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    President’s either change the United States for the better of for the worse. Andrew Jackson did both. At age twelve, Andrew Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War. Jackson was a war hero for the War of 1812, fought in the Battle of New Orleans, lost the election to John Q. Adams in 1824 because it was a corrupt election. Andrew Jackson was a national war hero and shaped the country in many ways. After Andrew Jackson became President, he threw a party in the White House for anyone to attend. Some

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    Andrew Jackson, an “Old Hickory” who never had much education where as he spent it in the military and believed in a smaller government, was elected president in 1828 and became the seventh president of the United States. Before him was John Quincy Adams, a guy who was raised wealthy, went to college, and believed in a bigger government. Jackson did run against Adams in 1824, but lost because Jackson did not get the majority vote, which caused the House of Representatives to pick. After Adam’s presidential

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    based solely on how they acted or should we step into their shoes first? Andrew Jackson’s presidency made him one of the most controversial presidents that has ever existed in the history of the United States of America. Andrew Jackson for many was a cruel tyrant who reinstated the tax on british goods with Tariff of 1828 and rejected the renewal for the charter of the Second National Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson also created the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which end result would be the

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    Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States of America, “Old Hickory.” There are many names for the former president, but was he a democratic supporter of the people or a tyrant? Andrew Jackson became famous at the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812. Although he was born poor and had little formal education, he ran for president in the election of 1824 and had a plurality win but the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams. Was Andrew Jackson a president who

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    where Andrew Jackson was considered one of the major presidents along with George Washington, JFK, and Abraham Lincoln. He would be a president that other people look up to. This fantasy might have become a possibility if Andrew Jackson actually was a good president and also a good man. Sadly, this is not reality and Andrew Jackson is one of the many neglected presidents that do not stand out. This president did nothing morally outstanding for our country and that should be recognized. Andrew Jackson’s

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    The Road To Success Andrew Jackson was not, by the common meaning of the word, a good person. Jackson was the clear cause of the Trail of Tears, but it was for a good reason. Jackson was a slaveowner that didn’t free a single one of his slaves, but he fought for equality. Jackson is often looked upon as a horrible blemish dotting America’s history, but he was truly a shining light. Jackson is so widely hated today that he was recently moved to the back of the $20 bill over someone who wasn’t even

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    Essay about Andrew Jackson

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    Andrew Jackson      Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws near the border of North and South Carolina, on March 15, 1767. When Andrew Jackson was born, no one probably guessed that he would be the seventh president of the United States of America. He wasn’t a “high class” person or had all the same credentials, but he became a war hero thus lifting him to his presidency.      Andy Jackson was born the third child of Scotch-Irish parents. Jackson’s father, also named Andrew, died as a result

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    President Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson helped to provide for a strong protection of popular democracy and individual liberty to the United States. Andrew Jackson known as the people’s president held a strong emotion in the states right’s which advocated to the increase of executive power. President Andrew Jackson was good for his country, because he provided certain decisions that helped form America into a better place than where it was before. President Andrew Jackson showed significant positives

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    presidential election, Andrew Jackson won the popular vote and electoral college, but did not win the election. Because there were four candidates, Jackson did not win the majority vote, leaving the decision to the House of Representatives. Going against the people’s wishes, they voted John Quincy Adams into office. But in 1828, Andrew Jackson ran for president again, and this time he won by a landslide. But his decisions made in office made people question whether or not Andrew Jackson was a democratic

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    The Life of Andrew Jackson Michael J. Ford Jr. Central High School November 9, 2015 4th Period   Abstract In my paper I while inform you of the United States 7th president Andrew Jackson. My paper consists of interesting facts about Mr. Jackson. It isn’t like what you read about in regular history books. Although some are random there fun facts that you may or may not know about my topic. The Life of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born Friday March 15, 1767. He was raised in Waxhaw, North

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