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Andrew Jackson Research Paper

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There have been great men and terrible men who have risen to political power through some means; those individuals have done great or terrible things to better or hurt this great land that we live on, but I find everyone has a different idea of right and wrong. Men such as Andrew Jackson who kicked out millions of Native Americans from their land were and are regarded as “good men”. Our founding fathers created our system of government by taking ideas from around the globe, but neglected to bring in Thoth’s ideas and philosophies. Men like Abe Lincoln who freed the slaves were regarded as “bad men” in the south because at the time the South heavily relied on agricultural labor to make money. All kinds of men have led this country, but none

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