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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Andrew Jackson‚ The "Sharp Knife" When we look back into history‚ we are now able to fully comprehend the atrocities the Indians faced at the hands of the historic general and President‚ Andrew Jackson. It can be seen as one of the most shameful and unjust series of political actions taken by an American government. However‚ as an American living almost 200 years later‚ it is crucial to look at the motives possessed by Andrew Jackson‚ and ask whether he fully comprehended the repercussions
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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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Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. This president will have love for their country and the citizens in it‚ doing whatever it takes to protect the sovereign -- as long as the ends are worth the means taken to procure the safety. For president Andrew Jackson‚ the country was nearly his family. His devotion‚ though admirable‚ does not fully qualify him to be considered good in the eyes of future generations. The death tolls and the financial panic he is responsible for have led to this downfall
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? “And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual‚ it is best for the race‚ because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” Said by quite arguably one of the most successful entrepreneurs in this world we live in‚ Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie was born in November 1835 in Dunfermline‚ Scotland‚ to a struggling family in need of much help. When Carnegie was 13‚ his family made the decision to go immigrate to America in
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The Conspirator Movie Key Notes The film starts out at Ford’s theater‚ downtown D.C. where President Lincoln‚ Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward are attending a play. Lewis Powell and David herald try to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward‚ but are unsuccessful and only stab him and his son. George Atzerodt was to kill the vice president but we seem George at the bar taking shots‚ not being able to carry it out and walks out of the theater
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America was in many ways still a war even though the Civil War had already ended. Although some 4 million slaves were given their freedom‚ which in the South was barely recognized to not recognized at all‚ congressional Republicans and President Andrew Johnson would face various economic‚ political‚
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After the Civil War‚ the South was left in shambles and many cities completely destroyed and the task of rebuilding the South and reuniting the Nation began even before the war ended. In December 1863‚ President Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to help expedite united the Nation again. However‚ radical Congressional Republicans believed that Congress was responsible for setting the terms of unifying the nation. Radical Republicans thought the president’s plan was too
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History 2301-SA01 – United States History to 1877 Instructor: 18 July 2011 Pre and Post Reconstruction Period – Politics‚ Economic and Social Effects This research paper is intended to explain in general terms some of the political‚ economics and social effects America dealt with during the Pre and Post Reconstruction Period. During the last years of the Civil War‚ as Union forces moved closer to victory and millions of former slaves became free‚ Americans began to think about
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