Andrew Carnegie

As President of the United States, there are 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…

land was inevitable, and the rise of tensions and violence on the frontier ensued. To protect Americans and encourage movement west, government officials knew something had to be done about the natives. An advocate for Westward Expansion, President Andrew Jackson (1829), required the natives’ submit to the American government if they wanted protection from American’s taking their land. Knowing the natives would choose to remain independent, President Jackson (1829) proposed to, “[set] apart an…

hear, and according to “Eighty Years Ago”, President Lincoln died by being shot by John Wilkes Booth, who was an actor (Stanton 248). After President Lincoln’s death and if a death of a president exists, then the vice president takes over who was Andrew Johnson at the time. According to “Lincoln and Johnson Civil War Period Campaign Flag”, this flag has thirty four stars, and this was made for the President Lincoln-Johnson campaign (Bridgman 1). Also according to “Lincoln and Johnson Civil War…

the literature was impeccable, it should still be noted the historiography is slightly lacking. American Lion is a phenomenal book to understand Jackson within the White House, yet not a full encompassing Andrew Jackson biography. Due to a couple of simple facts. First, Meacham focused on Andrew Jackson’s…

This was a very interesting novel that for me was a book I couldn 't put down. The plot of this work is centered around the hidden diary of Abraham Lincoln, which was given to the author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith by the vampire Henry Sturges. The journals go into depth about the details of Abraham Lincoln’s life from boyhood to his death. The journals begin by talking about Lincoln’s upbringing in Little Pigeon Creek. In his youth Lincoln was very attached to his…

the free and the home of the brave. Andrew Jackson, the 7th president, was not always of high status. He was born in the year of 1767, close to the end of the colonial era. President Jackson fought in the revolution against Britain in the American Revolution and later became a general fighting in the war of 1812. His character was as complex as they come, from his policies and his brutality towards Indians to the fact that he adopted Indian children. Andrew Jackson changed America as a whole…

Killing Lincoln is a vivid retelling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. They detail the assassination from multiple viewpoints, including that of the president and his assassin. It could serve as a useful tool for scholars because the information is presented in a clear, chronological format, collected from multiple resources, and addresses some of the speculation and conspiracies surrounding this heinous act. It is written by two authors: Bill…

The Opposing Philosophies of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay In the novel, Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay Democracy and Development in Antebellum America, Harry L. Watson provides a dual biography about the extremely different political philosophies of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. These two political leaders’ different philosophies shaped the argument of democracy and development in the early 1800s, as well as outlined the economic, social, technological, and political dynamics during the…

Andrew Jackson’s attitude towards the Native Americans was unpleasant. Jackson, like most of the other citizens of the United States wanted the Natives’ land. Even before he became president, he encouraged Indian removal, he “became the political prime mover of the Indian-removal process.” While he was the major general of the Tennessee militia, “He was able, personally to force cessions of land upon tribes, and to begin the process of removal of the Southern Indians to the west of the…

All over the world, natural disasters affect the lives of human beings. Hurricanes are one of these. Hurricanes are “named for Huracan, the Carib god of evil” (Rosenberg 1). These storms blow violent winds and ravage everything in their path. Hurricanes destroy property, land, and lives of the people that are affected by them. However, hurricanes can often bring out the best in people. In times of isolation and despair after a hurricane, people come together. Race, social class, and religion no…