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    “The Indian Removal Acts” Imagine in today’s society‚ all of a certain minority being sent to Maine against their will while the public was cheering it on. It is incredibly immoral to do such a thing; yet in the early 1800’s this is basically what happened to the Cherokee Nation of Indians. Starting in 1814‚ Andrew Jackson wanted to move the Cherokee Indians from their ancestral homeland of North Carolina‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia‚ and Alabama‚ to the present day state of Oklahoma. The Indian Nations

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    The Impact of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson’s impact is deeper than just being the seventh president of the United States‚ his legacy is not his presidency. He formed the Democratic party‚ but the two-party system was Jackson’s legacy. Jackson spoke as the people’s choice he connected with the citizens by being born into a family that was not high in the rankings‚ but modest farmers. He worked up the ladder to become the political power he ended up being‚ from being captured at thirteen by the British

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    topics debatable. One which has been discussed for a many of years now‚ is that of Andrew Jackson and his overall worthiness of being on such a high heald‚ profound piece of paper. The United States $20 dollar bill. Jackson is an individual of many characteristics; independence‚ relentlessness‚ ruthlessness‚ crudeness‚ bravery‚ and determination. These traits are some which engineered a superior power for Jackson overall and are what evolved him

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    13‚ President Jackson entered the army in the American Revolution. This ended his childhood and unfortunately wiped out his whole family. He became very skilled as a solder in the Revolution. After he was done serving in the military‚ he also became a U.S. congressman‚ U.S. state senator‚ and he was also the U.S. governor with Florida. After he retired from being president‚ he became a farmer. IV. Opponents in Election C. 1828 1. Democrat – Andrew Jackson 2.

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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 grew up in poverty and ended up as a national hero. Andrew was born on march 15‚ 1767 and it was on the border of north and south carolina. As he grew up he studied law and went to school and got little formal schooling. As jackson grew up he moved to vest of the appalachians which is now Tennessee. He began working as a prosecuting attorney in the settlement that became nashville. Later on he set up private practice and then met and married Rachel Robards. Jackson grew prosperous

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    Indian Removal Act: Research Simulation Paper The Native Americans had lived in America for generations. They were already here when the colonists came from Britain. Colonists survived because of the Native Americans’ help. When the colonists fought the Revolutionary War‚ some of the Native Americans allied with the British‚ but some fought on the colonists’ sides. Britain armed some Native American tribes to fight against us in the War of 1812‚ but some stayed with us the whole time. Settlers wanted

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    What was Andrew Jackson like for the common people of America? Was he a bad president? Or was he actually a hero to the common man? Andrew Jackson‚ who was the 7th president of the United States in 1829‚ was considered by some as a‚ “Hero of the common man‚” or‚ “Old Hickory” for his bravery and loyalty for common civilians. Despite of his truly courageous vibe he encompassed‚ he was‚ in reality‚ a tyrant of a president that could have possibly destroyed America‚ or‚ at least‚ tore it apart. Andrew

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    Andrew Jackson was born in rural South Carolina in 1767 and became president nearly sixty years later. Jackson was a child during the Revolutionary War‚ so his youth was tainted by the horrors of war. Jackson became a military hero in 1815 when New Orleans was under attack of the British who freed the slaves‚ abused the women‚ and destroyed the city. Jackson put an end to this while he was headquartered in New Orleans. Jackson’s background affected him throughout his entire life. After his victory

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    Mississippi; However‚ since indian tribes occupied these lands‚ americans petitioned natives to be removed leading to the Indian Removal Act where authorized president‚ Andrew Jackson‚ signed a treaty to remove native tribes east of the Mississippi river and provide land west of the river. In difference‚ I believe this act wasn’t justified for several reasons; such as laws being disobeyed‚ natives being disrespected‚ and the Trail Of Tears The Indian removal act wasn’t justified because

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