William Henry Leonard Poe

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…

William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson, a man of ambition who loved to paint, write, and explore, but his greatest love was photography. Throughout his entire life, he devoted himself to the scenic and historic sites of the West, producing over a hundred thousand negatives. “He was the first person to photograph the wonders of Yellowstone and other places in the American West, as well as documenting the Civil War in a number of sketches.” (Weiser, 2003) Jackson was born in…

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…

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 American System…

James Madison, who was the fourth president of the United States, led the country from March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817. He is known as the “Father of Constitution”, because he wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution. He later became one of the authors of the Bill of Rights. In his first term as president he had to take on the challenge of growing tensions between the U.S and Great Britain. In my opinion Madison was more of a writer than a fighter. Before the big war of 1812…

maintain unity as a national party. They blamed Jackson for the Panic of 1837 claiming Jackson 's Species circular, an executive order requiring gold and silver for land purchases, was the reason for economic collapse. The Whigs decide to do away with Henry Clay and promote Harrison. Similar to Jackson, Harrison was a war hero and was promoted for being a common man of the west. On the contrary, Van Buren was depicted as a wealthy snob who did not relate to the people. After Van Buren took…

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…

Jackson’s grave injustices being carried out throughout his presidency, which in fact resembled a tyranny, he should not be considered one of America’s greatest presidents. His many enemies, including John Quincy Adams, Nicholas Biddle, John Marshall, Henry Clay, James Monroe, Native Americans, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster prove the conclusion that he was a terrible president, correct. John Quincy Adams served as the sixth president of the United States and he was the son…