Andrew Irvine

Accelerated US History I In the Presidential Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson – the “people’s choice” – lost the ballot by way of a “corrupt bargain” in the House of Representatives. Four years later and with the backing of a larger political following, Jackson became president, campaigning to the middle class and offering the opportunities of a benevolent democracy. Jackson’s supporters, the Jacksonians, were as diverse as they were numerous; northern farmers, southern and western yeomen, and

There have been many historical events that played a paramount role in mapping the trends of the United States (US) from the 1800’s to the 1920’s. Some of these events took place during very prominent periods of time such as the shaping of the Reconstruction Act in early 1865 to its end in 1877. Reconstruction, after the Civil War, was the desired intent in bringing the southern states back into the Union, provide legal citizenship and protection for the liberated slaves, and establish the rights

not stretched out to ladies or free dark individuals. A religious recovery development called the Second Great Awakening, drove by Methodists and Baptists, changed the religious scene. Another political gathering, the Democrats, had blended around Andrew Jackson, coming full circle in his race as President in 1828 and disparaging the Adams organization 's vision of patriotism. The 1828 race was a watershed in constituent history, engaging the masses and focusing on identities, not issues.

Currently, when the losses suffered by the Cherokee Nation as a result of their forced removal are discussed, there is a focus on the loss in numbers. However, Russell Thornton’s “Cherokee Population Losses During Trail of Tears: A New Perspective and a New Estimate” clearly presents a new, suitably researched perspective that argues the focus should not be only on those that died, but also on those that never lived. Thornton is a professor at UCLA in the Anthropology department. He has a number

develop and stricter guidelines became more urbanized, a new school of thought under the neoconservatives, a new school of thought based on both democratic and conservative viewpoints. Under the democratic school of Jacksonian historiography is Life of Andrew Jackson, a text written by John Spencer Bassett. In Bassett’s text we continue to look with greater eyes on the shortcomings of Jackson. Bassett argues Jackson’s “lack of education, his crude judgments in many affairs, his occasional outbreaks of

across 6 states, allowing the nation to be tied together and to be utilized for internal commerce. Later in Jefferson’s term he set a law that potentially was one of the worst notions during his presidency. In 1807 the Embargo Act was placed with the purpose of attempting to prevent foreign tension with France and Britain by not allowing American ships to any foreign ports and eliminated international trade. “The embargo, however, backfired and brought greater economic hardship to the United States

The Evolution of Democracy in the Early Republic President Jefferson and President Jackson were two complete different people. Though each one had their flaws, they also had some good intentions throughout their presidency. The government was different under each president because each one had their own ideas for America. There is a chain of causes that made America the way it was under each president. Jefferson was a good person but was not the best president because he always thought about himself

future of America, and affects us today. At the end of the Civil War there were very different plans for reconstructing the nation were offered. Had Lincoln lived history would have different. The assassination of Lincoln, however, left Andrew Johnson, a Southerner and former slave owner with no college education. After the Civil War congress was controlled by a group called the "Radical Republicans." Lincoln was able to control them and had proposed a plan for reconstruction that

Bill O’ Reilly is the host of the critically acclaimed “The O’Reilly Factor”. The O’Reilly Factor is a show that airs every weekday night at 7 P.M. that mainly focuses on covering political news. It airs on Fox News which is mainly a right wing, conservative network. O’Reilly, himself is a conservative and is known for bashing President Obama on the way he leads our country. He has been on air for over 30 years and has even won an Emmy for “The O’Reilly Factor”. Killing Lincoln is a timeline leading

Between the years 1816 and 1850, over one hundred thousand Indians from sixty different tribes were relocated from their homelands and moved west; around thirty thousand Indians would die en route. The Indian Removal stands as one of the cruelest periods in the history of the United States, and is the result of a long history of war and disagreement between whites and Indians. Indians and Europeans had their differences. The culture of the Indian tribes was very different than that of the incoming