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    Andrew Jackson: A War Hero

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    Battle of New Orleans‚ which had really occurred two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent which truly eneded the war. Andrew JAckson had ran for president once before in 1824‚ but he lost to JOhn Quincy Adams‚ who won due to a "currupt bargain" in which one of the other candinates gave up his electoral votes to Adams. Jackson made no mistakes the second time alone where he helped bring along universal male suffrage‚ where males who didn’t own land could also vote. Therefore in 1828‚ Jackson won as most

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    the territory is annexed. His plan is to retire and work on his farm‚ but his followers persuade him that he become president. In the election of 1824‚ Jackson wins the popular and electoral vote but loses in the House of Representatives to John Quincy Adams. In the election of 1828‚ Jackson wins by a landslide. The vicious campaign has Jackson distracted‚ and Rachel falls sick and dies. Jackson enters the White House with grief. He surprises citizens when he surrounds himself with a “kitchen cabinet”

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    reedom‚ and in her quest for freeing others. I will also describe the obstacles she overcame‚ and who supported her in her cause of being free. Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist‚ humanitarian‚ and Union spy during the American Civil War. Her biggest accomplishment was her escape to freedom‚ and not only did she free herself‚ but also others. She was the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. Throughout a 10-year span‚ Tubman made more than 20 trips down to

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    the reform movement

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    Usurpation Favorite sons Machine Temperance Populist Divine right Common man Nullification Tariff Exposition annexation abomination People‚ Events‚ and Ideas: Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun Henry Clay Martin Van Buren William Crawford Peggy Eaton John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Denmark Vesey Robert Hayne Sequoyah David Crocket Stephen Austin Sam Houston Osceola Santa Anna Black Hawk William Henry Harrison Whigs Democrats Anti-Masonic Party “King Mob”

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    Even before the Louisiana Purchase‚ President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution

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    Jackson’s Early Life Andrew Jackson had a rough early life‚ faced with many deaths and hardships. Jackson was born on March 16‚ 1767. His father had already passed before Jackson’s birth and his mother had to raise three boys all herself‚ with the help of some of their family. Jackson only received and had the privilege to an elementary level education. This of course was not his or any of his family’s fault‚ as the British were beginning to invade the U.S.. This invasion of the British led to

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    Mark Puls’ Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution brought to light one of the most undervalued yet highly influential founding fathers of the American revolutionary era. Adams is widely regarded as one of the first fervent idealists of American independence. one of the most outspoken‚ persistent‚ agitators of that time Puls biography details the life of Samuel Adams in a chronological order of events starting with his upbringing in the Adams’ family. His father was a well respected brewer

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    political parties who are no longer with us‚ in roughly chronological order: Federalist Party The Federalist Party is considered the first American political party. It advocated a strong national government‚ and prominent Federalists included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. The Federalists did not build a sustaining party apparatus‚ and the party’s defeat in the election of 1800 led to its decline. It essentially ceased to be a national party after 1816. (Jeffersonian) Republican Party

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    Contrast: Whigs and Democrats In the early to mid 1800’s there were two major political parties. The Whigs led by John Quincy Adams and the Democrats led by Andrew Jackson. The Whigs got there name from the name for the Patriots of the American Revolution who were called "Whigs". The Democrats got there name from the Jeffersonian Republicans. What these parties had in common? It’s not a lot but to start they were very strong parties and they did not like each other very much. They were united

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    Good Leader

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    How To Be A Good Leader Good morning everyone‚ everyone here have a potential to be a leader. You‚ you‚ you‚ and all of us here. Some of us maybe not realize that meaningful potential. But we don’t know‚ maybe someday we already see our friends here become one of the most successful leader in Indonesia maybe. We just don’t know our future yet. Become a leader is one of an honour‚ people will respect us. And here is some tips I wanna give you to become a good leader. First‚ have a self confidence

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