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Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. Although he <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">cared for others</span><span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;"> and was responsible for many good things, including expanding America's territory (including the sate of Florida), introducing the Tariff act in 1832, and providing the people with laws they wanted rather than leaving everything up to congress, he also had a darker side; he was involved in the Trail of Tears, where he abused the constitution and caused a genocide. Also he invaded South Carolina when the state opposed his Tariff act, forcing them to compromise. 60,000 | Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. Although he <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">cared for others</span><span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;"> and was responsible for many good things, including expanding America's territory (including the sate of Florida), introducing the Tariff act in 1832, and providing the people with laws they wanted rather than leaving everything up to congress, he also had a darker side; he was involved in the Trail of Tears, where he abused the constitution and caused a genocide. Also he invaded South Carolina when the state opposed his Tariff act, forcing them to compromise. 60,000 Cherokee alone were killed during his "Indian" Removal Act which he were bent on enacting.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 14:42, 16 August 2013
Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. Although he cared for others and was responsible for many good things, including expanding America's territory (including the sate of Florida), introducing the Tariff act in 1832, and providing the people with laws they wanted rather than leaving everything up to congress, he also had a darker side; he was involved in the Trail of Tears, where he abused the constitution and caused a genocide. Also he invaded South Carolina when the state opposed his Tariff act, forcing them to compromise. 60,000 Cherokee alone were killed during his "Indian" Removal Act which he were bent on enacting.