It was "Alexander I" who was the Russian Tsar who refused to surrender to Napoleon in 1812, even after Moscow had been captured and burned, since he suspected (correctly) that Napoleon's army would not be able to endure.
He wanted to end discrimination in the workforce and millitary.
During the 1830's, President Andrew Jackson was receiving complaints that the 13 Colonies were becoming overpopulated, and people asked to move out west, which was considered dangerous due to all the Native Americans. However, with the 'Indian Removal Act', President Jackson forced all of the Native American Tribes (Mostly The Cherokee) to move anywhere west of the Mississippi River so citizens could relocate out west.
