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    I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805

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    Kiara Jackson History Mr.Gubellini Nullification‚ Andrew Jackson and the Natives‚ and African Americans the results what took place. There are some things in the world like crisis‚ personal point of views‚ and different approaches about many things; some other things unexplainable and maybe unnecessary‚ but in this case that is most likely not the point. The point is between 1828 and 1845 there were some attempts at changing the government and our lives. Some of these attempts

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    Andrew Jackson was born to Presbyterian Scots-Irish immigrants Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson‚ on March 15‚ 1767 approximately two years after they had emigrated from Carrickfergus.[2][3] Three weeks after his father ’s death‚ Andrew was born in the Waxhaws area near the border between North and South Carolina. He was the youngest of the Jacksons ’ three sons. His exact birth site was the subject of conflicting lore in the area. Jackson claimed to have been born in a cabin just inside South Carolina

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    Jillian Vo Period 5 How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson was a much known president‚ to the point people still wanted him to be president even after he had passed. Although people might think he was a democratic‚ he wasn’t. Jackson had a brutal childhood‚ his father died around the time he was born and he wanted to go into the war. After the many battles he has fought in it changed the way he thought. When he returned his mother had died and he was on his own once again. He proceeded

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    AP US History  Olsen  Period 3  DBQ 4: Thomas Jefferson and Philosophical Consistency  In 1800‚ the American people were ready for a change and shift in political power. The  nation had the choice between Federalist John Adams or Republican Thomas Jefferson. The  election was often referred to as the Revolution of 1800‚ the year Thomas Jefferson defeated  John Adams to be elected as the nation’s new president. Years prior to the Election of 1800‚  Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton argued over issues of of constitutional interpretation

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    Andrew Jackson‚ one of America’s most evil president. When you hear the name Andrew Jackson‚ you probably think of the strong American President who made our country prosper‚ but there are many things you do not know about him. Andrew Jackson was one of the most evil presidents in American history. He forced indians to leave their homeland in a dreadful‚ death filled trip‚ destroyed the second bank of America causing horrifying economic problems‚ and he owned many slaves. In 1839‚ Andrew Jackson

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    blunders. Andrew Jackson‚ who was in office from 1829-1837‚ was a president of many firsts as he was the first frontier president‚ first to have a “kitchen cabinet”‚ and first to use a pocket veto. Jackson was later succeeded by his vice president‚ Martin Van Buren. Van Buren‚ who was in office from 1837-1841‚ was known for his shrewd political skills. Both these men laid down the foundations for a stronger‚ more centralized national government with methods that garnered mixed responses. Andrew Jackson

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    President Jackson: Common Man or “King AndrewAndrew Jackson was a strong president who used his title to pursue his own agendas. In any ways he can be viewed as a king‚ rather than the common man that he was when he grew up. Jackson instilled fear in many‚ and behind his back was called “King Andrew” jokingly. The title was a joke but in many ways described his presidency. More than often he did away with the laws of the constitution and followed his own ways. In 1829 Andrew Jackson

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    Andrew Jackson served as America’s seventh president from 1829 to 1837. Over the course of his presidency‚ he utilized his role as president to thwart many congressional actions through veto power‚ a power he used more than any president until his time. Jackson viewed himself as the sole champion of the people‚ standing in between congressional attempts to favor special interests. Nearly one hundred years after Jackson left office‚ Progressive president Franklin Roosevelt took office during a time

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    John Quincy Adams‚ Henry Clay‚ and Andrew Jackson did not gain enough electoral votes to win. In accordance with the constitution‚ the election was settled in the House‚ and to the people’s dismay‚ Henry Clay helped John Quincy Adams gain enough votes to become President‚ in what what later known by the Democrats as the “corrupt bargain.” A war hero and aristocrat from the agrarian state of Tennessee who liked to chew tobacco and duel with pistols‚ Andrew Jackson was particularly livid about the results

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