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Andrew Plumaj

Andrew Jackson presidendcy - 1 views

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andrewjackson amhist ajp9

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  • More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      Who suggested Andrew Jackson to run for president?
  • by 1828 enough had joined "Old Hickory" to win numerous state elections and control of the Federal administration in Washington.
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      When did his first come up with the idea of "Old Hickory"?
  • Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and other Whig leaders proclaimed themselves defenders of popular liberties against the usurpation of Jackson
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did they not want it?
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  • Jackson met head-on the challenge of John C. Calhoun, leader of forces trying to rid themselves of a high protective tariff.
  • Clay and Webster, who had acted as attorneys for the Bank, led the fight for its recharter in Congress
  • But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.
  • Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel.
  • He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate
  • Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education
    • Caroline Morris
      Caroline Morris on 03 Mar 14
       
      How was Andrew Jackson able to make up for his incomplete education and still become a lawyer?
  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    in the duel did Andrew Jackson purposely kill the other man?
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  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    what was the insult to Mrs.Jackson that started the duel?
  • Michael Scott on 04 Mar 14
     
    who was the other person in the duel?
  • Andrew Plumaj on 04 Mar 14
     
    Why did hennry clay make insults about ms.jackson When did andrew jackson get married Why was it such an affence to the rest of the united states
Merrill Baughman

Alexander Hamilton - 0 views

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hamilton alexander amhist

shared by Merrill Baughman on 03 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • 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.
    • Merrill Baughman
      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.
    • Merrill Baughman
      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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