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    Andrew Jackson‚ seventh president of the United States of America‚ can be debated as either a good president or bad president. But if one were to weigh out the positives and negatives of Andrew Jackson’s presidency‚ one would realize that his positives outweigh his negatives for a variety of historic facts. Andrew Jackson was a good president because he represented the majority of America’s people by being a common‚ prevented a civil war when South Carolina threatened to secede from the nation

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    George Washington George was one of the most famous people is the united states ever. He was knew to be the Father of the Country and cause this country to be what it is now. The united state is one of the biggest and best country in the world. Thank you George Washington. George Washington was born on February twenty second of the year 1732. George alway had his birthday celebrated on the eleventh for some odd reason. But George was born in Westmoreland county Virginia‚home to his family since

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    Andrew Jackson a man who forever changed the presidency. Andrew Jackson did many terrible things in his presidency. He is a stain on American history‚ cause great strife for the Cherokees and many other Native Americans. He was unpresidential by firing his entire cabinet‚ he ignored an order from the supreme court‚ and murdered a man. How could a man like this ever become the president of the United States? Andrew Jackson should be removed from the twenty‚ and not held on a high pedestal. Andrew

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    of the National Bank In 1832‚ a Renewal Bill for the United States Bank came up to the President‚ Andrew Jackson. He vetoed this bill for the Bank‚ and in the address that he included with the veto stated that he knew that this would be an issue‚ and that people would not like it. He told in this address all of the clear and obvious reasons why he vetoed against the bank. First‚ Andrew Jackson‚ aimed towards all of the strict constructionists‚ brought up the point that the formation of a national

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    Staying neutral was George Washington’s best advice to the new United States. By staying neutral he did not have to see or worry about more death‚ choosing sides‚ or allies. Staying neural also ties in with staying out of foreign affairs so you get two in one. For example‚ “He had watched soldiers march barefoot leaving bloody footprints in the snow. He saw his troops ravaged by smallpox‚ starving to death.” (Lim‚ Jamison 2). George did not want to see more of his people get killed from war and

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    As the first president of the United States‚ George Washington set a series of precedents. Four of the precedents that Mr. Washington set forth was: Two-term Presidency‚ Separation of Power‚ Organization of the Executive Branch of Government‚ and Foreign Policy. I will discuss each precedent and explain which of these precedents had the greatest impact on the American presidency. Two-term Presidency was a policy George Washington believed should be followed by future presidents because he did

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    Noah Kliemann Mr. Bosch A.P. U.S. History 11 August 2013 His Excellency George Washington His Excellency George Washington‚ written by Joseph J. Ellis‚ provides us a look at one of the most influential men in American history. However‚ instead of looking at the monumental titan as most did‚ Ellis wrote about the man behind the monument; his successes‚ failures and desires that few if any have written about before. While not as formal sounding to the reader with many questions and out of the

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    How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is defined as rule by the people‚ either exercised directly or through elected representatives. Politically‚ being a democracy basically means the people have a say in government. A democratic person would typically believe in voting rights for all adults‚ the right to run for political office‚ freedom of speech‚ majority rule‚ and so on. Andrew Jackson is the main political leader connected so often with this type of government‚ and he’s said to be

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    responsibilities you have. For example George Washington was responsible for many things in his life and he was one of the greatest leaders in history. As a preteen he was responsible for his family plantation(George History). As a young adult he was responsible for the Virginia Militia and later on the Continental Army(George History). Later on in his life he was responsible for the young country of America(George Bio). On February 22‚ 1732 George Washington was born on his family plantation in

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    To many Andrew Jackson is seen as a villain. He has been described as a murderous racist for the actions he took on the Indians. However‚ despite all his faults Andrew Jackson has done more good than he has harm‚ especially for his country. Andrew Jackson possesses many hero like qualities and many of his actions have reflected that. To many Americans Jackson is a hero because of his actions in the Battle of New Orleans‚ his choice in defending a young woman named Peggy Eaton‚ and his support of

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