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    Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828 after he lost the presidency in 1824 due to a corrupt bargain between his opponents John Quincy Adams, who won the presidency, and Henry Clay, who became the Secretary of State. Jackson was outraged that he hadn’t won despite having the most votes. Jackson won the presidency and the people were extremely happy. They thought that the election was biased and that resulted in the Jackson losing the race. Before his inaugural address, there were swarms of people yelling

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    Andrew Jackson wasn’t just a president, he could be seen as a tyrant and a democratic supporter of the people. A lot of people voted for jackson to be the president of the united states, even the whole electoral college. But the reason he got voted on by some many people was because they all had different views of Jackson, but mainly I think he was a tyrant. Is Andrew Jackson a democratic supporter of the people or a tyrant? Andrew Jackson is a tyrant because he wasn't respectful to people, forced

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    Why We Shouldn’t Have Andrew Jackson on Money Do you want someone on the money you carry that did something wrong because I wouldn’t. Andrew Jackson is on the twenty dollar and he did some wrong things in his past that wouldn’t like him to be on it. Andrew Jackson shouldn't be on the twenty dollar bill because he started the Indian removal act., He was only the white man person so he only went with them, and. Then he had slaves. First, Andrew Jackson started the Indian removal act That moved Indians

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    before others, and caused an economic collapse. This man is former president Andrew Jackson. Elected president in 1828, he led the United States to victory at the Battle of New Orleans, slaughtering 2,000 British soldiers while losing only a few of his own men. Serving until 1836, Jackson made many drastic changes to the nation, but many were more harmful than helpful to the wellbeing of the United States. Andrew Jackson was heralded as a hero of the common man, who came from nothing and understood

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    Do you think that Andrew Jackson is on the $20 bill ? why or why not. Andrew Jackson was the 7th U.S president of America and for all the hard work he did he was put on the $20 bill and is the symbol of American currency.Plus he also is an american role model for all americans.Also before Andrew Jackson was put on the $20 bill he was a very tyrant like president because he had a conflict with lots of indian tribes and created an act that removed indains off their land it was better known as the

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    Andrew Jackson was not justified in instituting the Indian removal policy. One, reason is that the policy killed off many Indians. Two, the policy wasn't fair to the Indians. Therefore, Jackson was not justified in instituting the Indian removal policy. First of all, the policy killed off many Indians. For example in the article “The Trail of Tears” it stated, “ 3,500 of the 15,000 Creeks who set out for Oklahoma did not survive the trip.” This evidence shows how many Indians had died from the

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    During the years of 1829-1837 Andrew Jackson led the nation to financial and war success. Many people remembered Jackson as a war hero because of his victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans. People looked at Jackson as the common man because of his childhood and the way he made his name known. Sadly, his father died days before he was born while his mother didn’t even live to see his eighteenth birthday. Many people gave Jackson the nickname Old Hickory because he was tough and unbreakable

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    It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like he was a king. One reason that Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he was unconstitutional. Document 4 stated that Jackson didn’t listen to the supreme court when they said the Indian Removal Act violated the Constitution, so he tried to give himself more power by doing this. This supports that Andrew Jackson acted like a king because ignored those who were meant to keep his power in check (the supreme court). By ignoring the

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    Andrew Jackson: War Hero

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    President Andrew Jackson was considered a man of the people because of his political ideas, opinions, and his background. Before Andrew Jackson became president, he was known as a war hero. Some of thing he lead as a general were the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, where the Americans beat the british, and he also led attacks against the Seminoles. These victories helped boost the public’s view of him as a strong political figure. In addition to being a war hero, Andrew Jackson was also

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    Andrew Jackson was a war hero of the Battle of New Orleans which took place in the War of 1812. He was also the seventh U.S. president and the first democratic president. Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill because he used the Spoils System and Kitchen Cabinet as well as breaking the law and he went against the Supreme Court’s ruling. The first reason that show why Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill is because he used the Spoils System and Kitchen Cabinet. In “Office

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