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created a position legislation within the War
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bid for president in 1824; Calhoun rewarded him with a patronage position after being appointed as
Secretary of War. While serving as Superintendent of Trade and Indian Affairs, McKenney helped gain passage of the Indian Civilization Act of 1819. Eleven years later, he helped draft and gain passage
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who would paint their likeness. McKenney kept this going while working at the
Department of War until he was fired, he then moved to Philadelphia to better work on the project. Once in Philadelphia the portraits were copied, in the end there were around 150 portraits.
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Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1824 to 1830. He oversaw trading houses that created goods that were traded for furs. After the abolition of the U.S. Indian Trade program in 1822, Secretary of War
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which were released from the years of (1836-1844). In 1821-1822 multiple delegates of various tribes visited
Washington and while they were there McKenney took them to
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Nankano, Yumiko. "The
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