American History I students have been discussing the industrial revolution, the Jacksonian Era, and manifest destiny. This week we are concentrating on Andrew Jackson.
EXTRA CREDIT: Jackson professed to be a 'man of the people'. Either support or refute his claim by discussing some examples.
I feel that he was not a man of the people because he didn't fight for the people. He represented him self.
ReplyDeleteLaura Williams 3 period.
Although Jackson called himself a man of the people, many of his actions proved contrary. First of all, he claimed that all men were equal...except for slaves. In fact, he owned several slaves on his own plantation. Second, he was responsible for the lives of thousands of Native Americans that he pushed out of their homes and further west. Last, he did not really uphold many of his campaign promises, and only hired his friends into the government, better known as the "Spoil System." --Josh Schmidt--
ReplyDeleteI feel that he was a man of the people. He got drug into being the president so even if he did not do what the people wanted, they still liked him and that is the definition of Man of the people. Jack
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