Andrew Jackson Internet Bibliography

Internet Bibliography I chose Andrew Jackson as my topic for my internet bibliography. I singled out this topic because I had discovered a few intriguing facts about Andrew Jackson in the past, and I was interested in learning the details of them. Also, I wanted to study more about our 7th President. I’ve been under the impression that he was an avid duelist, and that Andrew Jackson used his own cane to assault a man, who tried to assassinate him. I wanted to know the specifics about both of these events, consequently I decided to broaden my horizon on Andrew Jackson’s life. My first site that I utilized for my internet bibliography was on the external links. I selected to use the “The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson” link as the introduction to my research. The design and organization of this site were phenomenal. The site had external links attached with pictures of Jackson for different topics like Jackson’s orphan years, his time as a general and president, and the legends that plagued his life. …show more content…
There are limited links to choose from and the site is ordinary in its appearance too, but what the site offers content-wise was original. The site has a short five-minute video. The video is called “History vs. Andrew Jackson.” The plot of the video is set in a courtroom, as a defense attorney is defending Jackson’s action during his presidency against a state’s attorney. The video discussed issues like Jackson’s actions against the Indian’s land, causing what the Cherokee people call the “Trail of Tears.” The video also debated at times over Jackson’s actions against The Second Bank of the United States and much more. I like this site’s approach on presenting material on the 7th President. This site communicated the information in abundance, quickly and efficiently. I would recommend visiting the site and viewing the short