. |
536 | 00:40:05,393 | 00:40:08,003 | ...Jackson must get there by land. | ...Jackson must get there by land. |
537 | 00:40:09,701 | 00:40:12,271 | And he faces a massive obstacle.. | And he faces a massive obstacle.. |
538 | 00:40:15,490 | 00:40:17,450 | ...the Louisiana swamps. | ...the Louisiana swamps. |
539 | 00:40:18,884 | 00:40:20,504 | The Atchafalaya Basin | The Atchafalaya Basin |
540 | 00:40:20,538 | 00:40:23,188 | is the biggest swamp in the country | is the biggest swamp in the country |
541 | 00:40:23,236 | 00:40:25,886 | covering nearly 1000 square miles. | covering nearly 1000 square miles. |
542 | 00:40:27,806 | 00:40:29,496 | And Jackson has to cross it | And Jackson has to cross it |
543 | 00:40:29,547 | 00:40:33,507 | with 1500 men, artillery and supplies. | with 1500 men, artillery and supplies. |
544 | 00:40:38,469 | 00:40:41,299 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
545 | 00:40:52,918 | 00:40:55,698 | This was an era before good roads. | This was an era before good roads. |
546 | 00:40:55,747 | 00:40:58,047 | In fact, in that region of the country | In fact, in that region of the country |
547 | 00:40:58,097 | 00:40:59,877 | there were hardly any roads. | there were hardly any roads. |
548 | 00:41:03,538 | 00:41:06,278 | To get several thousand troops to New Orleans | To get several thousand troops to New Orleans |
549 | 00:41:06,323 | 00:41:08,373 | with all their equipment | with all their equipment |
550 | 00:41:08,412 | 00:41:11,332 | was an extreme difficulty. | was an extreme difficulty. |
551 | 00:41:11,371 | 00:41:12,901 | Get that end, get that end. | Get that end, get that end. |
552 | 00:41:12,938 | 00:41:14,198 | [Mykel] When you're talking about going | [Mykel] When you're talking about going |
553 | 00:41:14,244 | 00:41:15,164 | through those swamps, you're talkin' | through those swamps, you're talkin' |
554 | 00:41:15,201 | 00:41:16,161 | about water that gets | about water that gets |
555 | 00:41:16,202 | 00:41:17,732 | neck deep at times | neck deep at times |
556 | 00:41:17,769 | 00:41:19,379 | gators everywhere | gators everywhere |
557 | 00:41:19,423 | 00:41:21,563 | poisonous snakes everywhere, very aggressive. | poisonous snakes everywhere, very aggressive. |
558 | 00:41:21,599 | 00:41:24,339 | Mosquitoes have got to be just eating them alive. | Mosquitoes have got to be just eating them alive. |
559 | 00:41:24,384 | 00:41:27,524 | They got very thick clothing on, they've got to be sweating. | They got very thick clothing on, they've got to be sweating. |
560 | 00:41:27,562 | 00:41:29,612 | You're talking about an absolute misery fest. | You're talking about an absolute misery fest. |
561 | 00:41:35,744 | 00:41:39,014 | [male narrator] Jackson works his men around the clock.. | [male narrator] Jackson works his men around the clock.. |
562 | 00:41:39,051 | 00:41:40,621 | Park down here. We gotta go. | Park down here. We gotta go. |
563 | 00:41:40,662 | 00:41:43,142 | ...improvising bridges to haul a two-ton cannon | ...improvising bridges to haul a two-ton cannon |
564 | 00:41:43,186 | 00:41:44,536 | through the bog. | through the bog. |
565 | 00:41:44,579 | 00:41:46,229 | [Jackson] 'Up, up!' | [Jackson] 'Up, up!' |
566 | 00:41:46,276 | 00:41:48,276 | [Jackson grunts] | [Jackson grunts] |
567 | 00:41:48,321 | 00:41:51,371 | 'Hold, hold, hold, hold!' | 'Hold, hold, hold, hold!' |
568 | 00:41:51,411 | 00:41:54,981 | 'Bring the wood! Let's go, let's go! You're holding up!' | 'Bring the wood! Let's go, let's go! You're holding up!' |
569 | 00:41:55,024 | 00:41:57,424 | It doesn't have to look pretty, just secure. | It doesn't have to look pretty, just secure. |
570 | 00:41:57,461 | 00:42:00,511 | - 'Let's go!' - One, two, pull! | - 'Let's go!' - One, two, pull! |
571 | 00:42:00,551 | 00:42:03,601 | I want one man here, one man here, and one man there! | I want one man here, one man here, and one man there! |
572 | 00:42:03,641 | 00:42:05,341 | Work the wood down! | Work the wood down! |
573 | 00:42:06,905 | 00:42:09,295 | 'Keep them straight now!' | 'Keep them straight now!' |
574 | 00:42:09,342 | 00:42:12,962 | [Coffee] 'One, two, pull!' | [Coffee] 'One, two, pull!' |
575 | 00:42:12,998 | 00:42:14,698 | [male narrator] Under Jackson's command | [male narrator] Under Jackson's command |
576 | 00:42:14,739 | 00:42:18,569 | they maintain a pace of 25 miles a day. | they maintain a pace of 25 miles a day. |
577 | 00:42:18,613 | 00:42:21,403 | [Brands] It was at this moment that Jackson's leadership | [Brands] It was at this moment that Jackson's leadership |
578 | 00:42:21,441 | 00:42:23,571 | became really most apparent. | became really most apparent. |
579 | 00:42:23,618 | 00:42:26,098 | And up! Roll! | And up! Roll! |
580 | 00:42:26,142 | 00:42:28,802 | Jackson's soldiers, whatever they thought about the British | Jackson's soldiers, whatever they thought about the British |
581 | 00:42:28,840 | 00:42:30,490 | whatever they thought about the Indians | whatever they thought about the Indians |
582 | 00:42:30,538 | 00:42:32,278 | whatever they thought about American policy | whatever they thought about American policy |
583 | 00:42:32,322 | 00:42:34,982 | they would follow Andrew Jackson to the gates of hell. | they would follow Andrew Jackson to the gates of hell. |
584 | 00:42:37,283 | 00:42:39,203 | [Jackson] 'Push, boys, push!' | [Jackson] 'Push, boys, push!' |
585 | 00:42:39,242 | 00:42:41,292 | Put your backs into it! | Put your backs into it! |
586 | 00:42:42,898 | 00:42:43,808 | [male narrator] Finally... | [male narrator] Finally... |
587 | 00:42:43,855 | 00:42:45,725 | Come on, men! | Come on, men! |
588 | 00:42:45,770 | 00:42:48,380 | ...after two weeks of grueling work.. | ...after two weeks of grueling work.. |
589 | 00:42:50,514 | 00:42:52,824 | ...Jackson arrives in New Orleans.. | ...Jackson arrives in New Orleans.. |
590 | 00:42:54,562 | 00:42:57,572 | ...knowing the British could land any minute. | ...knowing the British could land any minute. |
591 | 00:42:57,608 | 00:42:58,828 | [grunting] | [grunting] |
592 | 00:43:04,746 | 00:43:07,576 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
593 | 00:43:13,189 | 00:43:16,629 | New Orleans was hugely important, uh, at that time | New Orleans was hugely important, uh, at that time |
594 | 00:43:16,671 | 00:43:18,721 | and still is, uh, for that matter. | and still is, uh, for that matter. |
595 | 00:43:18,760 | 00:43:22,240 | In-in many respects, it's the, the gateway | In-in many respects, it's the, the gateway |
596 | 00:43:22,285 | 00:43:25,325 | to the inland waterways that were so critical | to the inland waterways that were so critical |
597 | 00:43:25,375 | 00:43:28,025 | to that part of the United States. | to that part of the United States. |
598 | 00:43:28,073 | 00:43:31,343 | So retaining that port, this great trading port | So retaining that port, this great trading port |
599 | 00:43:31,381 | 00:43:34,301 | which has access to all of these waterways | which has access to all of these waterways |
600 | 00:43:34,340 | 00:43:36,260 | uh, was absolutely vital. | uh, was absolutely vital. |
601 | 00:43:39,911 | 00:43:42,741 | [male narrator] Jackson races to build fortifications | [male narrator] Jackson races to build fortifications |
602 | 00:43:42,784 | 00:43:45,444 | at key entry points around the city | at key entry points around the city |
603 | 00:43:45,482 | 00:43:48,832 | to force the British to attack him where he's strongest. | to force the British to attack him where he's strongest. |
604 | 00:43:51,140 | 00:43:55,060 | But to do it, he needs all the manpower he can get. | But to do it, he needs all the manpower he can get. |
605 | 00:43:56,798 | 00:43:58,668 | [Inskeep] He didn't have much of an army | [Inskeep] He didn't have much of an army |
606 | 00:43:58,713 | 00:44:01,983 | but he assembled one from the forces that were available | but he assembled one from the forces that were available |
607 | 00:44:02,020 | 00:44:04,590 | ranging from Kentucky Frontiersmen | ranging from Kentucky Frontiersmen |
608 | 00:44:04,632 | 00:44:07,332 | to some of his own Tennessee loyalists | to some of his own Tennessee loyalists |
609 | 00:44:07,373 | 00:44:09,253 | to New Orleans militia | to New Orleans militia |
610 | 00:44:09,288 | 00:44:11,548 | to an African-American militia unit | to an African-American militia unit |
611 | 00:44:11,595 | 00:44:14,245 | to river pirates who were engaged | to river pirates who were engaged |
612 | 00:44:14,293 | 00:44:16,123 | because they had cannon and could fire them | because they had cannon and could fire them |
613 | 00:44:16,165 | 00:44:18,115 | and even local Indians | and even local Indians |
614 | 00:44:18,167 | 00:44:20,997 | all became part of Jackson's military force. | all became part of Jackson's military force. |
615 | 00:44:21,039 | 00:44:23,429 | And he welded them together in an effective way. | And he welded them together in an effective way. |
616 | 00:44:27,350 | 00:44:31,570 | [male narrator] In all, Jackson has about 4500 men. | [male narrator] In all, Jackson has about 4500 men. |
617 | 00:44:36,272 | 00:44:38,322 | When the British finally appear | When the British finally appear |
618 | 00:44:38,361 | 00:44:43,371 | they have 60 warships and 15,000 men. | they have 60 warships and 15,000 men. |
619 | 00:44:43,409 | 00:44:47,409 | The Americans are outnumbered by more than three to one. | The Americans are outnumbered by more than three to one. |
620 | 00:45:01,253 | 00:45:03,693 | Who's willing to suffer more for victory, men? | Who's willing to suffer more for victory, men? |
621 | 00:45:06,781 | 00:45:09,311 | [male narrator] General Jackson has 4500 men | [male narrator] General Jackson has 4500 men |
622 | 00:45:09,348 | 00:45:11,868 | arrayed against a British force | arrayed against a British force |
623 | 00:45:11,916 | 00:45:14,696 | outnumbering him by more than three to one. | outnumbering him by more than three to one. |
624 | 00:45:16,399 | 00:45:20,529 | His mission, hold New Orleans at all costs. | His mission, hold New Orleans at all costs. |
625 | 00:45:24,320 | 00:45:26,410 | [Francois] All trade west of the Appalachians | [Francois] All trade west of the Appalachians |
626 | 00:45:26,452 | 00:45:29,462 | flowed down the Ohio River and into the Mississippi and out | flowed down the Ohio River and into the Mississippi and out |
627 | 00:45:29,499 | 00:45:32,019 | through the port of New Orleans. | through the port of New Orleans. |
628 | 00:45:32,067 | 00:45:34,067 | It was the most critical choke point | It was the most critical choke point |
629 | 00:45:34,112 | 00:45:35,512 | for the American continent. | for the American continent. |
