Andrew Carnegie grew to be a powerful business man. He was self-made which means he started out with nothing then became successful on his own. Andrew was born in Scotland in the year of 1835 and grew up poor. He later started working as a bobbin boy but had little earnings at the age of 12. In 1872‚ he adopted the Bessemer Process and built a steel mill in Pittsburgh. As a result of his wealth‚ Carnegie gave away $350‚695‚653 which helped others. The philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie made him a known
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The indian removal act began in may 28‚1830 once president andrew jackson signed the treaty The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands.of course the indians rejected so they had to remove them by force and the younger indian girls would be put in camps to be white washed civilians‚ a few tribes decided to move peacefully but many others resisted their law and ended
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irony when describing the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? Zinn’s use of irony when describing the Battle of horseshoe Bend was based on him talking about a man named Jackson who was called a hero for slaughtering hundreds of Indians. The meaning of a hero is not someone who slaughters hundreds of people‚ including woman and children. 5. How does Andrew Jackson’s early political/military career foreshadow his Indian policies as President? 6. How does Zinn’s view of the War of 1812 contrast with traditional
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the matter. 3. When Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State‚ he believed that the Indians should just be left alone. Once he became president‚ he wanted to remove the Indians. I believe he did this because he wanted to gain popularity. 4. Andrew Jackson’s early political/military career foreshadowed his Indian policies as President because he was always was a tough and violent guy and hated the Indians since day one. Now‚ as president‚ he fully was pro-Indian removal and supported the bill
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Between 1816 and 1840‚ tribes located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River signed more than 40 treaties surrender their territory to the United States. Tribes such as Cherokees‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ Seminoles‚ and Creeks. In early in the 19th century‚ the United States felt threatened by Spain and England‚ who held the western territory. At the same time‚ American settlers asked for more land. Thomas Jefferson proposed the creation of a neutral zone between the United States and
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defeated by a U.S commander by the name of Thomas Sidney Jesup. Jesup’s tactics wore down the Seminoles and in the end helped the United States drive the Seminoles out of Florida. The people who didn’t oppose the removal of Indians included President Andrew Jackson‚ Zachary Taylor‚ Thomas Jesup‚ Duncan Clinch‚ and most of the United States.
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Andrew Jackson‚ our seventh President of the United States‚ is a rather acceptable President. He was considered as the "People’s President‚" he was very straight forward and honest to his people. He takes his job seriously and is probably the most liberal president in history. His presidency however was neither a hero nor a villain‚ but shared a fair amount of each. First off‚ the good qualities he had was the fact he had bold commitment to enforce laws and fight back against secession threats from
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an evil eye unlike many other Indian tribes. Many of the members of the tribes are changing the culture and they agree that the American soil is not the land of their birth and affections. Jackson’s Indian Removal (1829) 1) The information that Jackson provided to support his position about the Indian policy
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Who should move? The Cherokee or Americans? The Indian Removal Act was created by the former President Andrew Jackson in 1830. The Americans wanted to settle land in Georgia‚ but most of the Cherokee tribes refused. The Indian Removal act of 1830 was not justified and the Cherokees should not move because they fought for the U.S.‚ Cherokees were cheated in trade by the U.S.‚ and the supreme court ruled in favor for the Cherokees. The Cherokees should not move because they fought for the United States
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Indians to move west in order to achieve this. When Andrew Jackson was granted presidency‚ he passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830‚ which mainly stated that Indian removal was both a priority and a policy. Although many argue that the Indian Removal Act was unjust and unfair‚ it was an essential and necessary measure which needed to be taken in order for the United States to grow both geographically and intellectually as a nation. When Jackson proposed the Indian Removal Act‚ Chief Justice John
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