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    Introduction-Charles Goodnight was an outdoorsman, Mostly because of how beautiful Illinois was, or how beautiful Macoupin County was. He was also a cattle driver and is one of the best well known ranchers. He was in a family of 7-9 including all divorced fathers and all children. His stepfather died of pneumonia in 1841, Charles was currently 5 at the time. His family built multiple homes and moved. He was also part of the group, after the original 300, moving to Texas.. Early Life-Charles

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    part of the American economy system, many wealthy entrepreneurs that controlled oil, gas, and coal industries formed monopolies and trust to ensure that there were no small business to form competition. Some of the wealthy industrialists, such as Andrew Carnegie, were considered philanthropists due to donating and acting largesse towards the lower-class citizens within the American society. It’s controversial to determine whether or not the wealthy businessmen that controlled oil, gas, and coal industries

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    Andrew Jackson had been a war hero and grown up poor, making him different than other presidents and more relatable to the commoner. With his presidency, Jackson brought many changes to American society such as the destruction of the national bank, the removal of American Indians, and the baselines of the democratic party. Ironically, Jackson did not prove himself to be democratic because of his racist tendencies, his destruction of the federal bank, and overusing his power as president. Jackson

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    It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king during his presidency. One reason Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he went against the decision of the Supreme Court to leave the Native Americans be and instead decided to move them. Document 4 states that Andrew Jackson forced Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi river from their homes in the east (against the Supreme Court’s better judgment). Another reason Andrew Jackson acted like a king is because

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    The Trail of Tears played a part in what is known as the Manifest Destiny, which was the expansion of the colonists to the west and also was a significant cause of the Civil War. The Trail of Tears elevated tensions between American settlers and the Native Americans. Native Americans lost trust in the American government because the government allowed settlers and soldiers to force and physically remove them from their ancestral lands and homes. By eliminating the Indians from their lands, the Manifest

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    Different Aspects of Love in Poetry The metaphysical poems of pre 1914 explored the whole experience of humans, which included love, politics, and how society was e.g. in this era premarital relations were forbidden by the church, romance and mans lust towards women. The poets used romance to represent other deeper issues in a symbolic way, like in "To His Coy Mistress" or "The Flea" where the poets use syllogistic arguments, which are usually used in politics, and in

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    1.There were many causes for the growth of democracy and emergence of political parties in early 19th century. To begin with, the expansion of franchise was instrumental in the growth of democracy. This occurred because certain legislatures laid back on their policies regarding who was allowed to vote. Many states started to increase white male suffrage, starting with Maryland, Indiana in 1816, Illinois in 1818, and Alabama in 1819. By the mid 1820s majority of the states had expanding voting rights

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    ended up being John Q. Adams. Jackson ran again in 1828, and he finally won. Was Andrew Jackson a democratic supporter, someone who believed in political and social equality for everyone, of the people, or a tyrant, a cruel and oppressive leader? Andrew Jackson was a tyrant because he disregarded the principle of checks and balances, treated Native Americans brutally, and enforced unfair tariffs. The first reason Andrew Jackson was a tyrant is because he disregarded the principle of checks and balances

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    Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, while many think he was “for the people” in all reality he was only for his people, white people. His couple good things he did during his presidency are nothing in comparison to the pain he caused to many Native American tribes and African American people. Andrew Jackson’s Presidency should not be admired because he forced the relocation of American Indians and he promoted and owned one-hundred-and-forty African American slaves. He was

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    participation in the glorious struggle for national rights, in which our country is engaged. This shall no longer exist....” (Doc N). Andrew Jackson is accredited for helping African Americans in a small step towards freedom by allowing free black men of Louisiana to take opportunity in America’s militia. However, there are two sides seen in Jacksonain democracy. Andrew Jackson was a slaveholder. This can be seen among many African Americans as undemocratic. (Doc O) shows the increasing number of slaves

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