= Lewis Cass = Lewis Cass was a [[UnitedStates/DemocraticParty|Democratic]] politician, the military governor of the Michigan Territory, [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfWar|secretary of war]], [[UnitedStates/Senate|senator]] for Michigan, and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|secretary of state]]. <> ---- == History == Cass served in the army during the War of 1812. He fought in Canada and the Ohio territory. ---- == Policies == In 1813 he was appointed governor of the Michigan territory. He negotiated land cessions with many nations: [[UnitedStates/Patowatomi|Patowatomi]], [[UnitedStates/Odawa|Odawa]], [[UnitedStates/Ojibewe|Ojibwe]], [[UnitedStates/Wyandot|Wyandot]], [[UnitedStates/Mingo|Mingo]], [[UnitedStates/Lenape|Lenape]], and [[UnitedStates/Shawnee|Shawnee]]. He negotiated the '''Treaty of Fort Meigs''' and the first '''Treaty of Chicago'''. [[UnitedStates/AndrewJackson|Jackson]] appointed him as [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfWar|secretary of war]]. He directed and implemented the federal government's removal policy. ---- == Legacy == He later served as ambassador to [[France]]. In 1844, he unsuccessfully pursued the [[UnitedStates/DemocraticParty|Democratic]] nomination for [[UnitedStates/Presidents|president]]. He and [[UnitedStates/MartinVanBuren|van Buren]] competed on the subject of slavery. [[UnitedStates/JamesKPolk|Polk]] capitalized on the division to secure the nomination instead. In 1848, he was successful in gaining the nomination. Van Buren split and established the [[UnitedStates/FreeSoilParty|Free Soil Party]], spoiling the Democratic vote. ---- CategoryRicottone