Andrew Jackson is a starting out politician, he is a very strong, brave, hot tempered man. He also a people's man. He enjoys everything the average American does because he's not a stuck up, formal , rich man. He says it how it is. Saying it how it is though, is not though is not always accepted by everyone. Which causes him to fight..a lot. Sometimes the fight doesn't always fix the problem. Andrew Jackson was also a known dueler. It was actually his preferred way to solve problems. One day Andrew made a bet with a Rival horse breeder named Mr.Dickinson. The bet was that the Andrews horse Mustang was a faster horse than dickinson's fastest horse that he bred. Mr.Dickinson claimed that his fastest horse Sparky can beat mustang therefore the bet was made. One hot summer day Andrew, his wife, Dickinson, and his wife went to the track. Andrew was in the stable preparing Mustang for the …show more content…
race when Mr dickinson came in with a horse that wasn't Sparky whom the bet was based on. He came in on a different horse and claimed “This horse right here is my 2nd fastest horse, but will still beat mustang, i couldn't bring Sparky because he was sick, this is ol’ lightning.” Ol Lightning is very well built for a horse and is extremely muscular. Nothing a breeder could do without much training. This horse was obviously bought from the track. Jackson after assessing what Dickinson is trying to do by changing his horse exclaims “ The Bet was between Mustang and Sparky, not a Mustang and Ol Lightning. Dickinson responds with “ Well, this is my 2nd fastest horse so if Mustang could beat sparky he can beat Ol Lightning.” The crowd that came to watch all agreed with Mr.Dickinson. Although both Jackson and Dickinson knew damn well that the horse was not bred by Mr.Dickinson. They knew that horse was bought the day before from the horse track, and was a winning racehorse. Jackson though with pride and the crowd's influence decided to still keep the bet and put homegrown mustang against the prized race horse Ol’ Lightning. Obviously, mustang lost, although closer than expected. After losing the race Jackson calls out Dickinson for cheating and buying his horse and it not being the agreed horse he was to use and the beat. Dickinson says “ Unless you have proof of your accusations, pay up.” Jackson now even more mad than before knows he has to pay something gives the man only 5 dollars or the betted 10 saying he cheated and he would refuse to let a cheater be payed in full for his actions. Before Dickinson could even react, Jackson and his wife rode Mustang home. One day passes and Jackson goes to town. While walking around he hears snickers and giggles as he walks past. he doesn't think much of it, until a man walks by stops and asks “ Aye Jackson, why did you cheat Mr.Dickinson out of his money?” Jackson responds with “ What are you assuming sure?” he says “ well Dickinson has been in the town square all morning making lots of accusations about you,he called you a coward, equivocator and said you cheated him out of 5 dollars. Most of all though he called your wife a bigamist!” Jacksons mood instantly changes, he becomes infuriated by the news. “I DEMAND THE LOCATION OF MR.DICKINSON NOW!” Jackson screamed the man startled by the sudden change of mood by Jackson points out the location of Mr.Dickinson and Jackson storms off over in that direction. He finds him, grabs him by the shirt and punches him in the face without saying a word. After Dickinson Falls to the ground from the power of the punch. Jackson says “if you don't stop spreading insults about my wife next time, i'll be back, with a gun, insinuating the threat of a duel. Dickinson still is recovering says “ Yes, i'm sorry, you will never hear a word in that nature from me again, i'll even make a report in the paper stating my lies.” Jackson satisfied with his response leaves. THe next day Jackson wakes up, goes to town to see the local newspaper. He can't wait to see the statement made by Dickinson. While walking to the store to purchase one he hears everyone in the town about dickinson's statement. Jackson now is even more eager to see himself, he buys the paper and looks for a statement from him. He finds one, although it's not a statement that he was expecting. It reads. “Mr Jackson, a name thrown around by many an upfront man, I got to see just how upfront he was yesterday after I exposed his true self to the world. He is a cheater, a liar, and a worthless scoundrel, who is married to a bigamist. He attacked me yesterday after I exposed him to the town. Which makes him even more of a coward for attempting to stop me with physical violence. Never trust the worthless, cowardly” Jackson read it dropped it in the store tracked Dickinson down to a saloon, grabbed 2 pistols stormed in and said “ I Andrew Jackson challenge Dickinson to a Duel!” then tossed him a gun.
