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Title of Document: Document 1

Date of Document: 1975

Source: Historical Statistics of the United States

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document:

Possible Bias of Author: Non-biased

Important facts found in document: all of 1816 had the states of electing Presidents determined by Legislators 1820 people were allowed to vote Illinois, Alabama, Maine and Missouri were not states in 1816

What inferences can I make from this document? Legislatures were a big part in the election of Presidents

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? The people soon got their rights to vote during 1820

One quote that will be useful in my essay:

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Title of Document: Document 2

Date of Document: 1994

Source: The American Pageant

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document: Thomas Bailey amd David Kennedy

Possible Bias of Author: anti-jackson

Important facts found in document: Jackson wanted the people to rule

What inferences can I make from this document? That some people weren't happy about Jackson being so popular

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That Jackson has horrible ideas and shouldn't be President

One quote that will be useful in my essay: 'If Jefferson had been the hero of the gentleman farmer, Jackson was the hero of the dirt farmer."

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Title of Document: Document 3

Date of Document 1832

Source

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document

Possible Bias of Author: Anti-Jackson

Important facts found in document: Jackson is standing on the Constitution, saying he doesn't follow the rules Jackson is dressed as a King because they think he wants everything his way Holds a Veto because he doesn't like rules The Eagle is his leg on the table saying that Freedom is on its last leg

What inferences can I make from this document? That this person really hated Jackson

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? Jackson is a greedy man who doesn't like the way the government was run

One quote that will be useful in my essay: "Born to Command."

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Title of Document: Andrew Jackson's Letter to Congress- Document 6

Date of Document: Dec 8, 1830

Source Senate Documents

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: Pro- spoil system

Important facts found in document He wants a law that limits appointments to 4 years He thinks that anyone should be allowed in office

What inferences can I make from this document? That he thinks anyone can be an officer

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That no one can work in the same thing in office for more than 4 years

One quote that will be useful in my essay: 'In a country where offices are creatred solely for the benefit of the people, no one man has any more... right to (government jobs) than another.'

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Title of Document: Document 7

Date of Document: 1988

Source: The Life of Andrew Jackson

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document Robert V. Remini

Possible Bias of Author: none

Important facts found in document: Swartwout stole and left with $1,222,705.09

What inferences can I make from this document? That Jackson should have listened to Van Buren, and not Swartwout just because he had been an early supporter

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That Jackson shouldn't have ever trusted Swartwout

One quote that will be useful in my essay: ' Van Buren alerted the President immediately (that Swartwout had "criminal tendencies").'

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Title of Document: Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress- Document 8

Date of Document: December 7, 1829

Source: A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents

Primary Source/Secondary source Primary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: Anti- Native Americans

Important facts found in document: The Native Americans are becoming extinct They have to move no matter what Want to put aside some land for them to voluntarily move to If they stay in the states they have to move anyway

What inferences can I make from this document? That Jackson doesn't want the Natives Americans in the states no matter what

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? The Native Americans need to move, and AJ wants to set aside land so they could move their, but they cant stay in the states

One quote that will be useful in my essay: ' This emigration should be voluntary... (but) if they remain within the limits of the states they must be subject to their laws.'

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Title of Document: Document 9

Date of Document: August 21, 1830

Source: Niles Weekly Register

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document

Possible Bias of Author: none

Important facts found in document: The Native Americans want to die on their land They don't want to leave at all

What inferences can I make from this document? That the Native Americans aren't going to move, even if the government tries to move them

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That the Native Americans don't want to move

One quote that will be useful in my essay: 'On the soil which contains the ashes of our beloved men, we wish to live-on this soil we wish to die...'

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Title of Document: Indian Removal, 1830-1840s Document 10

Date of Document 1830- 1840s

Source Various Sources

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document

Possible Bias of Author none

Important facts found in document That all the Native Americans were being moved to their new territory

What inferences can I make from this document? That many indian families were going to be living in that one small area

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That the indians were all being removed

One quote that will be useful in my essay:

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Title of Document: Document 11

Date of Document December 19, 1823 and December 28, 1823

Source: John Spencer Bassett

Primary Source/Secondary source Primary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: None

Important facts found in document: Lyncoya was adopted into the family Lyncoya died at 14 of tuberculosis

What inferences can I make from this document? That Andrew Jackson is a caring man

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? That Lyncoya needed a home and AJ wanted him to live with their son Andrew

One quote that will be useful in my essay: 'Charity and Christianity says he ought to be taken care of and I send him to my little Andrew and I hope he will adopt him as one of our family'