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    It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason why Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he owned slaves. Document 7 stated that throughout his presidency he owned slaves even though he said that everyone had the right to a government job. This explains my viewpoint because President Jackson was talking to the people of the United states about how everyone can get a job even though he had more than 300 slaves working on his plantation with no pay. People

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    many hardships going on in Andrew Jacksons life. For example, being in poverty to studying law and becoming wealthy. To leading troops and soldiers to war and working his way up on becoming President the next. Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767, although the location of his birth is unknown; he himself says that he is from South Carolina, the son of Irish immigrants (History). His father had passed away three weeks after he was born. His mother, Elizabeth Jackson, died from getting cholera.

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    to westward expansion, white settlers motioned for the federal government to displace them. This phenomenon was described by authors Robert V. Remini, in his article ‘Andrew Jackson Versus the Cherokee Nation’, and Chief John Ross, in his letter ‘To the Senate and House of Representatives’. They express the views of Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee Indians respectively. Author Chief John Ross wrote a letter to the senate in protest of the treaty of New Echota. A group of Cherokee claimed to be representatives

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    the country they serve. Andrew Jackson, the six-foot two-inch seventh President of the United States of America, was born in South Carolina and later moved to Tennessee. He was elected president because of his military victories, such as the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson was by far one on the most controversial presidents because of his self-focused actions, along with his dictatorial style and tendency to get a job done by any means. Jackson based his decisions upon

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    It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he gave jobs to his friends. Document six explained, that he appointed his friend who was a criminal and the friend went on to steal over one million dollars from the U.S. government. Instead of hiring a qualified person he hired his friend. From this mistake the government lost over one million dollars. He acted like a king because instead of doing what’s right for the country

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    Andrew Jackson gave a great speech on a terrible idea that he got passed which lead to the terrible treatment of Native Americans. Michael Rutledge wrote about his native American grandfathers harrowing tale as he endured that treatment on the infamous trail of tears. The two documents are written from opposite sides of the removal of Native Americans from their land and the deadly Trail of Tears they were forced to endure. There are many noticeable differences between the way each document is written

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    In the novel Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay, written by Harry L. Watson, the many differences between our 7th president and the man who tried so often to hold that coveted position are shown in great detail. These two men not only differed on every political issue that came to their attention, but they also had a great hatred toward each other as people. Just as Jackson and Clay were passionate about their beliefs, so were their followers. The Americans who followed Jackson hated Clay just as much

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    In this book, the author Robert Remini discusses the influence of Andrew Jackson on Democracy, Indian removal, and slavery. In the first essay, Remini discussed how Jackson’s victory over Adams ultimately became the turning point in the change of the government from a republic to a democracy. During his term as a military commander, Jackson feared that a strong central government would risk the freedom of the people and the states. He suspected that a strong central government would influence the

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    Many have been accused of the crime of kidnapping President Andrew Jackson, but one man had more of a reason than any other. This man fought for his beliefs and whenever he thought he was close, Jackson would interfere with his plans. He lost a presidency to Jackson and undertook this mission as a task of frustration. This man is formerly known as Henry Clay. Henry Clay is responsible for the kidnapping of Andrew Jackson because of Jackson’s disinterest in the American system, harsh treatment of

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    Andrew Jackson's Impact on Native Americans When someone mentions the name "Andrew Jackson", what comes to mind? Is it the infamous Bank War where he attempted to destroy the Second Bank of the United States? Or, is it the term "Jacksonian Democracy" and the creation of the short-lived Whig Party? If you are a Native American, the name "Andrew Jackson" may be a painful reminder of the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. To the Native American populous, the seventh president of the United

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