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    Many have different perspectives on if Andrew Jackson changed politics for the common man, or if it just happened to be a simple trend meant for greater voter participation. Although we may have different ideas I would have to say Andrew Jackson was like most presidents who had their own conflicts. He was just a president who kept somewhat of the same trend just did a couple different tricks. Andrew Jackson's political career started off with him being Tennessee's prosecutor, to being a judge, to

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    President Andrew Jackson a “Common Man” People consider President Jackson a “common man” mostly because of his early life and of where he came from. Jackson has many reasons in which made him well known as a common man. He came from the poor and became wild as he grew up. Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War at age of 13 and British made his life impossible, causing him to hate the British forever. Jackson always had an interest on politics, which later one made him a president. Jackson became well

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    Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson both helped the development of America. Although, they helped they both did it in different ways. They may have had similar ideas but they did not like some ideas that one or he other had. Henry Clay being The Secretary of State wanted the best for the people and Andrew Jackson looked more towards the whole country. Henry Clay was born in Virginia and became Secretary of State in 1825, he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams at the time. He served a four-year

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    Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States in 1829 until 1837. There is a debate about Jackson asking if he was democratic or not. Jackson was a democratic leader because he listened to the people and gave the common people government jobs, but helping the people was only to benefit himself. By giving jobs and listening to the people he got more votes, which is what he wanted. Although Andrew Jackson wanted to government to be a democracy, his actions and values disproved

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    Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. Jackson was a good president because of his many achievements during presidency. I liked how he did not want everyone to like him, but set his views straight on what the U.S should look like. During his terms, he disliked the Indians, dealt with the National Bank, and settled the issue over imported goods. Andrew Jackson in general was a great president. One of the things Jackson did was the “Trail of Tears”. This was when Jackson wanted

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    Andrew Jackson, more commonly known as the seventh president of the United States, was a symbolic figure of the democratic advances of his time (1767 – 1845). He was also able to strengthen the power of presidential office in America. His journey to these accomplishments was not always easy but he was still a strong enough man to make them happen. Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767, in a settlement called Waxhaw. This settlement was made up of Scotch-Irish immigrants and located in along the

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    Andrew Jackson, president of the united states in the 18th century. He was a righteous man who used every power of his presidency to the fullest extent. There were several things in his early life that most likely affected his later decisions. For one he blamed the british for the death of his family, which later lead him to fight in the war with against the british. In his time of fighting in the war, another problem that he faced were the natives. I believe without a doubt that he never liked

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    Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States in the 1820s and 1830s. Like George Washington, Jackson has had little education. Which makes him more likable by the common people than well educated elite presidents. During Jackson's time in office, he had such a major effect that historians call this time The Age of Jackson. His contributions that had such an impact on history was the Spoils System, the Force Bill, the Indian Removal Act, and his views on the National Bank. The start

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    Andrew Jackson’s Presidency and the Indian Removal Act Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, he won the presidential race for his support of farmers and workingmen. His role as president led him to pass nine treaties and Indian Removal Act, although everything he passed was not what was promised. There are now questions about what the removal was, how Jackson got it passed, and is it what the Indians expected it to be? President Jackson got the Indian Removal Act passed on

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    On many accounts people look back on Andrew Jackson and applaud his terms as president. But those people do not look closer into his term on the huge mistake he made. To appeal his personal feelings and not for the greater good of the country, president Jackson vetoed the bill that would renew the Bank of the United States (BUS) in 1832. Because of this veto, state banks were unleashed from their restrictions and given the freedom they craved so badly. “He believed the financial sector of the American

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