Mahalia Jackson

Was Andrew Jackson a “good” president? The presidency of Andrew Jackson has sparked controversy as to whether or not he really was the patriotic war-hero many have made him out to be. Despite the speculation of Jackson’s success as president, it can be agreed upon that Andrew Jackson made great strides for the United States during his imperfect presidency. Andrew Jackson accomplished much during the two terms he served as president. One notable feat of Jackson was that he was able to pay off…

males and introduction of official political parties. This era’s political changes caused a surge of reform movements. However this era of the common man only benefited white males not women or African Americans. One of the first economic changes Jackson supported was the tariff of abominations in 1828, just before he was elected president. The tariff had been to please the northern woolen manufacturers but…

detrimental in the following decades as it became a major issue during the Civil War. By 1828, the tariff rates increased by 45% bringing the south into an agricultural depression. John Calhoun, the vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, led The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, which suggested the states need to join together in order to get back their basic rights. Furthermore, Calhoun believed that the federal government could only pass tariffs for the purpose…

just to get what they most desired. Taking advantage of the Native Americans, the Jackson Administration’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s continued the economic policies but significantly changed…

Jackson, as a southerner, should be credited for his intolerance toward nullification in the south. The crisis started off with the Tariff of Abominations, also known as the Tariff of 1828. It was a part of a series of tariffs after the War of 1812. Northern businesses were losing money because of the low prices on imported goods, so the Tariff of 1828 taxed imported goods to help business sales. The southerners were unhappy and believed the tariffs favored north but harmed southerners because…

Jackson belonged to the Democratic party, and the anti-Jacksonians called themselves Whigs. The main Whig leaders were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun, who were known as the ‘Great Triumvirate’. As the election of 1836 grew closer, the divided…

The men that shaped our nation have been a part of our history for over hundreds of years. The most import men are Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert Hayne, and others. These men have taken multiple terms in office in different positions and made an impact in all of their offices held even in their hometown states. John C. Calhoun was a congressman who also ended up being a vice president, secretary of state, and U.S. secretary of war. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and…

During the period 1800 to 1890, the Plains Indians lost their ancestral homelands to white settlers from the USA, leading to them being forced into reservations. This was due to reasons including the actions of the federal government and the US army, their own mistakes which affected public opinion of them and the westward movement of settlers due to the railroads and the discovery of gold. One factor that meant that the Plains Indians lost their land was the actions of the federal government. A…

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." (Sebold 1). The Novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is a story of a young fourteen-year-old girl named Susie. In this novel, Susie is raped and murdered leading to a great amount of grief for her and the people around her. Similarly, whenever Sebold was a young woman in college, she was raped leading to traumatic experiences along with being told she was “lucky to be alive” since…

How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson the democrat? More like Andrew Jackson the DEMONcrat! Andrew Jackson is considered to be one of the most famous presidents in American history because of his “democratic” views. The era of the “common man” marked the beginning for American democracy where ordinary people had a say in the government. To Jackson, democracy meant that all agencies of the government, including the congress, the president, National Bank, and Supreme Court must…