following question is based on the accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy? Document A Document B
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entity to answer to‚ neither the people nor the government. Such power would have enabled the Bank to also wield a great deal of political power. Jackson was immediately suspicious. In a letter from Colonel James A. Hamilton‚ son of former Treasury Secretary under George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ which was dated December 9‚ 1833‚ Hamilton informed Jackson that Biddle had submitted a bank report explaining that the Bank held a position of being required to carry out "other duties than those to the
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developing nation. The previous one-party system dominated by the Democratic-Republicans had been snuffed out and Andrew Jackson and his crowd of supporters rose from the ashes. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency by founding the still-existing Democratic party‚ by going against the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Worcester v. Georgia‚ and by his effective campaign strategies. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency in a huge way by creating the Democratic Party. Before this‚ all politics were based
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DBQ – Andrew Jackson Jacksonian Democrats believed that they were protecting individual liberty‚ political democracy‚ the equality of economic opportunity‚ and upholding the rights of the Constitution of the United States. In my opinion‚ the Jacksonians were‚ to some extent‚ guardians of the United States. However‚ the Jacksonians did have their flaws. When it came to protecting individual liberties‚ Jacksonians favored the white male population‚ but totally ignored others. They wanted to
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The Presidency of Andrew Jackson constituted a significant change in American politics. Never before had a president claimed so much power‚ and never before had a president claimed to be a true representative of all classes of people. An accurate portrayal of this historical figure has been debated since 1857‚ when the first historical narrative of the Jacksonian era was published by George Tucker (Cave). There does not seem to be a time in the foreseeable future when the matter will be resolved
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Jackson: Hero or Villain? The years between 1829 and 1837 have been called "Age of Jacksonian Democracy" as well as "The Era of the Common Man." However‚ these titles were not necessarily correct as America was far from a democracy; women could not vote and were still inferior to men‚ free blacks were still considered below white citizens‚ and slavery was growing in the south. Jackson was a highly controversial president‚ for good reason due to his massacre of thousands‚ but was actually a great
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When Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828‚ he brought about many changes in the government. Jacksonian Democrats claimed to be the "guardians of democracy"‚ but instead they were merely guardians of their own sectional interests. In other words‚ they were very selfish. Despite the fact that they were selfish‚ they actually were able to protect political democracy and equality of economic opportunity‚ but they were not guardians of the constitution or individual liberty. Their main goal was not constitutional
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the most controversial aspects of President Andrew Jackson ’s two terms in the office. President Jackson used his presidency to destroy the Second Bank of the United States and many government powers and institutions were affected by the methods and principles he acted upon. The idea for a Bank of the United States or a National Bank was conceived by Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury under President George Washington (Remini‚ "Andrew Jackson and the Bank War‚" 23). It was originally supposed
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Andrew Jackson’s Presidency In my opinion‚ Andrew Jackson did not help the United States during his terms as president. A good president‚ I think‚ should improve the country’s economy‚ end his term with healthy international relationships‚ obey the Constitution‚ and be honest‚ along with other things. Not only did Jackson violate the conditions mentioned prior‚ but he had a bad personality and was‚ in the words of Thomas Jefferson: “The most unfit person imaginable for the position.”
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office and restore power to the people. Andrew Jackson and his comrades did what they believed in‚ what they thought was necessary to uphold the use of the constitution to guide the administration and give power to the people‚ retain the balance of economic powers in the government regarding the national bank‚ and using political democracy in advantageous ways‚ that sometimes were controversial‚ through the Spoils System and the Kitchen Cabinet. When Andrew Jackson was elected into office‚ fear rang
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