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    our votes would be cast. Our goal was to support leaders who were in favor of the Freedmen’s Bureau, along with the other abolitionist legislation, and those who opposed the black codes, which restricted the rights of free blacks. Andrew Johnson: We voted against Andrew Johnson. Though he held much political power, we felt that his view would lead to complications later in his service, along with…

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    show Should Andrew Jackson be removed off of the 20 dollar bill? I believe Andrew Jackson should be removed off of the 20 dollar because he was cruel towards the American Indians and He only supported the white males. He also supported the Indian removal act and He acted like a king. Although he did some positive things such as creating the spoils system, and contributing to the democracy by allowing more people to vote. Andrew Jackson doesn’t deserve to represent us as americans. Andrew…

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    Jackson was democratic to a certain extent. To Andrew Jackson democracy meant that all agencies and branches of the government (presidents, congress, and more.) must follow and listen to the peoples wishes. Proven in documents 2 how all “white men” should be treated equally, but not everybody thought the same about Jackson. Many thought that Jackson behaved more like a king than a democrat. So Jackson was more towards the middle due to somethings things he has done. Before Jackson was elected,…

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    the major challenge that Andrew Jackson faced was the war with the bank. This challenge, especially shows Jackson’s power as a President. He imposed his ideas, whether it was constitutional or not onto the nation. Now long story short: the Bank was about to expire, and Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, who were supporters of the Bank, convinced Nicholas Biddle, the bank’s president to apply for the renewal of the bank 4 years early. They speculated that this would damage Andrew Jackson’s image…

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    Andrew Jackson was the first president that did not come from a colonial family. His parents were Scots-Irish immigrants who were poor. They came to the Carolina’s within the second half of the eighteenth century. Just before he was born, his father was killed. Jackson soon became an attorney, when he had learned more about the law. He knew a lot about farming and the land to grow wealthy, when he was fighting with the Indians. Jackson would have not been much different than John Quincy Adams.…

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    The Cherokees tried stopping the removal process by pointing at Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, but Jackson remarked “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” (Kurtz) In 1838 and 1839 as a part of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy, the Cherokee Nation was forced to give up their tribal lands east of the Mississippi River, and were relocated in what is now Oklahoma. The journey made was called the Trail of Tears because of the hunger,…

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    Early Days 1720-1865, Early History of Mississippi Early settlers of Southwestern Mississippi would write back home and would write about the abundance of this new place. One Mississippi immigrant described his new home as “a wide empty country with a soil that yields such noble crops that any man is sure to succeed.” Another new settler wrote to family back in Maryland that “the crops [here] are certain… and abundance spreads the table of the poor man and contentment smiles on every…

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    When will the end come? The question that is proposed to Christopher Marlowe after he writes "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". He writes this poem to a lady, and intends for her to fall in love with him. Unfortunately the outcome may take a turn for the worst. Sir Walter Raleigh writes "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" as a reply from the lady to Marlowe. Marlowe writes about the date and love that he has prepared for the lady of his dreams. A night filled with romance and love.…

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    Should our Andrew Jackson, our 7th president be on the twenty-dollar bill? Many people have very biased opinions on this topic. Some people believe that he should because of his bravery and all of his accomplishments. Others despise him so much that they wouldn’t even dare to carry around a twenty dollar bill. In this paper I am going to be writing about why Jackson should and why Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill and you are going to learn about all of the good and bad things that…

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    Andrew Jackson: A. Was the first man to serve in U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee. B. Served as President Monroe’s secretary of state before he became president in 1825. C. Supported a national bank. D. Worked hard to revive the Federalist Party, and in fact, he and his followers recreated this party for themselves. E. Served as president of a free and independent Republic of Florida. A is the correct answer. Andrew Jackson was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of…

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