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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rise. Even before the Revolutionary War‚ colonists were beginning to pull away from the British and started to form their own ideas and principles. Tensions began after the French and Indian War‚ in which the colonies and British won against the French and the Indians with help of the British army. The first grudge that colonists held was the fact that the proclamation line had been created. The proclamation line was a boundary created right after the French and Indian War by parliament in which
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Britain The Revolutionary war was a series of battle between the British and the Americans. The British had a much larger army than the Americans. The Continental Army‚ which is the army that is fighting for america‚ consisted of only some of the Americans. Loyalists were those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question
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Bismarck was more successful at unifying Germany in the years 1848 – 1849 than the revolutionaries because Bismarck was the chief architect of the German unification‚ and he had Prussian support and the Prussian army. The revolutionaries were divided and had different aims for Germany. The revolutionaries were deeply divided over the national question; should Germany be unified or not? They were also divided on social issues and constitutional grounds. The revolutionaries also had disputes over
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#1: What was so revolutionary about the French Revolution (what is the author’s interpretation‚ and what is your interpretation… do you agree with the author)? the author’s interpretation of what was so revolutionary about the french revolution is that “the French revolution was a succession of such events‚ events so terrible that shook mankind to it’s core. out of destruction they created a new sense of possibility- not just of writing constitutions nor of legislating liberty and equality
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the United Nations to help end this war against al-Shabab‚ so that Somalia can return to its peacefulness. This article reminds of the Revolutionary war in some aspect. While the thirteen Colonies were fighting the British in order to gain freedom‚ they begged the French to help them win the war.However the incentives for the war are different both the African Union Mission and the Colonies asked for financial aid‚ more troops‚ and more weapons to win the war. The United States have a connection
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Andrew Escamilla Escamilla 1 Mr. Sanchez United States History I: V01A May 3‚ 2011 George Washington and the American Revolutionary War Following the French-Indian War‚ The American Revolution began between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the former British colonies in North America. The British power was trying to overwhelm the colonists of New America with many acts‚ such as the Stamp Act‚ Sugar Act‚ The Intolerable Acts‚ all of which were deemed illegitimate by the colonists
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Revolutionaries were right for leaving Great Britain Revolutionaries also known as patriots / colonist‚ are the people who fought to get out of Britain’s rule. While as a loyalist or often called "royalist" remained faithful to the British crown. Revolutionaries and loyalist had a rivalry‚ because they weren’t on the same page during the revolutionary war. One side wanted freedom (Revolutionaries) and the other didn’t(loyalist). Patriots were right for leaving Britain for many reasons. Colonist
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The American Revolution‚ which lasted from 1775-1783‚ is quite evident as revolutionary‚ due to the social‚ political‚ and slavery changes. The official definition of a revolution is:a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system‚ but the way most people look at a Revolution‚ is a chain of new ideas. New ideas are always coming‚ and the reason the Revolution is always happening‚ is because of the R. Many figures from the past that were involved in the Revolution change
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The RUF was created by Foday Sankoh with financial assistance from Charles Taylor‚ the president of Liberia. Though at first they were popular with Sierra Leoneans‚ public opinion on them changed when they became violent with their takeover and management of the diamond mines. The rebel group—which recruited children—went on a violent rampage‚ attacking villages and killing or mutilating anyone who got in their way and others who did not. Thought the Sierra Leone Army attempted to fight back‚ the
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