The Seminoles lived in poverty in the everglades. Many of them turned to tourism and marketed their culture and sold their crafts. by 1938 the federal government set aside 80,000 acres of land for them. They were able to write their own constitution and govern their political affairs by popular vote.
Although President George Bush’s 1992 re-election had initially seemed a foregone conclusion after the success of the Gulf War, his Iraq failure altered the <span>perceptions of many Americans about him.</span>
