Indulgences was a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins. <span>Indulgences were controversial because although the Church had given out indulgences before, they never sold them. In the 1500s, however, the pope needed money to </span>repair<span> the Church of St. Peter's in Rome.</span>
Andrew Jackson and his armies killed nearly 390 British soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans.
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