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Weighing the Evidence

Your job is to decide what pieces of evidence (primary sources) show Jackson as an oppressive, tyrannical president and which depict him as The Man of the People. Put each piece of evidence where you believe it should be on the scale.

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To the extent possible under law, Terrance Shepler/Amanda Siessel has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Andrew Jackson “Old Hickory or King Andrew””