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Twenty Dollar Bill Old Hickory. The Hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The Indian Hater. All these phrases are nicknames of the seventh president of the United States. Whether this controversial president should be loved or hated is open to interpretation. His character was highly contradictive and his life was quite the emotional rollercoaster. Like every other ordinary person, he had his loyal supporters and his brutal enemies. To many historians, he would be considered the country’s greatest…

In 1802 Jackson became a major general this enhanced his reputation and eventually opened up the military fame he always wanted. Sevier had been elected in Tennessee in 1796 Jackson underestimated him. Sevier was able to get off the charges that Jackson came up with. Now Jackson was a terrible person in some people’s eyes. Rachel was now terrified for her husband’s safety and some of Sevier’s supporters planned to attack Jackson. Jackson staying in a hotel was warned by one of his commanders of…

Lecture 27:The Military Chieftain 1. Did Clay have a good reason to believe he could defeat Adams? Yes, Clay did have a good reason to believe he could defeat Adams. Clay was known to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which result in a wide support for Clay to become president. He believed he could win victory of election, due to the idea he was known in the House of Representatives. Also, he represented the interests to the citizens who lived out in the west of the country. This…

The original bureaucracy of the federal government consisted only of employees from three small departments, State, Treasury, and War. The executive branch employs today almost three million people. Not only have the numbers of bureaucrats grown, but also the methods and standards for hiring and promoting people have changed dramatically. Given the size of the bureaucracy, it is difficult to imagine a statistically typical bureaucrat. As a whole, however, the permanent bureaucracy is more…

Ajara Abubakari Professor Lo Pinto Danielle HIS 150 07 January 2017 Andrew Jackson was American's seventh President from March 4, 1829 to March 3,1837. He was an Indian fighter and had a good military background. He was not educated which him a good representative of the common people and a good leader to them. This also gave him the upper hand over Congress. He had control over his cabinet, forcing his members to resign since they did not want to obey his rules calling it undemocratic. He…

Andrew Jackson was a president who governed from 1829 to 1837. There have been arguments on whether he was a great president or a bad president. Andrew Jackson was a good president who helped form the United States for many reasons. He strengthened the the United States through the democracy and through the economics. During the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson received a plurality of the popular vote. Many people supported Andrew Jackson because he was a patriot, a self-made man, and a war…

Andrew Jackson was a war hero before, he became the 7th president. Jackson was called “Old hickory” because he was related to the “common men”. He was a fighter, he never gave up but,he is stubborn. As his presidency went along, He became overpowering. He veto many things in his presidency and spoiled people who helped him get into the white house. He was not a very good president, then, why is he on the 20 dollar bill? I think Andrew Jackson doesn't deserve the honor of being on the $20 bill…

John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts to John and Abigail Adams. John Q Adams grew up in family of farmers but his family was also full of success. His great grandfather was a represented Braintree colonial for over forty year and a speaker of the house while his dad graduated from Harvard as a lawyer and soon after became president of the United States. As it started in 1763 Adams still had to deal with the rebellion with the American colonists against the…

The year is 1824. The presidential election is underway with four candidates fiercely competing for the top spot. Andrew Jackson led the popular vote with 158,000, then John Quincy Adams with 114,000, Henry Clay with 47,217, and William Crawford with 46,979. However, despite being more than 40,000 votes ahead of the nearest candidate, Jackson lost the election to Adams because of corrupt dealings in the House of Representatives. Jackson seethed with anger; he felt the voice of the people had…

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…