630 | 00:45:35,548 | 00:45:38,418 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
631 | 00:45:47,735 | 00:45:49,515 | Prepare to fire! | Prepare to fire! |
632 | 00:45:56,613 | 00:45:57,613 | Hold! | Hold! |
633 | 00:46:01,879 | 00:46:04,659 | [male narrator] Jackson plans a way to give his inferior force | [male narrator] Jackson plans a way to give his inferior force |
634 | 00:46:04,708 | 00:46:07,278 | an advantage. | an advantage. |
635 | 00:46:07,319 | 00:46:10,539 | He positions his men with the Mississippi to the right | He positions his men with the Mississippi to the right |
636 | 00:46:10,583 | 00:46:13,333 | and dense swampland to the left.. | and dense swampland to the left.. |
637 | 00:46:15,023 | 00:46:17,503 | ...forcing the British to charge uphill.. | ...forcing the British to charge uphill.. |
638 | 00:46:19,462 | 00:46:22,202 | ...on a narrow strip of land without cover. | ...on a narrow strip of land without cover. |
639 | 00:46:22,247 | 00:46:23,987 | Hold! | Hold! |
640 | 00:46:30,081 | 00:46:31,131 | Fire! | Fire! |
641 | 00:46:31,169 | 00:46:34,689 | [guns firing] | [guns firing] |
642 | 00:46:36,566 | 00:46:38,126 | Fire! | Fire! |
643 | 00:46:38,698 | 00:46:40,878 | Reload! | Reload! |
644 | 00:46:40,918 | 00:46:43,008 | [Inskeep] From behind cotton bales | [Inskeep] From behind cotton bales |
645 | 00:46:43,051 | 00:46:45,011 | and other obstacles.. | and other obstacles.. |
646 | 00:46:46,619 | 00:46:48,879 | ...Jackson's men, in relative security | ...Jackson's men, in relative security |
647 | 00:46:48,926 | 00:46:51,886 | could open fire on charging British troops. | could open fire on charging British troops. |
648 | 00:46:51,929 | 00:46:53,189 | Fire! | Fire! |
649 | 00:46:54,497 | 00:46:55,977 | Fire at will, men! | Fire at will, men! |
650 | 00:46:56,020 | 00:46:57,670 | Fire at will! | Fire at will! |
651 | 00:47:00,155 | 00:47:03,895 | Had they met the British troops in an open battlefield | Had they met the British troops in an open battlefield |
652 | 00:47:03,941 | 00:47:05,641 | things would've been completely different. | things would've been completely different. |
653 | 00:47:05,682 | 00:47:07,862 | [gunshots] | [gunshots] |
654 | 00:47:11,906 | 00:47:13,856 | But as it turned out, the British charged | But as it turned out, the British charged |
655 | 00:47:13,908 | 00:47:16,518 | right where Jackson would've wanted them to | right where Jackson would've wanted them to |
656 | 00:47:16,562 | 00:47:19,262 | and they did it very badly, and they were slaughtered. | and they did it very badly, and they were slaughtered. |
657 | 00:47:22,351 | 00:47:24,741 | [male narrator] Over ten days of ferocious battle.. | [male narrator] Over ten days of ferocious battle.. |
658 | 00:47:24,788 | 00:47:26,958 | [indistinct yelling] | [indistinct yelling] |
659 | 00:47:27,008 | 00:47:28,048 | Fire! | Fire! |
660 | 00:47:28,096 | 00:47:29,576 | [cannons firing] | [cannons firing] |
661 | 00:47:32,491 | 00:47:35,321 | ...Jackson and his men | ...Jackson and his men |
662 | 00:47:35,364 | 00:47:38,244 | push back every unrelenting wave | push back every unrelenting wave |
663 | 00:47:38,280 | 00:47:39,850 | of British assault. | of British assault. |
664 | 00:47:39,890 | 00:47:42,760 | [gunshots] | [gunshots] |
665 | 00:47:52,163 | 00:47:55,433 | Finally, after devastating losses | Finally, after devastating losses |
666 | 00:47:55,471 | 00:47:58,211 | British forces withdraw. | British forces withdraw. |
667 | 00:48:03,392 | 00:48:04,482 | [Brands] The figures were unbelievable. | [Brands] The figures were unbelievable. |
668 | 00:48:04,523 | 00:48:06,793 | Over 2000 British casualties. | Over 2000 British casualties. |
669 | 00:48:06,830 | 00:48:09,620 | Less than a hundred on the American side. | Less than a hundred on the American side. |
670 | 00:48:09,659 | 00:48:12,579 | And it's at that moment that Andrew Jackson becomes | And it's at that moment that Andrew Jackson becomes |
671 | 00:48:12,618 | 00:48:15,448 | the great military hero of the American people. | the great military hero of the American people. |
672 | 00:48:19,408 | 00:48:20,978 | Andrew Jackson was often thought of | Andrew Jackson was often thought of |
673 | 00:48:21,018 | 00:48:24,278 | as the second coming of George Washington. | as the second coming of George Washington. |
674 | 00:48:24,326 | 00:48:25,806 | George Washington wins independence | George Washington wins independence |
675 | 00:48:25,849 | 00:48:27,109 | for the United States | for the United States |
676 | 00:48:27,155 | 00:48:28,715 | Andrew Jackson defends independence | Andrew Jackson defends independence |
677 | 00:48:28,765 | 00:48:30,245 | for the United States. | for the United States. |
678 | 00:48:34,336 | 00:48:35,766 | [male narrator] The victory at New Orleans | [male narrator] The victory at New Orleans |
679 | 00:48:35,815 | 00:48:38,245 | propels Jackson to national fame.. | propels Jackson to national fame.. |
680 | 00:48:40,168 | 00:48:44,258 | ...and secures his legacy as an American hero. | ...and secures his legacy as an American hero. |
681 | 00:48:51,570 | 00:48:53,570 | But what American and British forces | But what American and British forces |
682 | 00:48:53,616 | 00:48:55,786 | at New Orleans don't know | at New Orleans don't know |
683 | 00:48:55,835 | 00:48:57,835 | is that before the battle began | is that before the battle began |
684 | 00:48:57,881 | 00:49:01,621 | the War of 1812 was already over. | the War of 1812 was already over. |
685 | 00:49:03,452 | 00:49:05,062 | Just over three weeks earlier | Just over three weeks earlier |
686 | 00:49:05,106 | 00:49:07,976 | half a world away, in Belgium | half a world away, in Belgium |
687 | 00:49:08,022 | 00:49:10,242 | representatives of the United States and Britain | representatives of the United States and Britain |
688 | 00:49:10,285 | 00:49:12,285 | sign a treaty | sign a treaty |
689 | 00:49:12,330 | 00:49:14,460 | ending almost three years of war | ending almost three years of war |
690 | 00:49:14,506 | 00:49:17,066 | between the two nations. | between the two nations. |
691 | 00:49:17,118 | 00:49:18,988 | [Walter] There's already a peace treaty. | [Walter] There's already a peace treaty. |
692 | 00:49:19,033 | 00:49:21,603 | It just takes that long for news | It just takes that long for news |
693 | 00:49:21,644 | 00:49:24,784 | to cross the Atlantic and get to New Orleans. | to cross the Atlantic and get to New Orleans. |
694 | 00:49:24,821 | 00:49:27,911 | But it really doesn't matter to the American nation. | But it really doesn't matter to the American nation. |
695 | 00:49:27,955 | 00:49:31,435 | All they know and all they want to focus on | All they know and all they want to focus on |
696 | 00:49:31,480 | 00:49:34,920 | is that they have beat the British Empire | is that they have beat the British Empire |
697 | 00:49:34,962 | 00:49:38,232 | and having done that, nothing is impossible | and having done that, nothing is impossible |
698 | 00:49:38,269 | 00:49:40,229 | and we're now going to look westward | and we're now going to look westward |
699 | 00:49:40,271 | 00:49:42,841 | across the American continent and expand. | across the American continent and expand. |
700 | 00:49:45,407 | 00:49:47,147 | [male narrator] In the Treaty of Ghent | [male narrator] In the Treaty of Ghent |
701 | 00:49:47,191 | 00:49:49,191 | Britain formally recognizes | Britain formally recognizes |
702 | 00:49:49,237 | 00:49:53,147 | that the US now controls all the native lands | that the US now controls all the native lands |
703 | 00:49:53,197 | 00:49:56,547 | that were once part of the Mississippi Territory. | that were once part of the Mississippi Territory. |
704 | 00:49:56,592 | 00:50:00,772 | Alabama and Mississippi are now open for settlement. | Alabama and Mississippi are now open for settlement. |
705 | 00:50:09,257 | 00:50:11,997 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
706 | 00:50:12,042 | 00:50:14,702 | After his victory at the Battle of New Orleans | After his victory at the Battle of New Orleans |
707 | 00:50:14,740 | 00:50:17,090 | a grateful government assigns Andrew Jackson | a grateful government assigns Andrew Jackson |
708 | 00:50:17,134 | 00:50:20,184 | the job of surveying this new territory. | the job of surveying this new territory. |
709 | 00:50:22,879 | 00:50:25,319 | [music continues] | [music continues] |
710 | 00:50:25,360 | 00:50:28,710 | And he immediately senses opportunity | And he immediately senses opportunity |
711 | 00:50:28,754 | 00:50:32,024 | to grow one of America's most profitable crops.. | to grow one of America's most profitable crops.. |
712 | 00:50:35,239 | 00:50:36,549 | ...cotton. | ...cotton. |
713 | 00:50:40,244 | 00:50:42,424 | When Jackson went off on military expeditions | When Jackson went off on military expeditions |
714 | 00:50:42,464 | 00:50:46,164 | he had his eye out for land that could also grow cotton. | he had his eye out for land that could also grow cotton. |
715 | 00:50:46,207 | 00:50:48,987 | And one of the big attractions of the land | And one of the big attractions of the land |
716 | 00:50:49,036 | 00:50:52,336 | in what would become Alabama, Mississippi | in what would become Alabama, Mississippi |
717 | 00:50:52,387 | 00:50:54,427 | was the fact that it was very well suited | was the fact that it was very well suited |
718 | 00:50:54,476 | 00:50:55,736 | to growing cotton. | to growing cotton. |
719 | 00:50:59,698 | 00:51:01,268 | [male narrator] Over the next two years | [male narrator] Over the next two years |
720 | 00:51:01,309 | 00:51:03,089 | Jackson uses his position | Jackson uses his position |
721 | 00:51:03,137 | 00:51:06,657 | to buy vast tracts of land at low cost | to buy vast tracts of land at low cost |
722 | 00:51:06,705 | 00:51:08,525 | then sell it at a profit | then sell it at a profit |
723 | 00:51:08,577 | 00:51:10,577 | to wealthy plantation owners. | to wealthy plantation owners. |
724 | 00:51:18,761 | 00:51:21,111 | [Jackson] Gentlemen. | [Jackson] Gentlemen. |
725 | 00:51:24,201 | 00:51:25,331 | [sighs] | [sighs] |
726 | 00:51:26,464 | 00:51:29,824 | Everything we discussed.. | Everything we discussed.. |
727 | 00:51:29,859 | 00:51:31,859 | ...is in this contract, if you'd like to look it over. | ...is in this contract, if you'd like to look it over. |
728 | 00:51:34,603 | 00:51:36,743 | [Inskeep] What's happening here is not just the expansion | [Inskeep] What's happening here is not just the expansion |
729 | 00:51:36,779 | 00:51:38,819 | of the United States in a new territory. | of the United States in a new territory. |
730 | 00:51:38,868 | 00:51:41,648 | It was an opportunity for men | It was an opportunity for men |
