They were strict interpreters of the Constitution and supported a government that represented its entire people, not just the wealthy. ... Jackson also had a history of misgivings with banking and paper money after he dealt with bankruptcy when he accepted bank notes that later depreciated in value. ... One of the worst social atrocities in American history was committed by the Democrats upon the removal of the American Indians from their native lands in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to American territory west of the Mississippi River. ... Democrats let a blatant decree against the first am...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jacksonian Democrats: DBQ In American history, political parties have often taken responsibility of preserving the foundation in which America rested upon. ... It was believed that since all men were created equal, as stated by the Constitution, all men could hold public office. ... He justified this measure by stating that the Constitution called for a single nation and not a league of states, thus his actions were in defense of the Constitution. ... A political cartoon drawn in 1832, shows "King Andrew the First", it depicts the president of the United States stepping all over the Co...

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Arguably, there is no one subject in U.S. history that stirs greater emotion than that of slavery. ... Constitution itself did not outright endorse slavery in America moving forward, there were numerous clauses that ensured the black population would be kept in check. The Constitution enforced the return of fleeing slaves to their masters, empowered local government to use force against uprising slaves and ensured the Atlantic slave trade would continue to thrive in Southern territories. ...

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Pole states in his book, The Pursuit of Equality in American History, that the American Revolution plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. "The American Revolution in all its aspects constituted an upheaval which was also a point of departure and reference for all subsequent definitions of equality; it was a major event in the ideology and rhetoric of world history." ... (Pole, 38) When the revolution was over, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution -- the framework of this nation -- emphasized equality so greatly that it has now persuaded the rest ...

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O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny in 1839 (Document A) stating "national birth was the beginning of a new history, the formation and progress of an untried political system, which separates us from the past and connects us with the future only we may confidently assume that our country is destined to be the great nation of futurity.... That is why they had no problem going to war with Mexico thus making it an important part of history when they were able to take more land and show aggressive imperialism which ended up hurting many individuals in the process. ... When dating back to when...

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These tribal traditions represent a rich and varied cultural history. ... Education has been a primary tool in the cultural genocide, or "assimilation," of Native Americans throughout most of America's history. ... When the Manitoba Legislature met to vote on the so-called Meech Lake amendments to the Canadian Constitution in 1990, for instance, and it came time for Elijah Harper to state his position as the only Native member of that house, he did not do so without elaborate consultation. ...

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Calhoun stated in his Fort Hill address in 1831 "No one can have a higher respect for the maxim that the majority ought to govern than I have, taken in its proper sense, subject to the restrictions imposed by the Constitution and confined to object in which every portion of the community have similar interests" (Fort Hill Address). ... The Cherokee nation by 1827 had developed their own elected leadership, written their own constitution, and designed their own schools. ...

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The Euro-American perception of American Indians changed at different points in American history. ... The events that occurred in the early years of American history are yet one example of how American Indians were oppressed simply because they were not as technologically advanced as white settlers. ...

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The Cherokee simply did not want to give up the land that holds history and sentimental meaning to them. ... The removal of the Indians beyond the States and Territories was the only mode by which the power of the General Government could be properly and exclusively exercised for their benefit, calling to his recollection the provision in the constitution which forbade the erection of any new State within the Jurisdiction of any other State, and the formation of any State by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of The Legislatures of the States concerned...

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It is also possible that my liberal bias prevents me from being convinced by Hammond and Pessen arguments or it could be that the excerpts were carefully assembled with a left wing pull so that a student of early American history could ascertain their own view of Jackson. Regretfully, the founding fathers essentially were all wealthy, white men who created a government in their image, but after more than two-hundred years the constitution has been amended only twenty seven times, and that deserves admiration. ...

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Constitution states "all men are created equal," but where did black men fit in this ideology? ... There always seems to be a disjointed view when it comes to viewing history:  we feel sad for the destruction of the Mayan and Aztec culture, yet are completely blind to how we did the same to countless indigenous groups across the "uncharted" terrains. ...

• Word Count: 1871
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The purpose of this research is to outline a brief history of slavery within the Cherokee Nation, key conflicts, and the resulting outcomes. ... However, there is a history of slavery long before white men stumbled upon the Americas. ...

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