Andrew Jackson a democratic man who cared about the word of the people‚ but criticized by his enemies. Jackson lived a tough life from losing his father days before his birth ‚at the age of 13 he enlisted in the Revolutionary War he was captured by a British officer and later freeed with a negotiation for him and his brother by his mother .Shortly after returning home his mother dies‚ leaving him alone.Jackson worked hard from studying law to being elected Tennessee’s first representative in the
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his company‚ and gave what he took‚ away‚ a hero? Andrew Carnegie is a self made billionaire who led the industrial revolution. He made steel cheaper and more available. Although he may have had a great impact in history‚ the path he took to achieve these great feats was anything but heroic. A hero is someone who puts themselves in harm’s way to protect or enhance someone else’s way of life. In my opinion‚ Andrew Carnegie was not a hero. Andrew Carnegie was not a hero because of his treatment of
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The History of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was known as a president‚ general‚ and a politician. However people have not heard of some of the things he had to go through with his past life. His family was from Ireland and then moved to America on a farm in south Carolina where Andrew was born. Andrew got his name from his father when he died [go.galegroup.com.] As he started to grow up the revolutionary war broke out. So Andrew his two brothers Hugh and Robert joined the battle. Sadly they both
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Andrew Jackson was a man of deep moral principles and unfailing loyalty to his friends. When his wife Rachel‚ who had been much maligned during her marriage to Jackson‚ died before his inauguration‚ Jackson transferred his emotional support to his friend John Eaton and his wife Margaret Timberlake Eaton when her reputation was manipulated by the scandal of her marriage to Eaton before the required mourning period for her first husband had ended. The rules of mourning at that time required the widow
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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson is a very controversial figure. If the question was ever asked if Andrew Jackson is a good leader for America the answer would be no. Jackson was born into a very wealthy family. Not only was he wealthy‚ Jackson was a very intelligent person. According to “After the Fact”‚” Jackson first moved to the town of Salisbury‚ North Carolina‚ reading law by day‚ and with the help of high-spirited young friends‚ raising hell by night” (131). Jackson would keep up this type
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Andrew Jackson was born in rural South Carolina in 1767 and became president nearly sixty years later. Jackson was a child during the Revolutionary War‚ so his youth was tainted by the horrors of war. Jackson became a military hero in 1815 when New Orleans was under attack of the British who freed the slaves‚ abused the women‚ and destroyed the city. Jackson put an end to this while he was headquartered in New Orleans. Jackson’s background affected him throughout his entire life. After his victory
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begin with Andrew Jackson’s positives. The man was a strong believer of individual rights. Jackson believed in a limited government supported by a strong dg president at the top; the states were to govern themselves with limited federal interference with the president as a representative of the country’s population. The man was indeed a war hero‚ and he built much of his image on his participation in the War of 1812. According to the Wikipedia “Why the U.S. government needs to remove Andrew Jackson
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President Jackson was well known because of his decision making‚ and the choices he has made. Andrew Jackson went thru different controversies as a president‚ he argued for what he believed in and what he thought was right. The National bank‚ moving Indian tribes and the law making of South Carolina. On February 1834 president Jackson went to the National bank to decuse some prior incidents. As he spoke to the bankers‚ he had said “ I have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American who lived during the 19th century. Carnegie was an industrialist who played a pivotal role in the expansion of the American steel industry. Although he sometimes used methods that hurt the people to make profit ‚ Carnegie contributed to America’s growth as a nation economically because he connected different parts of America by building bridges and railroads and he helped cities to grow by building modern structures such as skyscrapers. Carnegie was born in
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service to help humanity. Heros take action on behalf of others that are in need. Andrew Carnegie was in fact was a hero. This subject can be controversial because of the fact that Carnegie gave away money after he died‚ and not while he was alive. Carnegie started off in a very poor family and eventually became very wealthy. This shows the world that anyone can be rich‚ even if they were born into a poor family. Andrew Carnegie reached a high level of success in money and power and is considered a
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