As the costs were considerably less, the profit margins were greater and they were adaptable to host of different weather conditions. ("A Brief History of Slavery") How did the British and American ways of viewing representative government differ? How did these differences lead to problems between Britain and America?

The British believed that Parliament should address the different issues affecting the colonies. However, the colonists were not given any kind of representation or a way of discussing their grievances. This is different from the American views, where people felt that everyone should be allowed to speak directly with their representatives, about a host of issues.

Over the course of time, this would lead to problems between Britain and America. As the colonists felt that Parliament was not willing to listen to their concerns or to discuss them, by ensuring that they had some form of representation. This is was problematic, because it would lead to calls for an independent government that would address these issues. Over the course of time, these frustrations with Parliament would boil over. As Americans believed that they were: out of touch with reality and were imposing unfair taxes on them (without having any way of providing a forum for discussion). Once these views became more common, it would lead to a radical shift in how a representative democracy should be established. (Geise 20 -- 35)

What is your assessment of the presidency of Andrew Jackson? Do you view his presidency as more of a success or more of a...

The reason why is because the various actions that he took, would set the precedent for an increase in Presidential authority. This was problematic, because it meant that various actions that he engaged in would go in direct contradiction to Constitutional provisions. A good example of this can be seen with the Removal Act of 1830. This was a law that Congress passed to remove various Indian tribes from the East Coast and they were resettled in the modern day Oklahoma. The problem was that the U.S. Supreme Court had declared that the law was unconstitutional. However, Jackson would ignore this ruling and ordered the Army to remove all Indian tribes from the region. This would spark the Trail of Tears incident, as various Indian tribes were forced to march hundreds of miles to Oklahoma. As a result, this incident and many other actions that were taken by Jackson would lead to the rapid expansion of Presidential powers as well as inevitable abuses that would occur. In this aspect, the Jackson Presidency was a failure, for encouraging such misuse of authority. (Geise 74)
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MLA Format. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/