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    Andrew Jackson won the election of 1829 making him the seventh President of the United States. Jackson was one of the candidates for the election of 1825‚ but lost due to the lack of majority votes. He was President from 1829 to 1837‚ during that time; he used Pocket Veto‚ then he came up with the Spoils System‚ another thing he did was create two different political parties‚ the Republican Party‚ and the Democratic Republicans. Andrew Jackson used Pocket Veto a total of twelve times. One of the

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    Andrew Jackson‚ keep or sweep? Should Andrew Jackson stay or be removed from the twenty dollar bill? To qualify to be on the American twenty dollar bill‚you have to be dead. Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States and is currently on the twenty dollar bill. Jackson was responsible for things such as the Indian Removal Act and the Spoils System. Andrew Jackson should be removed from the U.S twenty dollar bill because he passed the Indian Removal Act‚caused the panic of 1837‚ and

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    Clearly‚ Andrew Jackson was and always will be an infamous president. This is because he implemented the spoils system. He also acted very inappropriately during the petticoat war (Eaton Affair). Lastly he acted very un-president like with the Indian Removal Act. In the end‚ Andrew Jackson was a terrible president for performing many despicable actions. Additionally‚ the spoils system was a very infamous action by Jackson‚ it was very greedy of him because it gave him more supporters

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    Andrew Hoover Mrs. Abrams/Mr. Gazette English/Social Studies March 14‚ 2015 Andrew Jackson “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do‚ but not‚ doing it” Andrew Jackson (A. Jackson Quotes‚) During Jacksons term as president he made a lot of mistakes. Some considered his top three mistakes were fighting the Second National Bank‚ which could have helped the U.S. a lot by saving us from debt‚ using the spoils system while he was a president‚ and creating the Indian

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    Before he was president‚ Andrew Jackson was a respected military leader‚ gaining glory at the Battle of New Orleans to end the War of 1812. Because of his toughness in battle‚ never backing down when the odds were against him‚ he became known as “Old Hickory”. He is also known as the “Common Man”. Before Jackson‚ most presidents had been born into wealthy families‚ had the best educations‚ and were part of the “elite” or upper class. Jackson‚ however‚ was born in a log cabin in the Appalachian

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    The Spoils System The spoils system‚ a term usually used derisively‚ identifies the practice of elected officials who appoint loyal members of their own party to public office. President Jackson was accused of initiating the spoils system when he was elected to the presidency in 1828.the name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned Marcy in which he stated‚ "to the victor belong the spoils”. Spoils system is a practice of giving appointive offices to its voters as a reward

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    Presidential Outline: Andrew Jackson I. Andrew Jackson a. March 15‚ 1767 – June 8‚ 1845 b. 61 years old II. No formal education; Occupation: Major General in the military‚ lawyer in North Carolina and Tennessee‚ Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court‚ military governor of Florida‚ also became a US Senator III. Democratic Party IV. John Quincy Adams: Federalist‚ Democratic-Republican‚ Whig Party; Henry Clay: Whig Party V. The main campaign issue was the Bank of the United States‚

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    Andrew Jackson’s Report Card Letter Grade Historical Reasoning Democracy A+ Andrew Jackson respected the poor more than the rich and wealthy. He believed in common people having the same privileges as those with higher social status. He also opposed the government and the bank because he thought it favored the rich. Political parties were also holding nominating conventions which opened the ability to nominate more people making it more democratic. Spoils System B- Andrew Jackson saw the

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    As President‚ Andrew Jackson worked to pull apart the Second Bank of the United States. The original Bank of the United States had been introduced in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton as a way of organizing the federal government’s finances. This first Bank became invalid in 1811. It was followed by the second Bank‚ put together by James Madison in 1816 to reduce the economic problems caused by the War of 1812. Both Banks were involved in the growth of the U.S. economy‚ but President Jackson did not approve

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    Andrew Jackson Jackson was born on March 15‚ 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish colonists Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson‚ Presbyterians who had emigrated from Ireland two years earlier. Jackson’s father was born in Carrickfergus‚ County Antrim‚ in current-day Northern Ireland‚ around 1738. Jackson’s parents lived in the village of Boneybefore‚ also in County Antrim. When they immigrated to America in 1765‚ Jackson’s parents probably landed in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. They would have

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