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    Jackson slays the Bank For starters let's begin by saying what a stand is. A stand is some of your ideas that goes against someone else's ideas. Andrew Jackson took a stand against the bank war in 1833. The government began the second of united states to inflation the war of 1812. His plan was to destroy the second bank of the united states. Many americans lost their home, jobs and everything that was important to them. Andrew Jackson never agreed with the second bank of the united states.…

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    Andrew Jackson was a tyrant! Andrew Jackson ran for president twice, before becoming president in 1932.the cause of Jackson losing was due to the electoral college’s votes outweighing the votes of the people; this allowed Andrew Jackson to act like a democrat stating that it was safer for the people's votes to count more than those of the electoral college. Andrew Jackson was a tyrant because he enforced and supported segregation, blatantly disregarded a ruling from the judicial branch, and…

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    Who is Andrew Jackson and what was his significance? Jackson was an American General and the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. In the book Andrew Jackson: and the Search for Vindication by James C. Curtis, the reader will learn more about Jackson, his family and what his importance was while he was in office as the President of the United States. Along with the book Andrew Jackson: and the Search for Vindication, Curtis has also written other books about politics and…

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    Andrew Jackson, a strong-willed, stubborn, selfish man who only listened to himself and ignored the opinions of others, won his way into presidency during the election of 1828. Throughout his presidency Andrew Jackson made some horrible choices, that affected the country in negative ways. People were killed, orders were ignored, laws were broken, amendments were violated, all because of the choices he made. Even before his presidency he was a cruel man, that deserved punishment. Thomas Jefferson…

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    countless challenges that must be overcome. There isn 't always a right answer or an easy solution, and Andrew Jackson was no exception to this. One of these incidents was the Indian Removal Act, where Jackson decided that all of the natives living east of the Missouri River would have to march a 1,200-mile trek to the Indian reserve, which is currently modern day Oklahoma.1 Many historians today view Jackson 's actions as cruel and unnecessary. This evidence will help prove that the Indian…

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    Andrew Jackson has always been known to have issues in speaking publically and to have an anger problem, but that never stopped him in climbing his way to the top, from becoming a law man, and holding other jobs in the justice system, to becoming president. Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, by James C. Curtis is a book about Jackson’s psychological problems that influenced much of his actions and sent him on the path to presidency. This report will review aspects of the book and…

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    Andrew Jackson the 7th president of the United States America, often called King Jackson. Jackson was from the Democratic party and raised in the south. Famous for the spoils system which gives government jobs to government supporters. During Jackson’s presidency there was more than usual controversy if he was a good president or not. I believe that Andrew Jackson was not a good president, he didn't follow orders. Jackson went against the Supreme court case Worcester v. Georgia in the removal…

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    the Nation so it is reasonable why there are so many. They are supposed to be doing good things for the US but I believe Jackson has some not so admirable baggage. Jackson should be taken off the $20 bill because he has caused thousands of deaths within many groups of people, he was a slaveowner, and he wouldn't of even wanted to be on the bill in the first place. Andrew Jackson paved the way for The Trail of Tears and was completely responsible for the deaths of thousands of Native Americans.…

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    “Andrew Jackson: One of the Greatest Presidents” In the life of Andrew Jackson, much debate has caught the surface of whether his leadership skills were the best. Even since the beginning of Jackson’s life, he had to struggle. From growing up in a “Carolinian poverty to rising into a kind of frontier aristocracy” (Dougherty 1), showed the complexity of the type of man he was. As always, he made many successful political changes in the United States, such as helping in the creation of the…

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    Was Andrew Jackson the best President the United States has ever had? The answer is what you believe and who you ask. Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was voted in for two terms. Even though Jackson did all the things that he said he was going to do – which rarely happens – he wasn’t the all humble and kind person every thought he was. Jackson was part of the Nullification Crisis, The Bank War and the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson made decisions that mostly had…

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