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    Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Americas seventh President, was born into poverty and became wealthy as a Tennessee lawyer and politician by 1812. His leadership developed while the United States and Britain fought against one another. Throughout the battle Jackson showed great leadership skills and direction. Some say he became America’s most influential and polarizing political figure between the 1820 and 1830. Jackson first ran for President in the 1824 presidential election losing in a close

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    Andrew Jackson, the man on the twenty dollar-bill, is a highly respected commander and an individual who should not be reckoned with. In Hickey’s Glorious Victory, he is regarded as the “People’s President” and is arguably one of the best leaders to have ruled this nation (Hickey, 48). Despite his success as president, he is tangled in many contradictions. For example, he is known to be racist to the Natives, but adopting a native orphan; he is also known as a slaveholder, but he also welcomed free

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    Count: 877 Many lower to middle class men voted for Jackson in the hopes of him extending democracy and fighting for the average man. He was the first president to ride on a train, almost get assassinated, and also to serve in both the revolutionary war and the war of 1812. His presidency included the creation of the Whig party following the demise of the federalists and also the ending of the charter of the first national bank. During the Jackson administration from 1829 to 1837, democracy extended

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    Andrew Jackson democratic or undemocratic? Did Andrew Jackson support the people and their rights? Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He vetoed the National Bank because he said that it only supported the rich and was unconstitutional. Also Andrew Jackson set a land territory west of the Mississippi River for the Indian tribes and adopted a little Native American boy who was left from his tribe. How democratic was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is a form of government where

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    On the national level, in October 20, 1831, Secretary of War Lewis Cass wrote a lengthy letter to President Andrew Jackson that outlined recommendations regarding taking action to further convince the Seminoles to abandon their reservation in central Florida in response to the government’s Indian Removal Act. The letter began with a quote supplied by the [unidentified] Seminole Indian agent pleading on behalf of the Indians themselves who requested federal supplies of corn to supplement the severe

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    was not a man to mess with. Nick-named for his toughness, our nation’s seventh president was a favorite general among his soldiers. Andrew Jackson stood for the common man, being one of the only presidents born into poverty. This victorious man shaped the modern Democratic Party we know today, and is a national hero that will never be forgotten. Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, a settlement between North and South Carolina. He resided in the forested region of the western Carolinas

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    Before, Andrew Jackson became the seventh president he was a general. He won many wars other wars not so much. Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States on 1829. He served between the years of 1829 to 1837. He became president when he won against John Quincy Adams in the Electoral College votes and in the popular votes. Andrew Jackson was an inadequate president. First and foremost, Andrew Jackson used the Spoil System. The Spoil System is the practice of giving government

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    Andrew Jackson was, and still is a beloved president to many people. The common person might look at our seventh president as a true war hero, when in fact Andrew Jackson was like a tyrant in many ways. He was the reason for about 7,000 Cherokees deaths, and violated many laws. The only reason Andrew Jackson was not impeached was because the senate did not provide a two thirds vote. When Andrew Jackson first came into office there seemed to be a sort of vengeance about him. A main goal of his was

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    Fifteen years after Andrew Jackson perished, he continued to receive presidential ballots for presidency. This could possibly have been a reason why Andrew Jackson was one of the most popular U.S. presidents in history. For the first time the U.S received a different type of presidential leader in the year 1823. He was the first president to be known as the people's president as well as to also serve the common man and fight to make the branch of the executive be a more democratic office. Overall

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    How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? On March 4th of 1829, Andrew Jackson became the United States of America’s seventh president. From then through his two year term, there were many actions taken that some may credit as democratic or non-democratic. Andrew Jackson was originally a soldier before he became president. One of his biggest achievements was when he became a national war hero when defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1812. Andrew Jackson is democratic for three important

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