Pressured into agreeing due to the crowd, dickinson said yes. The men walked outside and began to take 10 paces from each other, although Jackson had been a few duels, Dickinson had the fastest gun in town. At 9 paces Dickinson turned around and fire early and struck jackson in the chest just as he was turning, jackson put his hand in the wound caused by the bullet and fired back at dickinson, unfortunately the fire was a mis fire. But jackson in the heat of the moment re cocked the gun and fired again, this time killing dickinson as the bullet hit him in the face. Dickinson's fans were in uproar because Jackson fired 2 times, and the matter fell into court. Because when jackson pulled the trigger not bullet left the barrel it was not considered a shot and because the rule book says each party gets one shot it was deemed legal. Soon after the rules were changed where you get one pull of the
trigger. Andrew jackson recovered from his injuries and received his 5 dollars back after an investigation of the horse race was conducted and it was found that dickinson did indeed cheat. He also regained his honor and later became president of the united states. He did however have chronic pain from the bullet that hit him in the duel for life
The validity of President Andrew Jackson’s response to the Bank War issue has been contradicted by many, but his reasoning was supported by fact and inevitably beneficial to the country. Jackson’s primary involvement with the Second Bank of the United States arose during the suggested governmental re-chartering of the institution. It was during this period that the necessity and value of the Bank’s services were questioned.
Andrew Jackson grew up poor, without a father who died a few days before he was born. He had always been a very hard boy to raise because he picked fights with everyone and never took an order. As he got older, he grew to be a better, and more controlled young man and he became a lawyer at age twenty one in Tennessee. After a while, he was elected U.S. Senate after all of his hard work in Tennessee. He became a national hero when he held off a British attack on January 8, 1815 where 2,037 British soldiers were killed. Andrew Jackson was elected president after a prior failed attempt in 1818 and he ran for two terms. He had to deal with many issues in his presidency that challenged his authority as president and he is now currently printed
President Andrew Johnson lifted himself out of extreme poverty to become President of the United States. He was a man with little education who climbed the political ladder and held many different high offices. As a strict constitutionalist, Johnson believed in limiting the powers of the federal government. President Johnson was one of the most bellicose Presidents who “fought” Congress, critics, and many others. President Andrew Johnson faced numerous problems post-Civil War Era including reconstructing the Southern states to combine peacefully with the Union, his battles with Congress, and his career ending impeachment.
Andrew Jackson also known as, “The people’s choice,” was a self made man. He represented the South and the Western frontier expansionism. He was a strong military leader, a superior Court judge, and an Indian fighter. Jackson represented the common man. The United States of America benefitted greatly from the actions of Andrew Jackson.
a. Gordon Arnold was standing in the grassy knoll area when he was asked to move over a little. Just as he stepped away he felt a bullet nearly hit his left ear (Hurt 111).
Andrew Jackson is one of the most controversial presidents. Many regard him as a war hero, the father of the Democratic Party, an inspiring leader, and a spokesman for the common man. While there is plenty to praise about the seventh president, his legacy is tarnished by his racism, disregard for the law of the land, cruelty towards the Native Americans, and ruthless temper. Jackson was an intriguing man who was multi-faceted. One must not look at a singular dimension, and cast judgment on him as a whole. To accurately evaluate one of the most complex presidents, it is crucial to observe Jackson from all possible angles. Prior lifestyle, hardships in life, political ideology, lifestyle of the time, political developments, and his character
Jackson wants to find something that will make him feel like he has done something for his culture and his people. These sayings contradict his actions because every time he gets closer to gaining more money, he spends it. In the long run, Jackson’s pitfalls did not stop his determination to gain back the regalia and ultimately find his personal identity. Given that he is Native American, the reader might assume that Jackson has a feeling of resentment towards white people due to the displacement of his people. From the beginning of the story, Jackson reveals a protective feeling caused by white people.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the two-year-old boy wasn't pointing the gun at himself when he pulled the trigger, he was aiming at his father, Darrion Noble, when the gun went off, shooting his dad in the neck, and ending his life as he slept.
