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    Nicole T How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? Mr. P 12/21/12 Andrew Jackson was the first person from the West to be elected as member of the senate and later a president of United States. He was also a war hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812 against the British. As president he destroyed the charter of the Bank of the United States by abusing his veto power. But the reason the people consider him a "Democratic" is because he granted his supporters‚ friends‚ and illiterate

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    Before he was president‚ Andrew Jackson was a respected military leader‚ gaining glory at the Battle of New Orleans to end the War of 1812. Because of his toughness in battle‚ never backing down when the odds were against him‚ he became known as “Old Hickory”. He is also known as the “Common Man”. Before Jackson‚ most presidents had been born into wealthy families‚ had the best educations‚ and were part of the “elite” or upper class. Jackson‚ however‚ was born in a log cabin in the Appalachian

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    and West voted for going to war with Great Britain while those North voted against going to war. Those who supported going to war usually were in support of territorial expansion. | -Madison’s Declaration of War in 1812-War Hawks | For | C | -The Cherokee had existed 200 years after Europeans came to America. They resisted white efforts to aid them‚ and have done so successfully. They have stayed at the same intellectual level‚ and are at a scientific and social standstill. The Indians are essentially

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    conflict was a significant enduring issue for America. Conflict is an argument or disagreement between people. Conflict can be seen in many ways‚ including people‚ nations‚ and even the environment. During 1830 when Andrew Jackson approved the Indian Removal Act‚ Indians had lost their homes and land without any say with the people taking it from them. In the late 1800s‚ the Homestead Act was passed and hundreds of thousands of people fled west on the Oregon trail to start new lives. Conflict took place

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    Greediness and the desire to expand more to the West‚ in order to acquire more lands‚ were the main reasons for conflict and wars between the white population of America and the Native American Indians. They could not mutually agree‚ as they both wanted the best for themselves. The Native Americans were sceptical towards the whites and the whites on the other hand didn’t trust the Native Americans. Many of the white population were running out of room on the East Coast of America. As the US believed

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    forced to move to and some still reside there today. There are small tribes scattered all over the United States‚ but the larger ones are as such. The Apache Nation still resides in the Southern Plains‚ Southwest and Southeast of the United States. Cherokee are located in East Tennessee and North Carolina. Cheyenne are in the Plains‚ along with the Sioux. Chinook reside along the Northwest Pacific Coast. The Iroquois are located in the Northeast of the United States‚ while Mohawk are primarily in New

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    US AP – Old Book -- CHAPTER 9: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY I - “Democratizing” Politics -Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the triumph of “democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong

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    and mistreated. They were forced out of their lands‚ sometimes without a notice in advance‚ and had to take long journeys to reservations unprepared. An example of this harsh treatment was when President Jackson in the 1820’s demanded the removal of the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia and sent them to reservations in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Their journey from their homeland to the reservations was known as the "Trail of Tears" in which 4‚000 died of starvation‚ disease‚ or exposure. As if

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    emphasized the distribution of economic control‚ thus benefiting the common man by removing the concentration of power from select few officials. Furthermore‚ as western expansion allows for cheap accessible land for Americans‚ it leads to the Indian removal act of 1830‚ which is beneficial for the American common white settler economically‚ but for Native Americans it proves to be unjust. In addition‚ politically‚ the “spoils system” comes into play allowing for more of the common man to take part in

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