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Assignment on American History (Doc)

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AMERICAN HISTORY2Question 1.Why do you think Andrew Jackson was so popular?Andrew Jackson was a General in USA and he led the army in 1812 War. He became popularbecause he defeated the British at New Orleans (Bacci, 2017). During the War the British had humiliated the Americans by capturing briefly the city of the Washington and they burnt down many public buildings as well as the White House (Henretta, Hinderaker, Edwards &Self, 2014). Jackson was able to avenge thus loss by defeating the superior English force at the New Orleans. Additionally, he also became popular after promising to clear out any corruption which was taking place in the USA government in case individuals were to elect him (Bacci, 2017). What made the victory of America very impressive was the forces which Jackson defeated were the ones which previously triumphed over the Napoleon army. He wasmore than the hero of the New Orleans exploited (Henretta, Hinderaker, Edwards &Self, 2014). Jackson was able to overcome lifetime adversity and defeat power structure to becomethe President.Question 2.How could the conflict over land between white settlers and Native Americans have been resolved differently?The conflict between the Native American and the white settlers could have been resolved differently, if the White settlers had moved past the Native American land. Additionally, they could have moved to the land which the Native American were not taking up and then they couldhave industrialized everything. It would have been much easier if they moved the Native American to the land that had not been occupied (Henretta, Hinderaker, Edwards &Self, 2014). They did not need to move them quickly and brutally. The idea of the Indian removal act was important but it did not need to move them quickly. If the White settlers had given the Native American or Indian American a little time to move and not force them to march out quickly over
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