Most people know Andrew Jackson as a president that didn’t take things lightly. He was also a party man and hot tempered (he gets mad easily). But, he was an effective president, because he actually helped a lot more than we think. For example, the spoil system was Jackson giving jobs to some
Andrew Jackson demonstrated his leadership and running for election with the fame of war hero just like Washington. In Contrast, John Quincy Adams didn't achieve anything memorable during his administration. Instead, he used to be splendid Secretary of State to James Monroe. He’s more suitable to be assistant rather than being a president. Only concerns about Jackson is that he’s a slaveholder and afflicted with a violent temper (The American Pageant, Pg.262). Therefore, he has a possibility of exceeding his duty like what he did during the Florida acquirement. Actually, under Jackson, we weren’t able to relieve because of fear that he may cause
In his day America was still a young nation and was still making its way in this world. and this included all of our struggles with Britain and what was equally important the problems that we were having with the indians ( Native Americans if you want to be politically correct ). All of these were direct problems that Andrew Jackson faced and the two major forces he hated with all of his being ( which i will explain why here in a minute ).
The next day, Leon and McKinley returned to the exposition. In the afternoon, the President began shaking hands with people lined up by the Temple door. Near the end of this line, Leon waited patiently. His hand was wrapped in a handkerchief, which he held close to his chest, but no one seemed to notice. When the President reached him, Leon extended his left hand, pressed it against the President's chest, and shot him twice with the gun he held under his handkerchief (Secret Service Guard...1). He did not have a chance to fire again, because a black man - next in line to shake the President's hand - had already tackled him. In seconds, more than a dozen men had tackled him and were beating him up. At the same time, Secret Service officers and exposition police seized Leon and tore the gun from his hands. US Artillery soldiers beat Leon after this. McKinley, in the middle of this panic, is reported to have said, "Go easy on him, boys" (Assassination of... 2).
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, and possibly the most controversial president we have ever had. From growing up as an orphan in the Backwoods of the Carolinas, to his meteoric rise in politics. He is a truly captivating figure. Jackson’s exact birthplace is unknown, it is believed to be somewhere on the border between North and South Carolina (Marquis). His mother was making the return journey from his father’s funeral, he was born on the road. (Collings) When he was thirteen the Revolutionary War broke out, he, his mother, and both of his brothers, all joined the military in some fashion, but by the time he was fourteen, he was left as an orphan. His oldest
The witnesses for the prosecution have very different stories as do some of the witnesses for the defense. Ebenezer Hinkley testified to the fact that the crowd became rowdy and accosted to guards with sticks and other flying objects. He claims he saw Montgomery gets hit before he fired the first shot and said he was approximately 16 feet away from Captain Preston and never heard the man give the order to fire. The were lapses in time between each shot. This seems to be a general consensus between many of the witnesses.
Between 1870 and 1885, including justifiable killings by the police, only forty-five adults died violently at the five major Kansas cattle towns, an average of 1.5 fatalities per cowboy season. Recent efforts by scholars to exaggerate this low body count through the use of criminologists' "per 100,000 population" ratio have proved statistically fallacious. Nobody died in a Hollywood-style duel. Fewer than a third of the victims returned fire; a number were not even armed. Four deaths were accidental shootings. Famous "bad men" (the term "gunfighter" had not yet been innovated) accounted for few deaths. John Wesley Hardin killed a man snoring too loudly in an adjoining hotel room; Wyatt Earp (or another policemen) killed a carousing cowboy; Bat Masterson dispatched the murderer of his brother; Wild Bill Hickok killed two men, one a security guard, by mistake. In large part, the low cattle town body count resulted from businessmen's fear of violence, which not only could escalate into property damage but could also deter the in-migration of substantial citizens and capital investment. But potential violence always presented something of a quandary for cattle town elites. Business leaders felt it necessary to suppress the disorder to which drunken and high-spirited visitors were prone but to do so without causing Texas drovers to take