731 | 00:51:41,697 | 00:51:44,047 | in what is now the Deep South | in what is now the Deep South |
732 | 00:51:44,091 | 00:51:46,351 | to carve out brand-new plantations.. | to carve out brand-new plantations.. |
733 | 00:51:46,397 | 00:51:48,177 | Just sign here. | Just sign here. |
734 | 00:51:48,225 | 00:51:50,915 | ...plant cotton and make a fortune. | ...plant cotton and make a fortune. |
735 | 00:51:50,967 | 00:51:53,537 | And it was perfectly timed for men like Jackson | And it was perfectly timed for men like Jackson |
736 | 00:51:53,578 | 00:51:56,578 | to make a lot of money. | to make a lot of money. |
737 | 00:51:56,625 | 00:51:59,275 | [male narrator] The frontiersman born in poverty | [male narrator] The frontiersman born in poverty |
738 | 00:51:59,323 | 00:52:01,203 | amasses a personal fortune | amasses a personal fortune |
739 | 00:52:01,238 | 00:52:05,018 | of four-and-a-half million dollars. | of four-and-a-half million dollars. |
740 | 00:52:05,068 | 00:52:08,418 | But his business dealings have a devastating consequence | But his business dealings have a devastating consequence |
741 | 00:52:08,463 | 00:52:12,383 | resurrecting an institution on the verge of collapse. | resurrecting an institution on the verge of collapse. |
742 | 00:52:13,511 | 00:52:15,381 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
743 | 00:52:17,298 | 00:52:21,818 | Slavery serves the larger interests of the planter class. | Slavery serves the larger interests of the planter class. |
744 | 00:52:21,867 | 00:52:24,697 | What it creates is tremendous economic profit | What it creates is tremendous economic profit |
745 | 00:52:24,740 | 00:52:26,610 | for planters, for farmers | for planters, for farmers |
746 | 00:52:26,655 | 00:52:30,305 | and American business interest in that region. | and American business interest in that region. |
747 | 00:52:33,314 | 00:52:35,934 | [Brands] Jackson did not consider himself | [Brands] Jackson did not consider himself |
748 | 00:52:35,968 | 00:52:38,188 | an evangelist for slavery. | an evangelist for slavery. |
749 | 00:52:38,232 | 00:52:40,712 | But, in fact, his actions did give slavery | But, in fact, his actions did give slavery |
750 | 00:52:40,756 | 00:52:42,316 | a new lease on life. | a new lease on life. |
751 | 00:52:42,366 | 00:52:44,586 | At the beginning of the 18th century, it was unclear | At the beginning of the 18th century, it was unclear |
752 | 00:52:44,629 | 00:52:47,199 | whether slavery was going to remain profitable. | whether slavery was going to remain profitable. |
753 | 00:52:47,241 | 00:52:48,851 | And it might not have | And it might not have |
754 | 00:52:48,894 | 00:52:51,464 | had Jackson and those who fought with him | had Jackson and those who fought with him |
755 | 00:52:51,506 | 00:52:53,806 | not opened up vast new territories | not opened up vast new territories |
756 | 00:52:53,856 | 00:52:55,726 | to cotton culture. | to cotton culture. |
757 | 00:52:55,771 | 00:52:56,991 | To the future of America. | To the future of America. |
758 | 00:52:57,033 | 00:52:59,563 | - Hm. To the future. - Future. | - Hm. To the future. - Future. |
759 | 00:52:59,601 | 00:53:01,211 | [glasses clinking] | [glasses clinking] |
760 | 00:53:04,910 | 00:53:08,130 | [male narrator] The land speculation Jackson ignites | [male narrator] The land speculation Jackson ignites |
761 | 00:53:08,175 | 00:53:09,995 | has another consequence. | has another consequence. |
762 | 00:53:10,046 | 00:53:12,656 | In just three years, the price of an acre | In just three years, the price of an acre |
763 | 00:53:12,701 | 00:53:17,361 | skyrockets from $2 to 78. | skyrockets from $2 to 78. |
764 | 00:53:17,401 | 00:53:20,451 | For Davy Crockett, this betrays the promise | For Davy Crockett, this betrays the promise |
765 | 00:53:20,491 | 00:53:22,321 | of the American frontier | of the American frontier |
766 | 00:53:22,363 | 00:53:24,973 | one he's determined to fight for. | one he's determined to fight for. |
767 | 00:53:36,638 | 00:53:39,468 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
768 | 00:53:46,300 | 00:53:49,430 | In the years since his clash with Andrew Jackson | In the years since his clash with Andrew Jackson |
769 | 00:53:49,477 | 00:53:53,047 | Davy Crockett's tried to carve out a life for himself | Davy Crockett's tried to carve out a life for himself |
770 | 00:53:53,089 | 00:53:54,959 | in the backwoods of Tennessee. | in the backwoods of Tennessee. |
771 | 00:53:58,094 | 00:53:59,884 | But in the last decade | But in the last decade |
772 | 00:53:59,922 | 00:54:02,322 | he's watched his beloved frontier | he's watched his beloved frontier |
773 | 00:54:02,359 | 00:54:04,189 | disappear before his eyes. | disappear before his eyes. |
774 | 00:54:06,624 | 00:54:08,504 | Thousands of acres of wilderness | Thousands of acres of wilderness |
775 | 00:54:08,539 | 00:54:11,059 | that frontiersmen have depended on for years | that frontiersmen have depended on for years |
776 | 00:54:11,107 | 00:54:14,497 | have now turned into cotton farms | have now turned into cotton farms |
777 | 00:54:14,545 | 00:54:18,585 | and the original settlers are being pushed aside. | and the original settlers are being pushed aside. |
778 | 00:54:18,636 | 00:54:22,026 | [Buddy] One of Crockett's main issues was squatter's rights. | [Buddy] One of Crockett's main issues was squatter's rights. |
779 | 00:54:22,074 | 00:54:26,214 | He felt that the squatters, the settlers | He felt that the squatters, the settlers |
780 | 00:54:26,253 | 00:54:29,263 | ought to be able to purchase the land they were living on | ought to be able to purchase the land they were living on |
781 | 00:54:29,299 | 00:54:30,779 | for reasonable prices. | for reasonable prices. |
782 | 00:54:30,822 | 00:54:33,262 | And this rubbed against | And this rubbed against |
783 | 00:54:33,303 | 00:54:36,313 | the monied, landed aristocracy | the monied, landed aristocracy |
784 | 00:54:36,350 | 00:54:38,700 | of the southern plantation farmers. | of the southern plantation farmers. |
785 | 00:54:42,356 | 00:54:45,266 | [male narrator] Determined to protect the way of life he believes in | [male narrator] Determined to protect the way of life he believes in |
786 | 00:54:45,315 | 00:54:48,795 | the frontiersman who grew up without formal education | the frontiersman who grew up without formal education |
787 | 00:54:48,840 | 00:54:51,060 | decides to run for Congress. | decides to run for Congress. |
788 | 00:54:56,370 | 00:54:58,720 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
789 | 00:55:01,113 | 00:55:03,293 | [Crockett] Some man comes along, waves a piece of paper at you | [Crockett] Some man comes along, waves a piece of paper at you |
790 | 00:55:03,333 | 00:55:06,993 | tells you, "You can't track here anymore." I.. Hell, no. | tells you, "You can't track here anymore." I.. Hell, no. |
791 | 00:55:07,032 | 00:55:11,122 | These land speculators and plantation owners | These land speculators and plantation owners |
792 | 00:55:11,167 | 00:55:14,337 | never set a foot in Tennessee in their life. | never set a foot in Tennessee in their life. |
793 | 00:55:14,388 | 00:55:15,998 | It's our families and our dreams | It's our families and our dreams |
794 | 00:55:16,041 | 00:55:18,701 | that are being destroyed here. | that are being destroyed here. |
795 | 00:55:18,740 | 00:55:20,440 | If we don't speak up, th.. | If we don't speak up, th.. |
796 | 00:55:20,481 | 00:55:23,311 | They're just gonna keep right on doin' it. | They're just gonna keep right on doin' it. |
797 | 00:55:23,353 | 00:55:24,833 | 'Thank you very much.' | 'Thank you very much.' |
798 | 00:55:24,876 | 00:55:26,746 | [crowd applauding] | [crowd applauding] |
799 | 00:55:26,791 | 00:55:28,141 | Hi. Good to meet you. | Hi. Good to meet you. |
800 | 00:55:30,055 | 00:55:33,445 | [male narrator] In the summer of 1827 | [male narrator] In the summer of 1827 |
801 | 00:55:33,494 | 00:55:37,064 | Davy Crockett wins in a landslide | Davy Crockett wins in a landslide |
802 | 00:55:37,106 | 00:55:38,716 | with a campaign built | with a campaign built |
803 | 00:55:38,760 | 00:55:42,680 | on bringing the frontier fight to Washington. | on bringing the frontier fight to Washington. |
804 | 00:55:42,720 | 00:55:45,160 | David Crockett looms huge | David Crockett looms huge |
805 | 00:55:45,201 | 00:55:49,341 | in the notion of what the American frontier was. | in the notion of what the American frontier was. |
806 | 00:55:49,379 | 00:55:51,689 | [Buddy] He became a symbol | [Buddy] He became a symbol |
807 | 00:55:51,729 | 00:55:54,299 | of possibility, of hope | of possibility, of hope |
808 | 00:55:54,341 | 00:55:55,951 | that the common man | that the common man |
809 | 00:55:55,994 | 00:55:59,394 | could actually rise to great heights. | could actually rise to great heights. |
810 | 00:55:59,433 | 00:56:01,833 | A man with six months' education | A man with six months' education |
811 | 00:56:01,870 | 00:56:04,180 | ends up in the halls of Congress. | ends up in the halls of Congress. |
812 | 00:56:04,220 | 00:56:06,740 | It's a uniquely American story. | It's a uniquely American story. |
813 | 00:56:10,748 | 00:56:15,798 | [male narrator] But while Crockett is entering the House of Representatives | [male narrator] But while Crockett is entering the House of Representatives |
814 | 00:56:15,840 | 00:56:17,800 | his former militia commander | his former militia commander |
815 | 00:56:17,842 | 00:56:20,672 | has become one of the richest and most powerful men | has become one of the richest and most powerful men |
816 | 00:56:20,715 | 00:56:22,845 | in the frontier. | in the frontier. |
817 | 00:56:22,891 | 00:56:24,811 | And he has his sights set | And he has his sights set |
818 | 00:56:24,849 | 00:56:29,379 | on the highest office in the country. | on the highest office in the country. |
819 | 00:56:29,419 | 00:56:31,899 | [Brands] Jackson, as a young man, he didn't see himself | [Brands] Jackson, as a young man, he didn't see himself |
820 | 00:56:31,943 | 00:56:33,903 | as a career politician by any means. | as a career politician by any means. |
821 | 00:56:35,512 | 00:56:38,302 | But he became this national hero | But he became this national hero |
822 | 00:56:38,341 | 00:56:40,951 | as a result of his victory at the Battle of New Orleans. | as a result of his victory at the Battle of New Orleans. |
823 | 00:56:40,996 | 00:56:43,036 | And people began telling him | And people began telling him |
824 | 00:56:43,085 | 00:56:45,295 | that he could be president of the United States. | that he could be president of the United States. |
825 | 00:56:48,133 | 00:56:51,143 | [male narrator] For the first 40 years of America's existence | [male narrator] For the first 40 years of America's existence |
