Andrew Simmons

President Andrew Jackson spoke in a very careless tone. It was almost as if Andrew Jackson didn’t even feel the slightest bit of sympathy for the Cherokees. President Andrew Jackson clearly stated, “My Friends, Circumstances render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community.” This statement shows us that President Andrew Jackson didn’t care about what the Cherokees had to go through. He only cared about the benefits that would be given to the Americans once all…

and women, was Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie and his parents, Margaret and Will Carnegie. Economic, social, and political effects of immigration on America have caused controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, and settlement patterns. These effects influenced the Carnegie’s journey to the United States as well as hundreds of thousands of Scottish immigrants. Andrew Carnegie…

History remembers three Reconstruction scandals, all of which had a massive impact on the government and the daily lives of the people, the Crédit Mobilier Scandal, the Tweed Ring in New York, and Black Friday. The Reconstruction was a period from 1865-1877, after the Civil War, in which the federal government prepared for the Southern states to come back to the Union. The Reconstruction was a time where the nation, as a whole, needed new ways of labor to rebuild its economy after the Civil War.…

wasn’t theirs. 2. Over time, the government's Indian policy changed. What became the government's new policy? The Treaty of Echota is about the Cherokee Nation agreeing to move westward. What events and/or people may have triggered these changes? Andrew Jackson 3. Can you propose an alternative policy for conducting relations with the Cherokee that would have resulted in fewer casualties and less conflict? If the United States just left the Native Americans alone and found other lands to…

After the long occurring American Revolution, Georgia, weakly, was unable to prevent the land calls of western most land beginning in the 1780’s. Massive amounts of Yazoo Lands, as they were called, we ceded only to be unsuccessfully developed. Legislature sold millions of dollars in land, and on the other hand, James Jackson was involved in overturning these land sales. Only to eventually turn events around on himself, Jackson quickly gained allies to try and control the legislature for an…

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist and a commercial leader. He was known as one of the wealthiest Americans in the 19th century. In his early business career, Vanderbilt was probably the greatest shipping tycoon known in the United States. Many people feared him because of his competitive abilities when it came down to business. Although, he didn’t just sit around and waited for the cash to come. In his early life, he belonged to a poor family, and his father made a living by providing…

Unjust Farewell July 7, 1865, Mary E. Surratt ascended the stairs to the gallows, only months before had she been implicated in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. But now, she was going to bid farewell to the cruel world, and greet her fate. She may have only known about the kidnapping plot, but hanging her was unjust. Mary Surratt had troubles that originated before the assassination. In 1862, her husband, John Surratt passed. Later…

Americans said anything in there way will be removed. Manifest Destiny affected minority populations in the United States because of the Indian Removal Act, Mexican-American War, and the Dawes Act. The Indian Removal Act was signed in office by Andrew Jackson. The Indian Removal Act was where Americans/whites could remove Indians or Native Americans off their land with or without anything. This affected Native Americans because…

There have been many famous and well-known politicians throughout American history, such as, the Founding Fathers, John F. Kennedy, and most recently Barack Obama. However, there is also one 19TH century politician that remains highly notable among all the others. This man is William “Boss” Tweed, who the American people remember as one if not the most corrupt politicians of his century. Even though William “Boss” Tweed notoriously known for taking control of Tammany Hall, it is equally…

During the tumultuous time that was the Civil War Era, a single figure stands above many in the eyes of history: President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln pioneered the end of the Civil War and is known for his impressive diplomatic speeches. In one of these such speeches at his second inauguration, Lincoln uses several rhetorical strategies such as religious references and honesty to tap into pathos and ethos, and uses a positive tone and inclusionary language to encourage the nation to fight to end…