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    The War of 1812 left Americans with a great sense of patriotism. Madison’s views shifted towards economic nationalism; he now supported a larger military, a national bank, and taxes. To help regulate the nation’s finances, Madison constructed the Second Bank of the United States. The purpose was to establish a stable currency within the nation to assist with economic growth and stability. John C. Calhoun from South Carolina, and Henry Clay played a part in helping get the bank approved in congress

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    The word democracy is gotten from the Greek expressions of "demos", alluding to individuals and "Kratos", which means power. The Greeks are credited with building up the most punctual types of majority rule government around 2,500 years prior. India, Russia, Japan and numerous different countries have just as of late get to be vote based. Along these lines, regardless of its extensive history as an idea, vote based system has just truly turned into a worldwide reality amid the recent portion of the

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    The Battle Of New Orleans

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    battle of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson, America’s General who led the war, would be known as an American hero after this war. General Jackson heard about the British advancing towards New Orleans and he felt like he needed to save New Orleans. On January 8, 1815, American forces, under Major General Jackson, defeated the British forces trying to capture New Orleans. The battle, which takes place after the treaty of Ghent has been signed, was the most successful American victory of the war. The British

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    According to Andrew Jackson, “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes”. Jackson believed that the rich were using their position of power to become wealthy. Jackson’s main goal during his presidency was to shift the power from the rich overpowering leaders to the more common people. He believed that the common people would do a better job at running the government and he wanted the voices of the people to be heard. Jackson

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    David Cusic’s, “The Iroquois Creation Story,” was published at the height of tensions between the Native Americans and the expansion of the United States into their territory, and illustrates how the Iroquois creation beliefs are actually similar in some comparison to that of Christianity. The story is about how The Iroquois Confederacy believed the world was created and their views of good and evil. This writing by David Cusic was extremely significant at the time because it was now the only written

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    Andrew Jackson, The "Sharp Knife" When we look back into history, we are now able to fully comprehend the atrocities the Indians faced at the hands of the historic general and President, Andrew Jackson. It can be seen as one of the most shameful and unjust series of political actions taken by an American government. However, as an American living almost 200 years later, it is crucial to look at the motives possessed by Andrew Jackson, and ask whether he fully comprehended the repercussions

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    Leadership refers to the act of leading a considerable number of people within an establishment or the capacity to do this. Leadership has to do with coming up with a vision that is crystal clear and the ability to spreads that idea out in a manner that makes individuals, given the information, knowledge, and methods to understand, willing to follow. Subsequently, balancing and coordinating the conflicting interests of all stakeholders and members. It is typical for any good leader to step up in

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    Lindsay Jones March 7, 2016 Social Studies James Monroe On April 28, 1758, James Monroe was born in a town of Westmoreland County, Virginia. His parents Spence Monroe a farmer and carpenter and his mother Elizabeth Jones Monroe had seven children. Monroe was the oldest of all his siblings and was home schooled. His mother was his teacher until 1769, at the age of eleven, Monroe attended his first school, Campbeltown Academy. James had thought that he would inherit his father 's farm, but in

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    From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. I’m Steve Ember. Today, we tell the story of how a British attack on Fort McHenry in the port of Baltimore led to "The Star-Spangled Banner," America 's national anthem. In the summer of 1814, British forces attacked Washington, DC. They burned the Capitol building, the White House and other public buildings. Then they withdrew to their ships in the Chesapeake Bay.

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    lost less than 100 troops, the Battle of Tippecanoe is a decisive point in United States history because it reinforced the rising tension with Great Britain, who many Americans saw as Tecumseh’s puppeteer. This view contributed to a declaration of war only a few months later. Furthermore, Governor Harrison later used the Battle of Tippecanoe as a mark of his success in his presidential campaign. The Battle The Approach After leaving Fort Harrison with his troops, Harrison stopped at the Vermillion

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