826 | 00:56:51,180 | 00:56:54,050 | the president hailed from either Massachusetts | the president hailed from either Massachusetts |
827 | 00:56:54,096 | 00:56:55,576 | or Virginia. | or Virginia. |
828 | 00:56:55,619 | 00:56:57,399 | But now as more and more people | But now as more and more people |
829 | 00:56:57,447 | 00:56:59,487 | pour into the frontier | pour into the frontier |
830 | 00:56:59,536 | 00:57:01,886 | Jackson believes the country is ready | Jackson believes the country is ready |
831 | 00:57:01,930 | 00:57:03,850 | for an unprecedented change. | for an unprecedented change. |
832 | 00:57:05,629 | 00:57:08,329 | Andrew Jackson rose to power just at a moment | Andrew Jackson rose to power just at a moment |
833 | 00:57:08,371 | 00:57:10,901 | when people were becoming conscious | when people were becoming conscious |
834 | 00:57:10,939 | 00:57:14,989 | that the revolutionary generation was passing away | that the revolutionary generation was passing away |
835 | 00:57:15,030 | 00:57:17,210 | and a new generation was rising | and a new generation was rising |
836 | 00:57:17,249 | 00:57:19,379 | and some of those leaders were going to come | and some of those leaders were going to come |
837 | 00:57:19,426 | 00:57:22,726 | from a new region that had not really existed | from a new region that had not really existed |
838 | 00:57:22,777 | 00:57:26,427 | at the time of the American Revolution. | at the time of the American Revolution. |
839 | 00:57:26,476 | 00:57:30,386 | [male narrator] Jackson trades on his reputation as a war hero | [male narrator] Jackson trades on his reputation as a war hero |
840 | 00:57:30,437 | 00:57:32,127 | and like Crockett | and like Crockett |
841 | 00:57:32,177 | 00:57:35,787 | paints himself as a self-made frontiersman. | paints himself as a self-made frontiersman. |
842 | 00:57:35,833 | 00:57:38,233 | You just look at the-the political competition | You just look at the-the political competition |
843 | 00:57:38,270 | 00:57:40,400 | uh, for Jackson in his day. | uh, for Jackson in his day. |
844 | 00:57:40,447 | 00:57:43,187 | Uh, his main competitor was John Quincy Adams. | Uh, his main competitor was John Quincy Adams. |
845 | 00:57:43,232 | 00:57:45,932 | Son of the president, he went to Harvard | Son of the president, he went to Harvard |
846 | 00:57:45,974 | 00:57:48,634 | he spoke five different languages. | he spoke five different languages. |
847 | 00:57:48,672 | 00:57:52,242 | And here's Andrew Jackson, completely self-educated. | And here's Andrew Jackson, completely self-educated. |
848 | 00:57:54,809 | 00:57:58,289 | [male narrator] Jackson's message resonates with Americans | [male narrator] Jackson's message resonates with Americans |
849 | 00:57:58,334 | 00:57:59,684 | across the country. | across the country. |
850 | 00:58:00,902 | 00:58:04,472 | And on December 3, 1828 | And on December 3, 1828 |
851 | 00:58:04,514 | 00:58:08,084 | he's elected as the seventh president of the United States. | he's elected as the seventh president of the United States. |
852 | 00:58:15,090 | 00:58:16,530 | Here's the man himself. | Here's the man himself. |
853 | 00:58:16,570 | 00:58:18,180 | [Jackson chuckles] | [Jackson chuckles] |
854 | 00:58:18,223 | 00:58:21,013 | Mr. President. | Mr. President. |
855 | 00:58:21,052 | 00:58:23,842 | [Brands] When Jackson became president in 1829 | [Brands] When Jackson became president in 1829 |
856 | 00:58:23,881 | 00:58:26,011 | he was the first president who was called | he was the first president who was called |
857 | 00:58:26,057 | 00:58:28,967 | and who could be considered the people's president. | and who could be considered the people's president. |
858 | 00:58:29,017 | 00:58:30,537 | Each and every one of you men are responsible | Each and every one of you men are responsible |
859 | 00:58:30,584 | 00:58:32,024 | for this victory. | for this victory. |
860 | 00:58:32,063 | 00:58:33,543 | To you. | To you. |
861 | 00:58:33,587 | 00:58:37,107 | To you, Mr. President. | To you, Mr. President. |
862 | 00:58:37,155 | 00:58:39,975 | And that was the most lasting contribution of Jackson | And that was the most lasting contribution of Jackson |
863 | 00:58:40,028 | 00:58:42,638 | because the presidency from Jackson until today | because the presidency from Jackson until today |
864 | 00:58:42,683 | 00:58:45,383 | is preeminently the office of the people. | is preeminently the office of the people. |
865 | 00:58:53,737 | 00:58:56,867 | [male narrator] After taking office, Jackson's first priority | [male narrator] After taking office, Jackson's first priority |
866 | 00:58:56,914 | 00:58:59,354 | is to continue American expansion. | is to continue American expansion. |
867 | 00:58:59,395 | 00:59:02,005 | And that means more land. | And that means more land. |
868 | 00:59:02,050 | 00:59:05,750 | Andrew Jackson inherited a country in transition. | Andrew Jackson inherited a country in transition. |
869 | 00:59:05,793 | 00:59:07,533 | This was a period in which | This was a period in which |
870 | 00:59:07,577 | 00:59:11,097 | Americans were continuing to move west. | Americans were continuing to move west. |
871 | 00:59:11,146 | 00:59:15,016 | The population was almost doubling every 20 years. | The population was almost doubling every 20 years. |
872 | 00:59:15,063 | 00:59:17,073 | And he entered office | And he entered office |
873 | 00:59:17,108 | 00:59:20,588 | with one overriding priority above all | with one overriding priority above all |
874 | 00:59:20,634 | 00:59:22,944 | and that was to obtain more land. | and that was to obtain more land. |
875 | 00:59:25,377 | 00:59:27,337 | [male narrator] Jackson introduces a plan | [male narrator] Jackson introduces a plan |
876 | 00:59:27,379 | 00:59:30,429 | called the Indian Removal Act | called the Indian Removal Act |
877 | 00:59:30,469 | 00:59:33,949 | to the horror of his old rival, Davy Crockett. | to the horror of his old rival, Davy Crockett. |
878 | 00:59:37,215 | 00:59:40,215 | [Jackson] Fellow citizens of the Senate | [Jackson] Fellow citizens of the Senate |
879 | 00:59:40,262 | 00:59:43,482 | and of the House of Representatives | and of the House of Representatives |
880 | 00:59:43,526 | 00:59:46,566 | 'it gives me pleasure to announce to you..' | 'it gives me pleasure to announce to you..' |
881 | 00:59:48,792 | 00:59:50,052 | ...that the benevolent policy | ...that the benevolent policy |
882 | 00:59:50,098 | 00:59:53,748 | in relation to the removal.. | in relation to the removal.. |
883 | 00:59:53,797 | 00:59:55,837 | ...of the remaining Indians.. | ...of the remaining Indians.. |
884 | 00:59:55,886 | 00:59:57,146 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
885 | 00:59:58,933 | 01:00:00,373 | ...beyond the white settlements | ...beyond the white settlements |
886 | 01:00:00,412 | 01:00:03,552 | by... fair exchange.. | by... fair exchange.. |
887 | 01:00:03,590 | 01:00:05,160 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
888 | 01:00:07,071 | 01:00:10,601 | ...is approaching a happy consummation. | ...is approaching a happy consummation. |
889 | 01:00:10,640 | 01:00:12,560 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
890 | 01:00:12,599 | 01:00:15,469 | Jackson believed that white Americans would never be secure | Jackson believed that white Americans would never be secure |
891 | 01:00:15,514 | 01:00:19,744 | from Indians as long as the two populations mingled. | from Indians as long as the two populations mingled. |
892 | 01:00:19,780 | 01:00:23,520 | And so Jackson's policy was a policy of removal. | And so Jackson's policy was a policy of removal. |
893 | 01:00:23,566 | 01:00:25,436 | People today might call it ethnic cleansing. | People today might call it ethnic cleansing. |
894 | 01:00:25,481 | 01:00:27,701 | And, indeed, it was. | And, indeed, it was. |
895 | 01:00:27,744 | 01:00:32,274 | The general government kindly offers him a new home | The general government kindly offers him a new home |
896 | 01:00:32,314 | 01:00:36,144 | and proposes to pay the whole expense | and proposes to pay the whole expense |
897 | 01:00:36,187 | 01:00:39,277 | of his removal and settlement. | of his removal and settlement. |
898 | 01:00:41,323 | 01:00:44,283 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
899 | 01:00:44,326 | 01:00:48,586 | [male narrator] The Indian Removal Act will force 50,000 Native Americans | [male narrator] The Indian Removal Act will force 50,000 Native Americans |
900 | 01:00:48,635 | 01:00:52,545 | from five tribes to leave their ancestral lands | from five tribes to leave their ancestral lands |
901 | 01:00:52,595 | 01:00:56,895 | and settle 600 miles west, in modern-day Oklahoma. | and settle 600 miles west, in modern-day Oklahoma. |
902 | 01:00:58,819 | 01:01:02,689 | [Buddy] The Indian Removal Act was an act | [Buddy] The Indian Removal Act was an act |
903 | 01:01:02,736 | 01:01:07,386 | whose sole goal was to open up large swaths of ground | whose sole goal was to open up large swaths of ground |
904 | 01:01:07,436 | 01:01:09,176 | to more settlement | to more settlement |
905 | 01:01:09,220 | 01:01:12,010 | and to make these giant tracts of land | and to make these giant tracts of land |
906 | 01:01:12,049 | 01:01:16,049 | available to those who could then purchase it, sell it. | available to those who could then purchase it, sell it. |
907 | 01:01:16,097 | 01:01:19,577 | They wouldn't have to deal with the Indian problem anymore. | They wouldn't have to deal with the Indian problem anymore. |
908 | 01:01:20,449 | 01:01:22,189 | [applause] | [applause] |
909 | 01:01:22,233 | 01:01:25,803 | [male narrator] The plan has widespread support | [male narrator] The plan has widespread support |
910 | 01:01:25,846 | 01:01:28,276 | but Crockett stands against it. | but Crockett stands against it. |
911 | 01:01:29,588 | 01:01:32,288 | And whoever wins.. | And whoever wins.. |
912 | 01:01:32,330 | 01:01:36,030 | ...will help decide the future of the American frontier. | ...will help decide the future of the American frontier. |
913 | 01:01:41,209 | 01:01:43,599 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
914 | 01:01:45,213 | 01:01:46,743 | [Jackson] 'This government' | [Jackson] 'This government' |
915 | 01:01:46,780 | 01:01:50,650 | will purchase Indian lands | will purchase Indian lands |
916 | 01:01:50,697 | 01:01:53,177 | and give them new expensive territory. | and give them new expensive territory. |
917 | 01:01:55,658 | 01:01:58,268 | [male narrator] President Andrew Jackson has introduced | [male narrator] President Andrew Jackson has introduced |
