William Henry Jackson

American history ending this career with 105 million dollars and his son William practically doubling that wealth to end up with upwards of 200 million dollars which is the equivalent to 218 billion dollars in 2005. In the book Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Edward Renehan tells the life story of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He talks about his ancestors before Cornelius was born and ends the book with his son William…

Meriwether Lewis’s Death When a person hears the names, “Lewis and Clark,” the majority of people think of the two brave explorers leading The Corps of Discovery. Starting in 1803 and ending in 1806, Lewis and Clark lead the Corps on a journey through the Louisiana territory. The purpose of this expedition was to observe the newly acquired land, interact (positively) with the natives, but most importantly to find a clear water route that would be used for trade. Even though a clear, navigable…

The extent to which presidents invest emotional involvement ultimately affects how they define issues, and the principles they will associate with them. A president’s personality affects performance because of innate human drives, such as the universality of compliancy, detachment, and aggressiveness. Each and every person has different amounts and compositions of human drive. Accordingly, a president’s performance and decision-making skills are based on the composition of his human drive.…

Throughout the existence of the United States the issue of who would succeed the president in the event of his death remained largely unanswered in law relying instead on past precedents. (Amendment25) With the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 this issue of presidential succession was thrust into the public limelight accelerating the discussion around what eventually would become the 25th amendment.(NCC Staff 2013) This essay will look at the history of this amendment, what the amendment…

Instead he was tutored by Reverent Thomas Martin, who greatly impacted Madison’s life. It was under his direction that Madison could succeed at such an early age, and it was Martins influence that sent Madison to the College of New Jersey instead of William and Mary’s . Following his graduation, Madison succumbed to a particularly nasty bout of illness and was forced to stay home for around four years. This sounds like an unfortunate event, but this only furthered his political career. Or, at…

“If I had learned education I would have not had time to learn anything else.” Which means basically he has no time for education. He lived it out by not going to school and working. Which he came successful and made millions. Cornelius Vanderbilt impacted society by being one of the biggest transportation people in the world. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, May 1794. By 16 years he quit school and…

for two candidates, Jackson and Adams. Andrew Jackson held the reputation of an outsider, a self-made man who worked his way to Congressional office, and was also deemed a war hero after the Battle of New Orleans. The General was supported by voters in the south and west, as well as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and claimed "152,901 out of 361,120 [popular]…

flag was still there. This was the first of many victories and was capable of bringing up many heroes throughout the year. To name a few, Andrew Jackson after the battle of New Orleans, William Henry Harrison became a hero after the battle of Thames, and Oliver Hazard Perry who lead the battle of Lake Erie. Coming back around to the American System, Henry Clay made a great effort to try and bring unity to the North as well as the South and West in 1815 and to see them go forward with greatness.…

The men that shaped our nation have been a part of our history for over hundreds of years. The most import men are Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert Hayne, and others. These men have taken multiple terms in office in different positions and made an impact in all of their offices held even in their hometown states. John C. Calhoun was a congressman who also ended up being a vice president, secretary of state, and U.S. secretary of war. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and…

Abigail Schaefer Mr Lucasko Honors Social Studies II August, 27th 2015 Coming of Age in Mississippi Summary and Historical Analysis In Anne Moody’s memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi, Civil Rights plays a large role.Majority of the story takes place in Mississippi during the 1940’s ,with a young girl no older than four or five,named Essie Mae(Later known as Anne Mae). Essie Mae lived on a plantation owned by a man with the name Mr. Carter. She lived with…