T Jackson DBQ How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? •- -j- "* - * j ^ i ^ i- •>"• \ v * • i ’ " ’ * ** "- A Document Based Question (DBQ) 65 © 2002 The DBQ Project L 1 Jackson DBQ STUDENT GUIDE SHEET How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Directions: Many great names in American history are closely connected with an idea or an event - George Washington and the Revolution‚ Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War‚ Martin Luther King and Civil Rights. Andrew Jackson’s name is tied very closely to democracy
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Washington’s Presidency- unanimously voted first president‚ took office April 30‚ 1789‚ Constitution and system of Checks and Balances in effect‚ congress head of legislative branch‚ president head of executive and Supreme Court top of judicial branch Hamilton’s Financial Problem- government unstable finances‚ Alexander Hamilton (secretary of treasury) proposed 1) pay off national debt and have federal govern. assume war debts of states 2) protect new industries and higher taxes on imports 3)
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The most influential man in France‚ Napoleon would change the face of Europe. Providing modernization like no other ruler. Napoleon assisted the modernization of France‚ creating an country that would be equipped with modern economics‚ government and social system that France had yet to see; making Napoleon the most influential during his life. Napoleon endorsed equal taxation throughout the states‚ further endorsing his power and his riches. Taxation also introduced the allied states‚ such as
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Georgia‚ to Reverend Martin Luther King (wikipedia.com). At birth Martin Luther King’ legal name was Michael King. His father had changed his and Martin Luther King’s name when they attended a trip to Germany in 1934. Martin Luther King’s father changes their names to honor the German reformer Martin Luther (wikipedia.com). Martin Luther King was a middle child between an older sister‚ named Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ named Alfred Daniel Williams King. Martin Luther King’s father
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the new world. In the Atlantic world many things happened that changed the world: the discovery of the new world‚ new technology‚ and most importantly the causes and effects of slavery. Slavery impacted the world in many ways and changed the world how it is today. During the Atlantic world one major resource was lacking and that was workers. Their previous workers or slaves indigenous people died too easily to diseases or working to hard for too long. However Europeans found a new source of slaves
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Andrew Jackson DBQ Andrew Jackson served two terms as president from 1829 to 1837. Since then‚ Jackson’s name has been tied very closely to democracy. Democracy is a form of government in which all people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. During Jackson’s presidency‚ he was presented with many issues that tested his democratic devotion. Overall‚ Jackson seemed to move the country toward democracy‚ but individual issues he handled‚ like the Bank Veto‚ the removal of
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Life before the Progressive Era consisted of a more industrialized America. Along with this came poverty‚ violence‚ and greed. The Progressive Era was an attempt to address these issues that came with the rapid industrialization in the U.S. The people that supported this thought that the problem could be resolved by providing the population with a better education‚ ensuring a safer work environment‚ and a more productive workplace. The Progressive Era changed society by causing more people to
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Why do you think Charles Darwin went on a five year voyage to collect samples of rock and fossils? Darwin was rich in his early life‚ he made a new theory‚ and he also changed the world by changing people’s perspective on how things were made. The voyage was not even meant for Darwin. Charles Darwin had a very irregular life. Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury‚ England on February 12 1809 (Perrottet). As a child Darwin and his younger sister were raised by their
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called ‘Bread lines’. “America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest.” Said Andy Warhol. Soup was always available to people. The social scale wasn’t being represented in daily objects. This is how his most famous artwork came into
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The invention that has changed the American way of life since the early 20th century is the car. The Model T has been around since 1910 and was invented by the genius Henry Ford. Henry was good at making mechanical things and he created a convenient way to get around. It changed the way that we do things like go to work. Before the making of the car was out‚ it took people really long to get to work because they didn’t have a form of fast transportation. Once the invention was on the market it allowed
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