918 | 01:01:58,313 | 01:02:00,843 | the Indian Removal Act to Congress. | the Indian Removal Act to Congress. |
919 | 01:02:00,881 | 01:02:03,541 | It would force Native Americans from their homelands | It would force Native Americans from their homelands |
920 | 01:02:03,579 | 01:02:05,929 | to make way for white settlement | to make way for white settlement |
921 | 01:02:05,973 | 01:02:08,413 | and it's gaining widespread support. | and it's gaining widespread support. |
922 | 01:02:08,453 | 01:02:10,503 | [applause] | [applause] |
923 | 01:02:10,542 | 01:02:13,592 | But one man is taking a stand against the president.. | But one man is taking a stand against the president.. |
924 | 01:02:14,895 | 01:02:16,935 | ...Congressman Davy Crockett. | ...Congressman Davy Crockett. |
925 | 01:02:17,985 | 01:02:20,765 | [indistinct chatter] | [indistinct chatter] |
926 | 01:02:24,731 | 01:02:28,341 | Four of my counties border Chickasaw Country. | Four of my counties border Chickasaw Country. |
927 | 01:02:28,386 | 01:02:32,426 | I know, personally, many of their tribe. | I know, personally, many of their tribe. |
928 | 01:02:32,477 | 01:02:34,517 | 'They are a proud people' | 'They are a proud people' |
929 | 01:02:34,566 | 01:02:37,826 | who have stood as our allies in war and in peace. | who have stood as our allies in war and in peace. |
930 | 01:02:39,702 | 01:02:44,272 | Removal was taking the property of Native Americans | Removal was taking the property of Native Americans |
931 | 01:02:44,315 | 01:02:48,055 | and putting it in the hands, not just of US citizens | and putting it in the hands, not just of US citizens |
932 | 01:02:48,102 | 01:02:51,852 | but, frankly, of Andrew Jackson supporters. | but, frankly, of Andrew Jackson supporters. |
933 | 01:02:51,888 | 01:02:55,538 | And when Davy Crockett stood up on the floor of Congress | And when Davy Crockett stood up on the floor of Congress |
934 | 01:02:55,587 | 01:02:58,457 | and spoke against the Indian Removal Act | and spoke against the Indian Removal Act |
935 | 01:02:58,503 | 01:03:01,683 | Crockett put not only his reputation | Crockett put not only his reputation |
936 | 01:03:01,724 | 01:03:05,294 | but his entire political career on the line. | but his entire political career on the line. |
937 | 01:03:07,556 | 01:03:09,556 | There is nothing that will make me vote | There is nothing that will make me vote |
938 | 01:03:09,601 | 01:03:12,521 | to force them off their homelands. | to force them off their homelands. |
939 | 01:03:13,518 | 01:03:16,128 | Not a political party | Not a political party |
940 | 01:03:16,173 | 01:03:20,223 | nor any one man, no matter how powerful he may be. | nor any one man, no matter how powerful he may be. |
941 | 01:03:20,264 | 01:03:21,404 | [applause] | [applause] |
942 | 01:03:28,229 | 01:03:30,839 | [Bill] What I like best about Davy Crockett was | [Bill] What I like best about Davy Crockett was |
943 | 01:03:30,884 | 01:03:32,284 | he was able to change his mind. | he was able to change his mind. |
944 | 01:03:32,320 | 01:03:34,020 | When he was a young man | When he was a young man |
945 | 01:03:34,061 | 01:03:36,721 | he participated in an Indian massacre. | he participated in an Indian massacre. |
946 | 01:03:36,759 | 01:03:39,629 | But then he opposed President Jackson | But then he opposed President Jackson |
947 | 01:03:39,675 | 01:03:42,845 | when Jackson wanted to push the Indian Removal Act | when Jackson wanted to push the Indian Removal Act |
948 | 01:03:42,896 | 01:03:44,546 | because he knew it was wrong. | because he knew it was wrong. |
949 | 01:03:50,164 | 01:03:54,344 | [Buddy] Crockett didn't care that it was Andrew Jackson's baby. | [Buddy] Crockett didn't care that it was Andrew Jackson's baby. |
950 | 01:03:54,385 | 01:03:56,685 | While it was going to help people who already had money | While it was going to help people who already had money |
951 | 01:03:56,735 | 01:03:57,775 | he thought it was wrong. | he thought it was wrong. |
952 | 01:03:57,824 | 01:03:59,964 | He believed that the Indians | He believed that the Indians |
953 | 01:04:00,000 | 01:04:03,090 | had as much right to live freely as anyone else. | had as much right to live freely as anyone else. |
954 | 01:04:05,266 | 01:04:07,356 | [male narrator] Debate about the Indian Removal Act | [male narrator] Debate about the Indian Removal Act |
955 | 01:04:07,398 | 01:04:09,438 | rages for five months | rages for five months |
956 | 01:04:09,487 | 01:04:12,227 | both in Congress and around the country. | both in Congress and around the country. |
957 | 01:04:14,928 | 01:04:17,758 | And on May 26, 1830 | And on May 26, 1830 |
958 | 01:04:17,800 | 01:04:21,330 | it's put to a vote in the House of Representatives | it's put to a vote in the House of Representatives |
959 | 01:04:21,369 | 01:04:24,069 | and Crockett's efforts fall short. | and Crockett's efforts fall short. |
960 | 01:04:26,591 | 01:04:28,461 | David Crockett is the only member | David Crockett is the only member |
961 | 01:04:28,506 | 01:04:29,856 | of the Tennessee delegation | of the Tennessee delegation |
962 | 01:04:29,899 | 01:04:32,079 | to vote against the Indian Removal Act. | to vote against the Indian Removal Act. |
963 | 01:04:32,119 | 01:04:35,429 | And that was a shocking act of, uh, defiance | And that was a shocking act of, uh, defiance |
964 | 01:04:35,470 | 01:04:37,820 | of the, uh, Jackson machine. | of the, uh, Jackson machine. |
965 | 01:04:41,780 | 01:04:43,610 | Davy Crockett stood his ground. | Davy Crockett stood his ground. |
966 | 01:04:43,652 | 01:04:47,222 | He realized he made a mistake on that Indian massacre | He realized he made a mistake on that Indian massacre |
967 | 01:04:47,264 | 01:04:49,404 | and he took the right position. | and he took the right position. |
968 | 01:04:49,440 | 01:04:51,790 | [male #2] 'To you, Mr. President.' | [male #2] 'To you, Mr. President.' |
969 | 01:04:51,834 | 01:04:54,754 | [male narrator] The measure passes by only four votes | [male narrator] The measure passes by only four votes |
970 | 01:04:54,793 | 01:04:57,583 | and is signed in to law by President Jackson | and is signed in to law by President Jackson |
971 | 01:04:57,622 | 01:04:59,452 | two days later. | two days later. |
972 | 01:04:59,494 | 01:05:01,324 | [Jackson] 'It's only beginning, gentlemen.' | [Jackson] 'It's only beginning, gentlemen.' |
973 | 01:05:04,586 | 01:05:06,676 | [male narrator] The Indian Removal Act goes exactly | [male narrator] The Indian Removal Act goes exactly |
974 | 01:05:06,718 | 01:05:08,418 | according to Jackson's plan | according to Jackson's plan |
975 | 01:05:08,459 | 01:05:11,459 | opening large parts of present-day Georgia | opening large parts of present-day Georgia |
976 | 01:05:11,506 | 01:05:14,936 | Mississippi and Florida, to American expansion. | Mississippi and Florida, to American expansion. |
977 | 01:05:14,988 | 01:05:16,598 | But in the coming years | But in the coming years |
978 | 01:05:16,641 | 01:05:18,381 | the Indian Removal Act | the Indian Removal Act |
979 | 01:05:18,426 | 01:05:20,856 | will be known by another name.. | will be known by another name.. |
980 | 01:05:24,127 | 01:05:26,647 | ...The Trail of Tears. | ...The Trail of Tears. |
981 | 01:05:29,785 | 01:05:32,695 | [Brands] The Trail of Tears was the migration route | [Brands] The Trail of Tears was the migration route |
982 | 01:05:32,744 | 01:05:37,184 | from Georgia to territory west of the Mississippi River. | from Georgia to territory west of the Mississippi River. |
983 | 01:05:37,227 | 01:05:39,007 | It was called the Trail of Tears | It was called the Trail of Tears |
984 | 01:05:39,055 | 01:05:42,145 | because the deaths from exposure and disease were appalling. | because the deaths from exposure and disease were appalling. |
985 | 01:05:44,756 | 01:05:47,186 | [Eisenbach] The Indian Removal Act is not only a major stain | [Eisenbach] The Indian Removal Act is not only a major stain |
986 | 01:05:47,237 | 01:05:49,977 | on Jackson's legacy, it's a major stain on American History. | on Jackson's legacy, it's a major stain on American History. |
987 | 01:05:51,763 | 01:05:54,203 | Here was the US Federal Government | Here was the US Federal Government |
988 | 01:05:54,244 | 01:05:56,864 | getting into, what many could call | getting into, what many could call |
989 | 01:05:56,899 | 01:05:59,769 | an ethnic cleansing. | an ethnic cleansing. |
990 | 01:05:59,815 | 01:06:01,815 | [male narrator] Over the next two decades | [male narrator] Over the next two decades |
991 | 01:06:01,860 | 01:06:04,470 | members of the Cherokee, Creek | members of the Cherokee, Creek |
992 | 01:06:04,515 | 01:06:07,075 | Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations | Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations |
993 | 01:06:07,127 | 01:06:09,427 | are forced to march thousands of miles | are forced to march thousands of miles |
994 | 01:06:09,477 | 01:06:11,867 | often at gunpoint. | often at gunpoint. |
995 | 01:06:11,914 | 01:06:15,184 | Over 16,000 die on the journey. | Over 16,000 die on the journey. |
996 | 01:06:16,745 | 01:06:19,785 | Well, my own tribe signed a treaty in 1831 | Well, my own tribe signed a treaty in 1831 |
997 | 01:06:19,835 | 01:06:23,925 | and agreed to remove to the Indian territory. | and agreed to remove to the Indian territory. |
998 | 01:06:23,970 | 01:06:26,100 | Most people only think of the Cherokee | Most people only think of the Cherokee |
999 | 01:06:26,146 | 01:06:27,666 | when they think of the Trail of Tears | when they think of the Trail of Tears |
1000 | 01:06:27,712 | 01:06:29,502 | and something like 25% | and something like 25% |
1001 | 01:06:29,540 | 01:06:31,190 | of their people died. | of their people died. |
1002 | 01:06:31,238 | 01:06:33,538 | My tribe went through a trail of tears | My tribe went through a trail of tears |
1003 | 01:06:33,588 | 01:06:35,458 | as did dozens of others | as did dozens of others |
1004 | 01:06:35,503 | 01:06:38,993 | as they were also moved to the Indian territory. | as they were also moved to the Indian territory. |
1005 | 01:06:39,028 | 01:06:41,028 | So the Trail of Tears was literally | So the Trail of Tears was literally |
1006 | 01:06:41,074 | 01:06:42,954 | the extermination of Indian nations | the extermination of Indian nations |
1007 | 01:06:42,989 | 01:06:44,249 | and Indian peoples | and Indian peoples |
1008 | 01:06:44,294 | 01:06:46,084 | and their replacement | and their replacement |
1009 | 01:06:46,122 | 01:06:48,732 | by Americans and American society. | by Americans and American society. |
1010 | 01:06:56,654 | 01:06:58,664 | In mandating the human tragedy | In mandating the human tragedy |
