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    American History Notes

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    America. Why? This was the first presidential election in which all males could vote. Andrew Jackson campaigned as the candidate of the ordinary people. In 1828‚ the ordinary non-landowners became Jackson’s strongest supporters‚ and with their votes‚ he won the Presidential Election of 1828. He championed the cause of the ordinary man throughout his entire presidency. BITS (acronym for the changes made under Jackson) B- Bank. The National Bank had been used as the main bank of the national government

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    Andrew Jackson biography Synopsis Andrew Jackson was born on March 15‚ 1767‚ in the Waxhaws region between North Carolina and South Carolina. A lawyer and a landowner‚ he became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812. Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the "people’s president‚" Jackson destroyed the National Bank‚ founded the Democratic Party and is known for his support of individual liberty. He died on

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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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    Indian Removal Act DBQ

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    The Indian Removal Act was a passage brought into play in the mid-1830s. At the time‚ Andrew Jackson was the President of the U.S. who was responsible for signing the law into action. After a mere two days of discussion‚ Jackson signed the law. In Layman’s terms‚ Jackson was about to go into the territory controlled by the Indian tribes in the south and essentially force them to vacate and transition to land that was located near the Mississippi River. One must understand that they territory controlled

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    occupied by Native Americans. Jackson created the Indian Removal Act to get them off the land‚ leading to the Trail of Tears where Native Americans were forced off their land and taken to Oklahoma. The multiple perspectives of the sources concerning the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears help shape the reader’s view of these events by explaining what happened‚ the causes of it‚ and the perspectives of the people involved. To begin‚

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    Andrew John Wiles

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    Sir Andrew John Wiles is a British mathematician born on April 11th‚ 1953. He is a Royal society Research Professor who specializes in number theory at Oxford University. He’s known for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem. Sir Wiles’ Life Story Andrew John Wiles was born on April 11th‚ 1953 to parents Maurice Frank Wiles‚ a Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University‚ and Patricia Wiles. He was born in Cambridge‚ England and went to King’s College and The Leys School. Wiles graduated from

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    Joseph Andrews Characters

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    Joseph Andrews A handsome and virtuous young footman whom Lady Booby attempts to corrupt. He is a protégé of Mr. Adams and the devoted but chaste lover of Fanny Goodwill. His adventures in journeying from the Booby household in London back to the countryside‚ where he plans to marry Fanny‚ provide the main plot of the novel. Mr. Abraham Adams A benevolent‚ absent-minded‚ impecunious‚ and somewhat vain curate in Lady Booby’s country parish. He notices and cultivates Joseph’s intelligence and

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    Trail of Tears

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    of the main people that did not like the Indians‚ was Andrew Jackson. When Jackson became president he passed the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal was an unfair law towards the Indians that did not allow them their rights and was forced on them‚ some people were against it‚ most Indians were‚ and a rare few white people. It began the Trail of Tears‚ a sad time with many deaths for the Indians. On May 28th‚ 1830. President Andrew Jackson got the “Indian Removal Act” passed through both houses

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    The Hermitage

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    United States and has been open as such since 1889 (“The Hermitage”). I had never been to The Hermitage before this class. And I must say that Andrew Jackson picked a lovely piece of land to build his home. Even before beginning the tour‚ the landscaping is remarkable. The driveway leading to the mansion is lined with cedar trees‚ making the house of Andrew Jackson and his family look as if it was taken right out of a fairytale. Also‚ when I visited with my friend Brittani Moyers‚ there was a fall festival

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    Jacksonian Frq

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    Andrew Jackson‚ the 7th president of the United States (1829 – 1837)‚ was a president that let his personal problems affect his presidency. He would tie his personal life into his decisions on political affairs. Sometimes he would make political decisions for the good of the people‚ but sometimes he would do it only for his own desire to crush his enemies. Jackson believed that federal power was the ultimate power‚ and his supporters used their powers inconsistently and unfairly‚ giving him the nickname

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