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Title of Document: Methods of Electing Presidential Electors:1816 1836

Date of Document: 1975

Source: Historical Statistics of the United States, Part 2,1975

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document

Possible Bias of Author

Important facts found in document: In 1836 S,Carolina was the only state that elected the president by legislature. In 1816 all of the states elected by legislature.

What inferences can I make from this document?: Over the years the way people elecyed presidents changed.

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?:That methods of electing a president changes.

How can I use this document?: To show the change in voting

One quote that will be useful in my essay:

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Title of Document: Document 2

Date of Document: 1994

Source: Thomas Bailey and David Kennedy, The American Pageant, 1994

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document: Thomas Bailey and David Kennnedy

Possible Bias of Author: They liked Andrew Jackson

Important facts found in document: Andrew Jackson Changed a lot of things and had supporters and people that didn’t like him. The Election was in 1828.

What inferences can I make from this document?: The author liked when Andrew Jackson won. He changed the way a lot of things happened. To some people he was a hero.

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: This document shows some of the reactions when he was elected.

How can I use this document?: Show who liked him and their reactions

One quote that will be useful in my essay: “It was a peaceful Revolution, achieved by ballots instead of bullets.”

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Title of Document: Document 3

Date of Document: 1832

Source: Library of Congress

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document: None

Possible Bias of Author: He didn’t like Andrew Jackson

Important facts found in document: The author thought Andrew was going to ruin the laws.

What inferences can I make from this document?: The author thought andre was going to do whatever he wanted to do.

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: This shows that some people didn’t like him

How can I use this document?: To show the way people didn’t like him

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

Date of Document: December 8,1829

Source: Senate Documents

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: He wanted the term for a president to be 4 years

Important facts found in document: He thought the duties of all public offices are so plain and simple

What inferences can I make from this document?: He did whatever he wanted

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: The president’s term should be 4 years

How can I use this document?:To show that he shared his thoughts

One quote that will be useful in my essay: “ The duties of all public officers are…..so plain and simple.”


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Title of Document: Document 7

Date of Document: 1988

Source: Robert V. Remini

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document: Robert V. Remini

Possible Bias of Author: He liked Andrew Jackson

Important facts found in document; Jackson elected a friend as a Collector which deals with a lot of money. The friend had criminal tendencies and stole $1,222,705.09

What inferences can I make from this document? : Andrew Jackson elected friends for very important jobs

Overall, what is the main idea of this document? : He elected the wrong people for jobs

How can I use this document?: To show how he did whatever he wants to do

One quote that will be useful in my essay: “Swartwout absconded with $1,222,705.09. It was a monumental theft and Jackson was mortified.”


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Title of Document: Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress

Date of Document: December 7, 1829

Source: James D. Richardson

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: He wanted to give Indians a part of the U.S

Important facts found in document: He wanted to give land west of the Mississippi to the Indians to live. If they don’t live there they have to follow laws.

What inferences can I make from this document?: He wanted to give the Indians somewhere to live

Overall, what is the main idea of this document: He wanted them to live somewhere

How can I use this document?: To show that he did care

One quote that will be useful in my essay: “I suggest for your consideration setting apart an ample district west of the Mississippi to be guaranteed to the Indian Tribes as long as they shall occupy it.”


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Title of Document: Document 9

Date of Document: 1830

Source: “Memorial of the Cherokee Nation”

Primary Source/Secondary source: Primary

Author of Document: None

Possible Bias of Author: They wanted to stay where they were

Important facts found in document: The Indians wanted to stay where they were because they had everything they needed.

What inferences can I make from this document?: They were in the right place

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: the Indians didn’t want to leave

How can I use this document?:To show they were right where they wanted to be

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: Document 10

Date of Document: 1831-1840

Source: Various sources

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document: None

Possible Bias of Author: None

Important facts found in document: They were going to move the Indians to a place over Texas

What inferences can I make from this document?: They were moving the indians

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: The Indians moving

How can I use this document?: To show where they were moving

One quote that will be useful in my essay:None


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Title of Document: Excerpts of Letters

Date of Document: 1931

Source: John Spencer Bassett and Carnegie Institution of Washington

Primary Source/Secondary source: Secondary

Author of Document: Andrew Jackson

Possible Bias of Author: He wanted his son to do well

Important facts found in document: Their son died at the age of 14 from TB

What inferences can I make from this document?: Andrew Loved his son

Overall, what is the main idea of this document?: Their son

How can I use this document?: To show how much he loved his son

One quote that will be useful in my essay: “Charity and Christianity sayshe ought to be taken care of”

Erin Williams Fire 2/11/10
 * How Democratic was Andrew Jackson**

Did the Spoil system make the country more democratic? I think it didn't for multiple reasons. What is the spoil system? Thr spoil system was when Andrew fires all of his workers, his cabinet, representatives and more and hired his friends. The people that supported him while he was running for president or his friends from back in the day were hired. In this essay i will show that the spoil system didn't make our country more democratic.

One reason i don't think it made the country more democratic because it wasn't fair. Can you imagine living when he was president and he fired all of his people ( even the good ones) and hired all of his buddies. It is absolutely ubsurd.The government is all about voting and majority wins. This man that a lot of people didn't like was elected president and hired all his friends. He didn't care wether you liked the person or not he hired him because he liked them. In the end it wasn't going to affect him that much it was going to affect all the people in the United States.

A document i read was a letter from Secretary of State Van Buren. In the letter he said that Andrew Jackson hiring his friend Samuel Swartrwout as secretary of state was a horrible idea. He thought this way because being secretary of state you deal with a lot of money. Swartwout had criminal tendencies. Van Buren knew it wasn't good for somebody who had criminal tendencies to have access to a lot of money. Van Buren was right and Swartwout stole $1,222,705.09. This was a lot of money back then. "And when Van Buren learned that Jackson intended to appoint Samuel Swartwout to the office he almost collapsed." This quote shows how absurd the spoil system was.

The spoil system in my mind was not democratic. It was not fair, voted on and he just picked his buddies. I think we should judge Andrew Jackson on his actions. Being president you should have to make sure your actions are right. He should have thought over his intentions before he acted. That is why i think the spoil system was not democratic.