1011 | 01:06:58,700 | 01:07:00,750 | that we call the Trail of Tears | that we call the Trail of Tears |
1012 | 01:07:00,789 | 01:07:03,529 | Jackson, in one fell swoop, cements his legacy | Jackson, in one fell swoop, cements his legacy |
1013 | 01:07:03,574 | 01:07:06,934 | as a person willing to do whatever was necessary | as a person willing to do whatever was necessary |
1014 | 01:07:06,969 | 01:07:11,409 | in order to serve the interest of white settlers. | in order to serve the interest of white settlers. |
1015 | 01:07:11,452 | 01:07:12,892 | [male narrator] For President Jackson | [male narrator] For President Jackson |
1016 | 01:07:12,931 | 01:07:15,591 | the legislative win isn't enough. | the legislative win isn't enough. |
1017 | 01:07:15,630 | 01:07:19,030 | The president is out for revenge on Davy Crockett. | The president is out for revenge on Davy Crockett. |
1018 | 01:07:21,027 | 01:07:22,117 | [Amy] Andrew Jackson | [Amy] Andrew Jackson |
1019 | 01:07:22,158 | 01:07:25,508 | made the political personal. | made the political personal. |
1020 | 01:07:25,553 | 01:07:28,433 | It was not enough for his side | It was not enough for his side |
1021 | 01:07:28,469 | 01:07:30,559 | his perspective to win. | his perspective to win. |
1022 | 01:07:30,601 | 01:07:33,301 | His opponents had to be thoroughly defeated. | His opponents had to be thoroughly defeated. |
1023 | 01:07:33,343 | 01:07:37,263 | He was a genuinely dangerous man. | He was a genuinely dangerous man. |
1024 | 01:07:37,304 | 01:07:41,574 | [male narrator] Their fight will force Crockett to the southwestern frontier | [male narrator] Their fight will force Crockett to the southwestern frontier |
1025 | 01:07:41,612 | 01:07:44,272 | changing the course of American expansion. | changing the course of American expansion. |
1026 | 01:07:58,542 | 01:08:02,762 | President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act | President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act |
1027 | 01:08:02,807 | 01:08:06,857 | despite Congressman Davy Crockett's opposition. | despite Congressman Davy Crockett's opposition. |
1028 | 01:08:06,898 | 01:08:10,118 | Now, Crockett is up for re-election | Now, Crockett is up for re-election |
1029 | 01:08:10,163 | 01:08:12,563 | and Jackson vows to crush his rival | and Jackson vows to crush his rival |
1030 | 01:08:12,600 | 01:08:14,380 | by choosing a loyal supporter.. | by choosing a loyal supporter.. |
1031 | 01:08:14,428 | 01:08:17,038 | [knock on the door] | [knock on the door] |
1032 | 01:08:17,083 | 01:08:20,263 | ...William Fitzgerald, to run against him. | ...William Fitzgerald, to run against him. |
1033 | 01:08:20,303 | 01:08:22,313 | Mr. Fitzgerald, come in. | Mr. Fitzgerald, come in. |
1034 | 01:08:25,178 | 01:08:27,008 | Well, you don't cross Andrew Jackson | Well, you don't cross Andrew Jackson |
1035 | 01:08:27,049 | 01:08:30,439 | without there being consequences. | without there being consequences. |
1036 | 01:08:30,487 | 01:08:33,927 | I-it's characteristic of all successful politicians | I-it's characteristic of all successful politicians |
1037 | 01:08:33,969 | 01:08:36,449 | because they want that to be a warning sign to anybody else | because they want that to be a warning sign to anybody else |
1038 | 01:08:36,493 | 01:08:39,153 | not to cross me in the future. | not to cross me in the future. |
1039 | 01:08:39,192 | 01:08:41,112 | So Jackson has to bury Crockett. | So Jackson has to bury Crockett. |
1040 | 01:08:42,499 | 01:08:45,499 | You will have my full support. | You will have my full support. |
1041 | 01:08:45,546 | 01:08:46,846 | It would be an honor, sir. | It would be an honor, sir. |
1042 | 01:08:48,984 | 01:08:50,814 | Mr. President. | Mr. President. |
1043 | 01:08:50,855 | 01:08:53,675 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
1044 | 01:08:53,728 | 01:08:56,298 | [male narrator] To ruin Crockett's political career | [male narrator] To ruin Crockett's political career |
1045 | 01:08:56,339 | 01:08:58,819 | Jackson attacks his character | Jackson attacks his character |
1046 | 01:08:58,863 | 01:09:00,873 | launching a smear campaign in the press.. | launching a smear campaign in the press.. |
1047 | 01:09:02,780 | 01:09:04,480 | ...accusing him of being a drunk.. | ...accusing him of being a drunk.. |
1048 | 01:09:06,001 | 01:09:08,051 | ...a womanizer.. | ...a womanizer.. |
1049 | 01:09:08,090 | 01:09:10,570 | ...and a gambler. | ...and a gambler. |
1050 | 01:09:10,614 | 01:09:12,964 | [Sam] The Jackson machine in Tennessee | [Sam] The Jackson machine in Tennessee |
1051 | 01:09:13,008 | 01:09:15,358 | had a tremendous amount of political influence. | had a tremendous amount of political influence. |
1052 | 01:09:17,186 | 01:09:19,186 | And when Jackson decides | And when Jackson decides |
1053 | 01:09:19,232 | 01:09:22,102 | to go after Crockett's reputation | to go after Crockett's reputation |
1054 | 01:09:22,148 | 01:09:24,628 | it becomes front-page news throughout the United States. | it becomes front-page news throughout the United States. |
1055 | 01:09:32,506 | 01:09:33,636 | [sighs] | [sighs] |
1056 | 01:09:39,426 | 01:09:41,726 | [male narrator] The attacks infuriate Crockett. | [male narrator] The attacks infuriate Crockett. |
1057 | 01:09:43,865 | 01:09:46,775 | Davy Crockett was, in part | Davy Crockett was, in part |
1058 | 01:09:46,824 | 01:09:50,654 | built on his reputation as a man of honor. | built on his reputation as a man of honor. |
1059 | 01:09:50,698 | 01:09:53,048 | He would not stand idly by and watch | He would not stand idly by and watch |
1060 | 01:09:53,091 | 01:09:54,921 | as people destroy that. | as people destroy that. |
1061 | 01:10:02,057 | 01:10:05,367 | [male narrator] At a campaign stop in northwest Tennessee | [male narrator] At a campaign stop in northwest Tennessee |
1062 | 01:10:05,408 | 01:10:08,458 | Crockett confronts Fitzgerald. | Crockett confronts Fitzgerald. |
1063 | 01:10:08,498 | 01:10:10,668 | Forget Davy Crockett. | Forget Davy Crockett. |
1064 | 01:10:10,718 | 01:10:13,938 | I will give you the real voice of Tennessee in Washington. | I will give you the real voice of Tennessee in Washington. |
1065 | 01:10:18,813 | 01:10:20,993 | When Crockett and Fitzgerald arrived | When Crockett and Fitzgerald arrived |
1066 | 01:10:21,032 | 01:10:23,822 | for one of their co-stump speeches | for one of their co-stump speeches |
1067 | 01:10:23,861 | 01:10:27,041 | Crockett stood up and strode toward the stage | Crockett stood up and strode toward the stage |
1068 | 01:10:27,082 | 01:10:29,042 | and said, you know, "If you continue | and said, you know, "If you continue |
1069 | 01:10:29,084 | 01:10:30,964 | "with these casting aspersions | "with these casting aspersions |
1070 | 01:10:30,999 | 01:10:32,959 | I'm going to give you a country caning." | I'm going to give you a country caning." |
1071 | 01:10:38,833 | 01:10:42,273 | Fitzgerald leveled a pistol at Crockett's chest and said | Fitzgerald leveled a pistol at Crockett's chest and said |
1072 | 01:10:42,315 | 01:10:45,225 | "Take one more step and it'll be your last." | "Take one more step and it'll be your last." |
1073 | 01:10:45,274 | 01:10:48,194 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
1074 | 01:10:50,148 | 01:10:52,058 | I suggest you leave. | I suggest you leave. |
1075 | 01:11:02,552 | 01:11:05,902 | [Fitzgerald] So in addition to his moral flaws | [Fitzgerald] So in addition to his moral flaws |
1076 | 01:11:05,947 | 01:11:07,297 | it would appear that Mr. Crockett | it would appear that Mr. Crockett |
1077 | 01:11:07,340 | 01:11:09,600 | is not quite as tough as he claims. | is not quite as tough as he claims. |
1078 | 01:11:14,085 | 01:11:15,825 | [Buddy] The event with William Fitzgerald | [Buddy] The event with William Fitzgerald |
1079 | 01:11:15,870 | 01:11:18,830 | and the pistol was devastating to Crockett. | and the pistol was devastating to Crockett. |
1080 | 01:11:18,873 | 01:11:21,703 | He had run part of his campaign on his courage | He had run part of his campaign on his courage |
1081 | 01:11:21,745 | 01:11:24,355 | and here he was, publically slinking away | and here he was, publically slinking away |
1082 | 01:11:24,400 | 01:11:26,880 | in front of someone. | in front of someone. |
1083 | 01:11:26,924 | 01:11:29,714 | It was kind of an assault to his manhood. | It was kind of an assault to his manhood. |
1084 | 01:11:33,366 | 01:11:35,666 | [male narrator] After a brutal campaign | [male narrator] After a brutal campaign |
1085 | 01:11:35,716 | 01:11:38,806 | in the fall of 1831 | in the fall of 1831 |
1086 | 01:11:38,849 | 01:11:41,899 | some 16,000 ballots are cast | some 16,000 ballots are cast |
1087 | 01:11:41,939 | 01:11:44,379 | in the election for Tennessee's 9th District. | in the election for Tennessee's 9th District. |
1088 | 01:11:45,508 | 01:11:47,288 | In a stunning upset | In a stunning upset |
1089 | 01:11:47,336 | 01:11:50,686 | Crockett loses by just 800 votes. | Crockett loses by just 800 votes. |
1090 | 01:11:52,689 | 01:11:54,949 | Disgraced in Washington | Disgraced in Washington |
1091 | 01:11:54,996 | 01:11:57,686 | Davy Crockett returns home to Tennessee | Davy Crockett returns home to Tennessee |
1092 | 01:11:57,738 | 01:12:00,778 | with his career in ruins | with his career in ruins |
1093 | 01:12:00,828 | 01:12:04,528 | only to find his personal life is also falling apart. | only to find his personal life is also falling apart. |
1094 | 01:12:08,270 | 01:12:11,360 | [Buddy] When Crockett lost his bid for Congress | [Buddy] When Crockett lost his bid for Congress |
1095 | 01:12:11,404 | 01:12:14,284 | he sort of slug home with his tail between his legs. | he sort of slug home with his tail between his legs. |
1096 | 01:12:14,320 | 01:12:17,410 | He was now broke, arriving to find out | He was now broke, arriving to find out |
1097 | 01:12:17,453 | 01:12:19,373 | that his, his wife had also left him | that his, his wife had also left him |
1098 | 01:12:19,412 | 01:12:21,632 | and he was living alone. | and he was living alone. |
1099 | 01:12:21,675 | 01:12:23,975 | It was a very low, low point in his life. | It was a very low, low point in his life. |
1100 | 01:12:34,644 | 01:12:37,344 | [male narrator] In a stroke of blind luck | [male narrator] In a stroke of blind luck |
1101 | 01:12:37,386 | 01:12:39,946 | Crockett's fortunes take a turn.. | Crockett's fortunes take a turn.. |
1102 | 01:12:45,960 | 01:12:47,880 | ...when a play based on his life | ...when a play based on his life |
1103 | 01:12:47,918 | 01:12:51,358 | opens in New York City. | opens in New York City. |
1104 | 01:12:51,400 | 01:12:53,710 | One of the things that revitalized Crockett | One of the things that revitalized Crockett |
