Mackenzi Nichols American History Long #1 Andrew Jackson: American Ceasar? Andrew Jackson left a permanent imprint upon American politics and the presidency. Within eight years, he combined the form-less coalition of personal followers who had elected him into the country's most durable and successful political party, whose organization and discipline would serve as a model for all others. At the same time, his controversial conduct in office shocked opponents to organize the Whig party.
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Response #1: “Gospel Of Wealth” Andrew Carnegie was a man who believed that any person with the right set of skills and education could become wealthy. Carnegie himself was a Scottish immigrant who dragged himself from rags, to one of the richest men in the United States. He thought that if a person was “rich,” then they were more admirable than others and, therefore, knew how to prosper in society. Carnegie states “Those worthy of assistance, except in rare cases, seldom require assistance.” Carnegie
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Timothy Eaton created the first and largest Canadian department store in 1869, until it ceased operations in 1999. Before this, he was born in Ireland in 1834 to a modest Presbyterian family. Leaving school at age eighteen, he began an apprenticeship with a dry goods merchant and learned the basics of business and quickly developed empathy for the workers who worked hard long hours with little pay to show for it. Five years and only a hundred pounds sterling later, he followed his brother and immigrated
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Americans to survive on the same continent as the expanding America: leaving or assimilating. It was most common for Native Americans to leave their land to move out West rather than deal with Americans who would gladly take their land by force. When Andrew Jackson became the President he put forth the Indian Removal Act (1831) in order to gain the support of the people rather than provide the best aid to the Native Americans. The act removed Native Americans from any territory within the US to the designated
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Is Andrew Jackson the worst president in the united states?President Andrew Jackson decision during his presidency were agathokakological.Because he made very inadequate decisions like the Indian removal act of May 28, 1830.But He also made exceptional decisions, for instance, the battle of the bank. Other actions affected his reputation as a president also.Many people think President Andrew Jackson had the mannerism of a king. The Indian removal act of 1830 was one of President Jackson worst
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Native Americans and Americans would not live together due to the harsh past of Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man. Andrew Jackson was a very complicating man; he wasn’t perfect. He made bad decisions that still affects us today, like putting forth the “Indian Removal Act,” In 1838 and 1839. The Cherokee nation was forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and migrate to an
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Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, the man who ruled the nation with an Iron Fist. And that is not over exaggerating, when it came to decisions it was Jackson’s way or the…wait there wasn’t highways back then, so it was Jackson’s way. Anyways, back to the topic, Andrew Jackson, the man who ruled the nation with an Iron Fist, was a good president. Time and time again, he has shown his leadership expertise, and here are a few reasons how. First, lets go back in time, to the year
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Andrew Jackson was most likely seen as a great president to the common people since he related to them, but he had many flaws in his presidency. Jackson adopted a policy that removed Native Americans from their lands, and he also destroyed the Second Bank of the United States which led to the Panic of 1837. Like every president, Jackson made several mistakes, but he was not a strong candidate for America during this time. Although Jackson related to the common people, and he was an advocate for
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The Indian Removal act was not only a symbol in American History but really devastating. The Native Americans that lived in the 1800s especially the 1830s have endured the worst things possible and we didn’t have too because of our own selfish needs. But that’s not all how and why did the Indian Removal act have caused the war and there is more to talk about. Claim The Indian Removal act was important, it was significant to American History, and led to the Civil War. Reason The Indian Removal
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During our debate I was on Congress. My responsibility was to help make a final verdict on whether remove that was just or unjust. I was originally on the Missionaries team who were against the removal act. Originally all I know about the removal act was the trail of tears. I did not know that the United States planned to move the Indians west for farmland and expansion. The Indian land they were given what is in present day Wyoming. I did not know that United States push them continuously until
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