“Yes, I didn’t shoot Henry Clay, and I didn’t hang John C. Calhoun.” That was how Andrew Jackson responded as he was close to death. Most people, I imagine, reflect on life and wish they did more – travelled more, spent more time with family and friends, and were happier. I guess for our 7^th president, he wished he had done more killing.

Jackson, never one to let go of a grudge, held on to his hatred for these two men for over twenty years. By the way, Calhoun was Jackson’s Vice-President during his first term.

If you would like to know why Jackson had such deep hatred for these men, check out the videos below:

The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 (AKA, Why He Hated Henry Clay)

The Nullification Crisis (AKA, Why He Hated John C. Calhoun)

***For more info on this and the life of Henry Clay, check out Robert Remini’s EXCELLENT book, Henry Clay, Statesman for the Union.***

Why Pitbull and Chris Brown should have taken APUSH……

I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing that Pitbull and Chris Brown did not take APUSH. If they did, they forgot an important concept from the course; the definition of international.

Released in 2011, the song focuses on places Pitbull has traveled through his stardom. What I want to focus on is the chorus of the song, which is sung by Chris Brown:

You put it down like New York City
I never sleep
Wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy
Hotter than Miami
I feel the heat
Ohh, girl, this international love
Ohh, this international love

Inter means 2 or more. (For example, in the court case Gibbons v. Ogden, John Marshall stated that only Congress can control INTERstate trade – trade between two or more states.) For more info on that court case and other John Marshall cases, click here:

In the chorus, Pitbull and Chris Brown mention cities that are located ONLY in the United States; thus it is not international love. It should be intranational (intra, meaning within the country) love.

Make sure you understand this important concept in APUSH.

I just uploaded two videos of a four part series in which I dissect the new APUSH test. If you have not already, you can check the videos out here. Good luck!