1105 | 01:12:53,750 | 01:12:57,490 | in his career was the creation of this play | in his career was the creation of this play |
1106 | 01:12:57,537 | 01:12:59,627 | called "The Lion Of The West.." | called "The Lion Of The West.." |
1107 | 01:13:03,107 | 01:13:06,417 | ...which was clearly, uh, a depiction of Crockett. | ...which was clearly, uh, a depiction of Crockett. |
1108 | 01:13:09,418 | 01:13:12,248 | At the beginning, Crockett was sort of offended by this. | At the beginning, Crockett was sort of offended by this. |
1109 | 01:13:12,290 | 01:13:14,600 | He felt like he was being made fun of | He felt like he was being made fun of |
1110 | 01:13:14,641 | 01:13:16,601 | but as it turned out | but as it turned out |
1111 | 01:13:16,643 | 01:13:20,953 | the play actually made him an international celebrity. | the play actually made him an international celebrity. |
1112 | 01:13:27,741 | 01:13:30,531 | [male narrator] As Crockett's fame as a frontiersman grows | [male narrator] As Crockett's fame as a frontiersman grows |
1113 | 01:13:30,570 | 01:13:34,230 | the US population explodes. | the US population explodes. |
1114 | 01:13:34,269 | 01:13:36,009 | Over the next four years | Over the next four years |
1115 | 01:13:36,053 | 01:13:38,623 | it balloons to 17 million. | it balloons to 17 million. |
1116 | 01:13:41,145 | 01:13:43,445 | As the old frontier is dominated | As the old frontier is dominated |
1117 | 01:13:43,496 | 01:13:46,366 | by cotton plantations and settlements.. | by cotton plantations and settlements.. |
1118 | 01:13:50,111 | 01:13:53,941 | ...pioneers looking for land stream further west | ...pioneers looking for land stream further west |
1119 | 01:13:53,984 | 01:13:55,774 | across modern-day Mississippi | across modern-day Mississippi |
1120 | 01:13:55,812 | 01:13:58,862 | Alabama and Arkansas | Alabama and Arkansas |
1121 | 01:13:58,902 | 01:14:02,212 | into a new frontier full of opportunity | into a new frontier full of opportunity |
1122 | 01:14:02,253 | 01:14:05,433 | a Mexican territory called Texas. | a Mexican territory called Texas. |
1123 | 01:14:08,521 | 01:14:10,911 | One of the attractions of Texas | One of the attractions of Texas |
1124 | 01:14:10,958 | 01:14:12,528 | to the Americans who went there | to the Americans who went there |
1125 | 01:14:12,568 | 01:14:15,088 | when Texas was part of Mexico | when Texas was part of Mexico |
1126 | 01:14:15,136 | 01:14:19,786 | was precisely that it was foreign territory. | was precisely that it was foreign territory. |
1127 | 01:14:19,836 | 01:14:22,796 | [Brands] It was this place where you could go | [Brands] It was this place where you could go |
1128 | 01:14:22,839 | 01:14:25,579 | if things weren't going well for you wherever you were | if things weren't going well for you wherever you were |
1129 | 01:14:25,625 | 01:14:27,575 | because it provided opportunity. | because it provided opportunity. |
1130 | 01:14:29,455 | 01:14:32,065 | Americans discovered because land was cheap | Americans discovered because land was cheap |
1131 | 01:14:32,109 | 01:14:34,549 | they would get title to land | they would get title to land |
1132 | 01:14:34,590 | 01:14:37,200 | and then the land would increase in value | and then the land would increase in value |
1133 | 01:14:37,245 | 01:14:38,585 | and they'd eventually sell it | and they'd eventually sell it |
1134 | 01:14:38,638 | 01:14:40,808 | and become wealthy as a result of this. | and become wealthy as a result of this. |
1135 | 01:14:47,777 | 01:14:50,477 | [male narrator] In 1835 | [male narrator] In 1835 |
1136 | 01:14:50,519 | 01:14:54,259 | Crockett leaves Tennessee behind.. | Crockett leaves Tennessee behind.. |
1137 | 01:14:54,305 | 01:14:58,785 | ...hoping his name can help jump start a new life in Texas. | ...hoping his name can help jump start a new life in Texas. |
1138 | 01:15:01,138 | 01:15:02,578 | But instead of opportunity.. | But instead of opportunity.. |
1139 | 01:15:04,359 | 01:15:06,839 | ...Crockett's about to find himself | ...Crockett's about to find himself |
1140 | 01:15:06,883 | 01:15:09,543 | in the middle of an all-out war. | in the middle of an all-out war. |
1141 | 01:15:15,675 | 01:15:18,545 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
1142 | 01:15:30,994 | 01:15:34,524 | [male narrator] After his reputation is shredded by Andrew Jackson | [male narrator] After his reputation is shredded by Andrew Jackson |
1143 | 01:15:34,563 | 01:15:36,573 | Davy Crockett heads west.. | Davy Crockett heads west.. |
1144 | 01:15:38,698 | 01:15:42,618 | ...looking for a fresh start in Texas | ...looking for a fresh start in Texas |
1145 | 01:15:42,658 | 01:15:46,918 | a rugged frontier territory across the border in Mexico. | a rugged frontier territory across the border in Mexico. |
1146 | 01:15:50,057 | 01:15:52,017 | For years, the Mexican government | For years, the Mexican government |
1147 | 01:15:52,059 | 01:15:53,709 | has encouraged foreign settlement | has encouraged foreign settlement |
1148 | 01:15:53,756 | 01:15:55,626 | to increase their population | to increase their population |
1149 | 01:15:55,671 | 01:15:59,681 | offering families 4000 acres at low prices. | offering families 4000 acres at low prices. |
1150 | 01:16:02,896 | 01:16:05,196 | [Miller] Mexicans were encouraging Americans and others | [Miller] Mexicans were encouraging Americans and others |
1151 | 01:16:05,246 | 01:16:08,116 | to move, uh, into Texas and offering land. | to move, uh, into Texas and offering land. |
1152 | 01:16:08,162 | 01:16:10,732 | But, of course, the stipulation was that, uh | But, of course, the stipulation was that, uh |
1153 | 01:16:10,773 | 01:16:12,603 | they had to abide by the rules of Mexico. | they had to abide by the rules of Mexico. |
1154 | 01:16:12,645 | 01:16:15,125 | And for the most part, Americans generally lived | And for the most part, Americans generally lived |
1155 | 01:16:15,169 | 01:16:17,209 | relatively peacefully. | relatively peacefully. |
1156 | 01:16:20,522 | 01:16:23,442 | One of the attractions of Texas | One of the attractions of Texas |
1157 | 01:16:23,481 | 01:16:26,751 | to the Americans who went there when Texas was part of Mexico | to the Americans who went there when Texas was part of Mexico |
1158 | 01:16:26,789 | 01:16:30,659 | was precisely that it was foreign territory. | was precisely that it was foreign territory. |
1159 | 01:16:30,706 | 01:16:32,926 | They had bad memories, bad debts | They had bad memories, bad debts |
1160 | 01:16:32,969 | 01:16:35,889 | there were people who were after them in the United States | there were people who were after them in the United States |
1161 | 01:16:35,929 | 01:16:38,629 | and they went to Texas. | and they went to Texas. |
1162 | 01:16:38,671 | 01:16:42,851 | [male narrator] By 1836, 45,000 Americans move here. | [male narrator] By 1836, 45,000 Americans move here. |
1163 | 01:16:44,154 | 01:16:46,814 | Davy Crockett is one of them. | Davy Crockett is one of them. |
1164 | 01:16:52,815 | 01:16:55,905 | Unsure what awaits him. | Unsure what awaits him. |
1165 | 01:16:55,949 | 01:16:57,909 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
1166 | 01:17:00,867 | 01:17:04,217 | [Buddy] Crockett went to Texas, clearly, to start over. | [Buddy] Crockett went to Texas, clearly, to start over. |
1167 | 01:17:04,261 | 01:17:06,741 | He'd lost his last bid for Congress | He'd lost his last bid for Congress |
1168 | 01:17:06,786 | 01:17:10,046 | and he was going to Texas to get land | and he was going to Texas to get land |
1169 | 01:17:10,093 | 01:17:14,533 | and to look at possible political opportunity. | and to look at possible political opportunity. |
1170 | 01:17:17,623 | 01:17:21,633 | [male narrator] Jackson may have destroyed Crockett's career in Washington | [male narrator] Jackson may have destroyed Crockett's career in Washington |
1171 | 01:17:21,670 | 01:17:24,500 | but in Texas, he's hailed as a frontier legend. | but in Texas, he's hailed as a frontier legend. |
1172 | 01:17:24,542 | 01:17:27,462 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
1173 | 01:17:30,331 | 01:17:34,991 | As David Crockett arrived in the Texas outpost towns | As David Crockett arrived in the Texas outpost towns |
1174 | 01:17:35,031 | 01:17:38,511 | he began to notice that people were already lining the streets | he began to notice that people were already lining the streets |
1175 | 01:17:38,556 | 01:17:40,776 | waiting for his arrival. | waiting for his arrival. |
1176 | 01:17:40,820 | 01:17:43,650 | People in Texas heard that he was coming | People in Texas heard that he was coming |
1177 | 01:17:43,692 | 01:17:47,832 | and would have big feasts and parties for him. | and would have big feasts and parties for him. |
1178 | 01:17:53,746 | 01:17:56,656 | [instrumental music] | [instrumental music] |
1179 | 01:17:58,533 | 01:18:01,493 | And you spent time, uh, in the militia, as well? | And you spent time, uh, in the militia, as well? |
1180 | 01:18:01,536 | 01:18:04,316 | [male narrator] As Crockett begins to settle in | [male narrator] As Crockett begins to settle in |
1181 | 01:18:04,365 | 01:18:08,275 | he realizes Texas is on the verge of rebellion. | he realizes Texas is on the verge of rebellion. |
1182 | 01:18:11,285 | 01:18:13,415 | After years of loose governance | After years of loose governance |
1183 | 01:18:13,461 | 01:18:15,551 | Mexican President, Santa Anna | Mexican President, Santa Anna |
1184 | 01:18:15,593 | 01:18:18,643 | suddenly imposes new restrictions on settlers. | suddenly imposes new restrictions on settlers. |
1185 | 01:18:18,684 | 01:18:20,734 | Now, angry Texans | Now, angry Texans |
1186 | 01:18:20,773 | 01:18:23,693 | are calling for revolution. | are calling for revolution. |
1187 | 01:18:23,732 | 01:18:27,612 | Texas was on the verge of independence | Texas was on the verge of independence |
1188 | 01:18:27,649 | 01:18:29,389 | that the Texians, as they were called | that the Texians, as they were called |
1189 | 01:18:29,433 | 01:18:32,743 | were going to try to become independent from Mexico. | were going to try to become independent from Mexico. |
1190 | 01:18:32,785 | 01:18:35,565 | And there would be possibilities of land | And there would be possibilities of land |
1191 | 01:18:35,613 | 01:18:39,273 | and political opportunity. | and political opportunity. |
1192 | 01:18:39,313 | 01:18:42,583 | [male narrator] In response, Santa Anna sends 500 troops | [male narrator] In response, Santa Anna sends 500 troops |
1193 | 01:18:42,620 | 01:18:45,360 | to confiscate weapons and quell unrest. | to confiscate weapons and quell unrest. |
1194 | 01:18:47,060 | 01:18:49,760 | When Texans refuse to give in | When Texans refuse to give in |
