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    1837. Jackson used any political and economic means necessary in order to see American frontier regions expand across the nation. In the beginning of the Jacksonian era‚ colonial Americans’ settlements had not yet extended far beyond the Atlantic seaboard‚ partly because bad roads and primitive technology limited their ability to expand‚ and because both hostile Indians and British imperial policy discouraged migration beyond Appalachian Mountains. However‚ all of this changed after Jackson was in office

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    In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ to what extent do you agree with the Jacksonian’s view of themselves? Andrew Jackson was a highly respected man of his time. He possessed loyal followers‚ the Jacksonian democrats‚ who championed Jackson’s constituency both before and during his presidency. The Jacksonians placed a high value on the common man and his worth to the American government‚ so they made a large effort to protect him. In the eyes of the Jacksonians

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    Andrew Jackson a democratic man who cared about the word of the people‚ but criticized by his enemies. Jackson lived a tough life from losing his father days before his birth ‚at the age of 13 he enlisted in the Revolutionary War he was captured by a British officer and later freeed with a negotiation for him and his brother by his mother .Shortly after returning home his mother dies‚ leaving him alone.Jackson worked hard from studying law to being elected Tennessee’s first representative in the

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    According to his enemies‚ Andrew Jackson behaved more like a dictator/king than a democratic president. Jackson and his followers became the basis of the Democratic-Republican party‚ later known as the Democratic party. He believed in the spoils system‚ supported the common man‚ and equality for all people regardless of their social class. Although he had such positive features‚ he had some negatives as well. Jackson removed Native Americans from their homeland by signing the Indian Removal Act of

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    Sy Cleckley  AP US History  Due 11.25.14        Andrew Jackson‚ the seventh president of our United States was elected in 1828. During  his presidency he brought about many changes in the federal government. ​ Jacksonian democracy  is recognized as the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man.  Jacksonian Democracy was developed at the beginning of Jackson’s presidency and lasted from  about 1824 to the mid­1860’s. During this time there was a cry for equality from the  impoverished peoples of america

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    “Old Hickory” was depicted as both a tyrant and a person of democratic ideals. Andrew Jackson had laid his mark on the history of the United States. Gaining reputation with his outstanding victory in the Battle of New Orleans‚ Jackson continued the flow of appealing to the people by running for the presidential role in 1824 and 1828. Aiming for the majority vote in the Election of 1828‚ Jackson’s presidential campaign sought to reform the government against the “corrupt bargain” that had taken place

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    People voted Jackson as president with the title of a democratic. He was completely the opposite; his ruling was more like the practice of tyranny. Democracy is a political system in which supreme power depends on citizens who can elect people to represent them‚ and believe in majority rule. Jackson’s Presidency was not democratic because he lacked the with “the power of the people” concept‚ He practiced the Indian Removal Act‚ the spoil system‚ and inflames the poor against the rich for the National

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    Dallin American civilization 150 4/7/15 Andrew Jacksons print on America President Andrew Jackson‚ considered by some to be the greatest American President during his American presidency term‚ but some of his actions sparked a lot of controversial thoughts. President Jackson accomplished much for America‚ most of President Jackson’s accomplishments where positive but along the way president Jacksons committed a great deal of wrong that lead to president Jackson negative view of himself. Among President

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    It cannot be questioned that Andrew Jackson had extreme impact serving as the United States seventh president. He‚ along with many others of the time‚ believed that with the impact he had he was even a hero. The fact of the matter‚ however‚ is that many results of his impactful decisions were often not always for the benefit of the country. His personal values alone did not seek the country’s best interest. With the overall result of the choices that Jackson made‚ he was indeed not hero and only limited

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    Andrew Jackson: Common Man or Democratic Man? “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”1 This quote by Andrew Jackson is only one of the many statements that he has made about the government being corrupt and being led by the wrong people. Throughout Jackson’s life‚ he was belittled and stepped on by the richer community. As a child‚ he grew on his own and learned to handle tough situations and quarrels all by himself

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