Even before the Louisiana Purchase‚ President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution
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requirements and holding public office democratic? 2. U. S. BANK - Was Jackson’s destruction of the national bank democratic? 3. SPOILS SYSTEM - Was the use of the Spoils System democratic? 4. INDIAN REMOVAL - Was Jackson’s policy of Indian Removal democratic? 5. SLAVERY - Were Jackson’s actions regarding slavery democratic? 6. PEGGY EATON AFFAIR - Was Jackson’s support of Peggy Eaton in the best interest of American democracy? GRADING CRITERIA:
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the Indians. The Indians had changed their way of life considerably‚ learning the way of life of white people‚ building schools and adopting a constitution based on the one of the United States. But in the “Appeal of the Cherokee Nation” by E.C. Tracy‚ they are appealing the removal of their people. They believe it would be fatal to them and their interests. The Indians had also had treaties with the United States guaranteed their residence‚ privileges‚ and kept them secure against
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decisions that affect their lives. During Jackson’s presidency‚ he was presented with many issues that tested his democratic devotion. Overall‚ Jackson seemed to move the country toward democracy‚ but individual issues he handled‚ like the Bank Veto‚ the removal of Native Americans‚ and his use of the spoils system‚ were not so democratic. Although Jackson’s actions were not always democratic‚ he was still viewed as a democratic president‚ always trying to keep the best interest of the people in mind.
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many people were moving to the western part of america. Because the western part of america didn’t have a lot of space for farming. Like the Trail of Destiny only the Cherokee were forced out of Mississippi and they traveled to the space of land that is now called Oklahoma. This event occurred because of Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy. This was also very important to because we needed the Mississippi to take part in the civil war‚ plus it gave us
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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 Bank. (DOC G) Democracy is basically known as power to the people‚ and the majority rule. Methods of electing presidential electors changed when Jackson started
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president he made a lot of mistakes. Some considered his top three mistakes were fighting the Second National Bank‚ which could have helped the U.S. a lot by saving us from debt‚ using the spoils system while he was a president‚ and creating the Indian Removal act‚ which made him look abusive‚ mean‚ and like a killer. So president Andrew Jackson should not be admitted into the Presidents hall of fame. The Second National Bank was originally supposed to manage the county’s debt‚ Imagine
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Georgia. Cherokee Indians fought for their right to control their land which was roughly ¼ the size of Georgia. “We have a perfect and original right to remain in our lands without interruption or molestation.” (Document B) Georgia fought to have them removed saying that they were uncivilized and couldn’t assimilate into American culture‚ and that they made a contract with tribe leaders. In the case the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Worcester and the Cherokees. John Marshall said “The Cherokee Indians
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radical was of thinking individual liberty was often not well preserved. In many cases Jackson’s policy of guarding the Constitution often seemingly made it more difficult to at the same time protect individual liberty. During the period of the Indian Removal Act the individual liberties of the Native Americans were not with held. Even though when
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February 14‚ 2012 U.S. History America vs. Other Nations America has been a country of change‚ industrialization‚ movement‚ evolution‚ cooperation‚ and leadership‚ but the most common theme that the Unites States has seen time and time again has been conflict. But what is conflict? Conflict is defined as coming into collision or disagreement. The United States has been involved in many distinguished conflicts with other nations such as Mexico in the Mexican War and Great Britain in the War of
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