1195 | 01:18:49,802 | 01:18:52,502 | he makes plans to retaliate. | he makes plans to retaliate. |
1196 | 01:18:55,503 | 01:18:57,813 | [Sam] Santa Anna is training an army | [Sam] Santa Anna is training an army |
1197 | 01:18:57,853 | 01:19:01,033 | in San Luis Potosi to march against Texas. | in San Luis Potosi to march against Texas. |
1198 | 01:19:01,074 | 01:19:04,604 | Santa Anna did not think that this was a local insurgency. | Santa Anna did not think that this was a local insurgency. |
1199 | 01:19:04,642 | 01:19:07,822 | He was absolutely convinced the United States was involved | He was absolutely convinced the United States was involved |
1200 | 01:19:07,863 | 01:19:10,563 | and so that's why the Mexican government | and so that's why the Mexican government |
1201 | 01:19:10,605 | 01:19:12,295 | was so determined to put down this revolt. | was so determined to put down this revolt. |
1202 | 01:19:14,827 | 01:19:17,827 | [male narrator] Crockett arrives in Texas at the same time | [male narrator] Crockett arrives in Texas at the same time |
1203 | 01:19:17,873 | 01:19:20,753 | as news of Santa Anna's counter-attack. | as news of Santa Anna's counter-attack. |
1204 | 01:19:23,836 | 01:19:25,926 | [Buddy] When Crockett had gone to Texas, it was really just | [Buddy] When Crockett had gone to Texas, it was really just |
1205 | 01:19:25,968 | 01:19:29,838 | meant to be an extended hunting expedition and land scout | meant to be an extended hunting expedition and land scout |
1206 | 01:19:29,885 | 01:19:33,445 | and he bumbles right into a war for independence. | and he bumbles right into a war for independence. |
1207 | 01:19:35,761 | 01:19:38,591 | But a number of things happened, uh, along the way. | But a number of things happened, uh, along the way. |
1208 | 01:19:40,896 | 01:19:44,806 | One was the appearance of Halley's Comet. | One was the appearance of Halley's Comet. |
1209 | 01:19:44,857 | 01:19:46,157 | And when Halley's Comet | And when Halley's Comet |
1210 | 01:19:46,206 | 01:19:49,906 | appeared in the sky in 1836 | appeared in the sky in 1836 |
1211 | 01:19:49,949 | 01:19:52,079 | some people thought that it meant | some people thought that it meant |
1212 | 01:19:52,125 | 01:19:54,255 | that David Crockett was coming to Texas | that David Crockett was coming to Texas |
1213 | 01:19:54,301 | 01:19:56,001 | to fight for independence. | to fight for independence. |
1214 | 01:20:04,877 | 01:20:07,657 | [indistinct chatter] | [indistinct chatter] |
1215 | 01:20:11,231 | 01:20:13,151 | We could use somebody like you, Crockett. | We could use somebody like you, Crockett. |
1216 | 01:20:17,063 | 01:20:18,633 | Oh, yeah? | Oh, yeah? |
1217 | 01:20:18,673 | 01:20:19,723 | [male narrator] To remove the stain | [male narrator] To remove the stain |
1218 | 01:20:19,761 | 01:20:21,201 | on his character | on his character |
1219 | 01:20:21,241 | 01:20:24,811 | Crockett finds himself drawn into war. | Crockett finds himself drawn into war. |
1220 | 01:20:26,202 | 01:20:27,642 | Hell, I'll join you boys. | Hell, I'll join you boys. |
1221 | 01:20:27,682 | 01:20:30,512 | [cheering] | [cheering] |
1222 | 01:20:30,554 | 01:20:31,734 | Hell or Texas, right? | Hell or Texas, right? |
1223 | 01:20:31,773 | 01:20:33,213 | [all] Hell or Texas! | [all] Hell or Texas! |
1224 | 01:20:33,253 | 01:20:34,433 | Hell or Texas! | Hell or Texas! |
1225 | 01:20:34,471 | 01:20:37,871 | [all] Hell or Texas! | [all] Hell or Texas! |
1226 | 01:20:37,910 | 01:20:40,740 | [male narrator] What began as a fresh start in Texas | [male narrator] What began as a fresh start in Texas |
1227 | 01:20:40,782 | 01:20:43,572 | is now a call to arms. | is now a call to arms. |
1228 | 01:20:49,182 | 01:20:52,272 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
1229 | 01:20:52,315 | 01:20:55,445 | As the situation in Texas escalates | As the situation in Texas escalates |
1230 | 01:20:55,492 | 01:20:57,362 | back in Washington | back in Washington |
1231 | 01:20:57,407 | 01:20:59,977 | President Jackson sees the unrest | President Jackson sees the unrest |
1232 | 01:21:00,019 | 01:21:02,759 | as a new opportunity to expand. | as a new opportunity to expand. |
1233 | 01:21:04,545 | 01:21:07,895 | Andrew Jackson knew that America was a young country | Andrew Jackson knew that America was a young country |
1234 | 01:21:07,940 | 01:21:09,810 | and needed more territory. | and needed more territory. |
1235 | 01:21:09,855 | 01:21:12,465 | He saw in Texas enormous energy | He saw in Texas enormous energy |
1236 | 01:21:12,509 | 01:21:15,859 | timber, agricultural resources | timber, agricultural resources |
1237 | 01:21:15,904 | 01:21:19,914 | a land mass that many Americans in the future could move to | a land mass that many Americans in the future could move to |
1238 | 01:21:19,952 | 01:21:21,172 | and he wanted them. | and he wanted them. |
1239 | 01:21:23,172 | 01:21:25,572 | [Brands] Jackson believed that | [Brands] Jackson believed that |
1240 | 01:21:25,609 | 01:21:28,219 | Texas ought to be part of the United States. | Texas ought to be part of the United States. |
1241 | 01:21:28,264 | 01:21:30,924 | Jackson attempted to purchase Texas from Mexico | Jackson attempted to purchase Texas from Mexico |
1242 | 01:21:30,963 | 01:21:34,233 | after Mexico became independent of Spain. | after Mexico became independent of Spain. |
1243 | 01:21:34,270 | 01:21:36,450 | But Mexico didn't wanna sell Texas. | But Mexico didn't wanna sell Texas. |
1244 | 01:21:36,490 | 01:21:39,540 | And so Jackson tried to figure out | And so Jackson tried to figure out |
1245 | 01:21:39,580 | 01:21:40,970 | "How can I deal with this?" | "How can I deal with this?" |
1246 | 01:21:43,671 | 01:21:45,721 | [male narrator] To avoid war with Mexico | [male narrator] To avoid war with Mexico |
1247 | 01:21:45,760 | 01:21:47,280 | Jackson wants Texas | Jackson wants Texas |
1248 | 01:21:47,327 | 01:21:50,417 | to declare independence on its own. | to declare independence on its own. |
1249 | 01:21:50,460 | 01:21:53,940 | But what he doesn't realize is that his plan will hinge | But what he doesn't realize is that his plan will hinge |
1250 | 01:21:53,986 | 01:21:57,026 | on the actions of his long-time rival. | on the actions of his long-time rival. |
1251 | 01:21:57,076 | 01:21:59,986 | [dramatic music] | [dramatic music] |
1252 | 01:22:03,996 | 01:22:06,256 | In February 1836 | In February 1836 |
1253 | 01:22:06,302 | 01:22:10,522 | two hundred and sixty men move towards San Antonio.. | two hundred and sixty men move towards San Antonio.. |
1254 | 01:22:14,441 | 01:22:16,881 | [marching band music] | [marching band music] |
1255 | 01:22:18,880 | 01:22:21,010 | ...as Mexican general, Santa Anna | ...as Mexican general, Santa Anna |
1256 | 01:22:21,056 | 01:22:24,966 | marches 4000 soldiers toward Texas. | marches 4000 soldiers toward Texas. |
1257 | 01:22:27,454 | 01:22:30,894 | The two forces will soon clash at an old Spanish fort. | The two forces will soon clash at an old Spanish fort. |
1258 | 01:22:35,897 | 01:22:38,247 | Its name is The Alamo. | Its name is The Alamo. |
1259 | 01:22:43,165 | 01:22:47,125 | And his stand here will make Crockett an American icon. | And his stand here will make Crockett an American icon. |
1260 | 01:22:48,866 | 01:22:49,996 | Alright, close it up. | Alright, close it up. |
1261 | 01:22:56,309 | 01:22:57,919 | [male narrator] Next time, on the conclusion | [male narrator] Next time, on the conclusion |
1262 | 01:22:57,963 | 01:23:00,793 | of "The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen.." | of "The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen.." |
1263 | 01:23:00,835 | 01:23:03,925 | [indistinct chatter] | [indistinct chatter] |
1264 | 01:23:03,969 | 01:23:06,799 | ...Davy Crockett makes a valiant last stand. | ...Davy Crockett makes a valiant last stand. |
1265 | 01:23:06,841 | 01:23:09,501 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
1266 | 01:23:11,933 | 01:23:14,243 | A new president plots a covert war | A new president plots a covert war |
1267 | 01:23:14,283 | 01:23:17,203 | to gain California and Texas. | to gain California and Texas. |
1268 | 01:23:17,243 | 01:23:20,123 | [Walter] Polk isn't content to just look at Texas. | [Walter] Polk isn't content to just look at Texas. |
1269 | 01:23:20,159 | 01:23:22,249 | He's going to look broader, beyond that. | He's going to look broader, beyond that. |
1270 | 01:23:22,291 | 01:23:25,081 | Polk wants the entire continent. | Polk wants the entire continent. |
1271 | 01:23:28,167 | 01:23:30,127 | [male narrator] Famed explorer, John Fremont.. | [male narrator] Famed explorer, John Fremont.. |
1272 | 01:23:30,169 | 01:23:31,559 | We made it! | We made it! |
1273 | 01:23:31,605 | 01:23:33,995 | ...opens the Oregon Trail. | ...opens the Oregon Trail. |
1274 | 01:23:34,042 | 01:23:35,912 | [Brands] He was known as the Great Pathfinder. | [Brands] He was known as the Great Pathfinder. |
1275 | 01:23:35,957 | 01:23:37,217 | Fremont was the one | Fremont was the one |
1276 | 01:23:37,263 | 01:23:41,403 | who made the expansion real. | who made the expansion real. |
1277 | 01:23:41,441 | 01:23:45,841 | [male narrator] His partner is legendary frontiersman, Kit Carson. | [male narrator] His partner is legendary frontiersman, Kit Carson. |
1278 | 01:23:45,880 | 01:23:48,360 | Before there were all the cliches of the west | Before there were all the cliches of the west |
1279 | 01:23:48,404 | 01:23:49,844 | there was Kit Carson. | there was Kit Carson. |
1280 | 01:23:49,884 | 01:23:52,544 | Brutally honest, very violent | Brutally honest, very violent |
1281 | 01:23:52,582 | 01:23:54,722 | but lived true to a code. | but lived true to a code. |
1282 | 01:23:54,758 | 01:23:59,678 | His legacy in many ways is kind of the ultimate Westerner. | His legacy in many ways is kind of the ultimate Westerner. |
1283 | 01:23:59,720 | 01:24:01,110 | [male narrator] Together, they start a revolution | [male narrator] Together, they start a revolution |
1284 | 01:24:01,156 | 01:24:02,976 | on the Pacific coast.. | on the Pacific coast.. |
1285 | 01:24:03,028 | 01:24:05,728 | Let's go! | Let's go! |
1286 | 01:24:05,769 | 01:24:06,859 | [male narrator] ...battling new enemies.. | [male narrator] ...battling new enemies.. |
1287 | 01:24:06,901 | 01:24:07,861 | [gunshot] | [gunshot] |
1288 | 01:24:11,036 | 01:24:13,256 | ...to realize a long-held dream | ...to realize a long-held dream |
1289 | 01:24:13,299 | 01:24:16,219 | a nation stretching from sea to sea. | a nation stretching from sea to sea. |
1290 | 01:24:16,258 | 01:24:17,518 | [screaming] | [screaming] |
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