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Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel - History.com This Day in History - 5/30... - 1 views

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  • President Andrew Jackson kills a man who accused him of cheating on a horse race bet
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      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why would something like cheating on a horse race bet lead to a duel and ultimately murder?
  • Estimates of the number of duels in which Jackson participated ranged from five to 100.
    • Reagan H
      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did Jackson have so many disputes that couldn't be settled verbally?
  • Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel.
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  • At the first signal from their seconds, Dickinson fired. Jackson received Dickinson's first bullet in the chest next to his heart.
  • Jackson re-cocked the gun and shot again, this time killing his opponent.
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      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Was Jackson's goal to kill Dickinson?
  • Jackson was not prosecuted for murder, and the duel had very little effect on his successful campaign for the presidency in 1829.
Tarun Sai Bhadri

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  • On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle.
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      Merritt Dudgeon on 04 Mar 14
       
      Why is the duel with Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr related to Andrew Jackson?
  • When the duel was over, Hamilton would be mortally wounded, and Burr would be wanted for murder.
  • The first major skirmish was in 1791, when Burr successfully captured a United States Senate seat from Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's powerful father-in-law. Hamilton, then Treasury secretary, would have counted on Schuyler to support his policies.
Jessica Fisher

Andrew Jackson Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 0 views

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  • he became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812
  • Jackson destroyed the National Bank, founded the Democratic Party
  • At age 13, he joined a local militia and served as a courier during the Revolutionary War
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  • In 1796, Jackson was a member of the convention that established the Tennessee Constitution and, that same year, was elected Tennessee's first representative in the U.S. House of Representative.
  • Senate the following year, but resigned after serving only eight month
  • War of 1812 he led his troops to victory against the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend,
  • After leading 5,000 soldiers in the defeat of 7,500 British in New Orleans, on January 8, 1815, Jackson was dubbed a national hero.
Merritt Dudgeon

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    Introduction In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country's future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S.
Kristen Harvey

Andrew Jackson | Jackson Family | The Hermitage - 3 views

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    What from his childhood pushed Andrew Jackson into becoming president?
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    As a child who was Andrew Jackson's biggest mentor?
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    Why did Andrew Jackson want to become a lawyer?
Trevor Dunn

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    Do you think Andrew Jackson was a good President? If you had your choice between Andrew Jackson or his opponent, which would you choose? Do like Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Plumaj

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    Andrew Jackson Born: Birthplace: Waxhaw, S.C. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in what is now generally agreed to be Waxhaw, S.C. After a turbulent boyhood as an orphan and a British prisoner, he moved west to Tennessee, where he soon qualified for law practice but found time for such frontier pleasures as horse racing, cockfighting, and dueling.
Michael Scott

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  • Andrew Jackson married her in 1791; and after two happy years they learned to their dismay that Robards had not obtained a divorce
  • When Jackson was elected President, he planned to have young Donelson for private secretary, with Emily as company for Rachel.
Tarun Sai Bhadri

Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson < Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 A brief biography < Bi... - 0 views

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  • Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel very much according to the customs of the time in the south. Dickinson, known as one of the best shots in Tennessee if not the best, had choice of weapons and chose pistols. Dickinson fired the first shot, which broke two of Jackson's ribs and lodged two inches from his heart. Dickinson then had to stand at the mark as Jackson, clutching his chest, aimed slowly and shot him fatally.
Merrill Baughman

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  • James Monroe, Henry Lee, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, and Marquis de Lafayette were some of the Continental Army officers who served George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Of these rising stars, Alexander Hamilton overcame the greatest odds, including impoverishment and illegitimacy, in obtaining his position as aide-de-camp to General Washington.
  • Alexander Hamilton was born on the West Indian Island of Nevis
  • Around the age of ten the family moved to the nearby island of St. Croix where his mother died soon after.
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      Merrill Baughman on 04 Mar 14
       
      I wonder if he felt about his mom dying, if he thought about her alot
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  • despite his lack of proper schooling.
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      Merrill Baughman on 04 Mar 14
       
      I wonder if he often thought about how he got to be a president even though he dident have proper schooling
  • Hamilton was surrounded by talk of rebellion, as well as arguments against it
  • Hamilton's New York Artillery Company was used in strategic areas in New York City. Upon losing successive battles in the city of New York, he covered the Continental Army's rear in a number of the withdrawals. Initially, Hamilton's company was placed at Fort George on the waterfront of Manhattan
  • distinguished Hamilton in a Continental Army that gained a newfound hope in fending off the British incursion into Philadelphia.
    • Merrill Baughman
      Merrill Baughman on 04 Mar 14
       
      I wonder if the thought he was going to lead atillerys for the rest of his life
  • Alexander Hamilton's contributions to the United States during this early period will not be forgotten any time soon.
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