Andrew Jackson Dbq Analysis

After John Quincy Adams had become president, Jackson promised the people when he became president, he would give them a voice and reduce the power of the central government. However, when he was elected, he went and created the “Jacksonian Democracy.” This new way of government, his way, supposedly placed the will of the people above all else, but Jackson still wanted to be very powerful as a president. Jackson was obviously hungry for power, placing himself above the people, breaking his promises and using the people’s want for freedom to win them over. As depicted in document C, the people began seeing this side of him too, illustrating him as “King Jackson.” Above the the picture in document C, the caption “Born to Command” was written, and below it read “King Andrew the First.” This picture

The Jacksonian Democracy was a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that believed greater democracy for the common man. Andrew jackson the leader of the philosophy brought about many changes in the government. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States constitution, individual liberty, political democracy, and equality of economic opportunity. They were somewhat able to protect political democracy and equality of economic opportunity, but they were not guardians of the constitution or individual liberty.

It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. The most important reason is, he used the power to veto for himself, not the USA. In document 4 it show that he is holding the veto power in his hand and standing on the constitution. This means that he is breaking the rules of the constitution and acting like a king. Also, he is standing on the Supreme Court ruling against the Indian Removal Act.

It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason that Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he owned slaves throughout his lifetime. Document 7 states that he owned the most slaves when he was president. He acted like a king because you can not own the common man if you are the common man. This means that if Andrew Jackson was the hero of the common man, he would not be able to own slaves.

Andrew Jackson Jackson was an autocrat during his presidency. Jackson was a democrat while he was running for president, but was an autocrat during his presidency. There is much proof that he was an autocrat, so much that every document but one can support the theory that he is an autocrat. Jackson did not care about the public at all during his presidency. The documents with the most proof are all of the spoils system, all of the national bank controversy, and the indian removal documents.

It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he gave jobs to his friends. Document six explained, that he appointed his friend who was a criminal and the friend went on to steal over one million dollars from the U.S. government. Instead of hiring a qualified person he hired his friend. From this mistake the government lost over one million dollars. He acted like a king because instead of doing what’s right for the country he went with what he wanted. And he also didn’t listen to others advice and went with his own thoughts which was kingly. Mr.Moore taught us that he was warned ahead of time that the person he hired was a criminal but refused to listen. He knew

It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason why Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he owned slaves. Document 7 stated that throughout his presidency he owned slaves even though he said that everyone had the right to a government job. This explains my viewpoint because President Jackson was talking to the people of the United states about how everyone can get a job even though he had more than 300 slaves working on his plantation with no pay. People called him the hero of the common man because they did not know about his background and also they did not see owning slaves as a bad thing during this period of history. At this time the kings of the world would also have owned hundreds of slaves,

President Andrew Jackson made many irrational decisions throughout his administration that were solely motivated by emotion rather than reason. He was a hypocrite for claiming to support the constitutional powers when in fact he violated amendments of the document, and showed no regard for rights held by Native Americans. Specifically, the president violated the First Amendment, when banning anti-slavery propaganda. Moreover, Jackson did not pay careful attention when appointing government officials, therefore leading to a corrupted government. The administration of Andrew Jackson should not be looked upon greatly in the present day, as he failed to maintain and obey the powers of the constitution and shifted his influence to emotion, carelessly

The Constitution has had many people who were guardians and people who were not throughout the history of the United States. Reforms and major events under the administration of Jackson were huge turning points in history. Women were starting to have a voice, property qualifications died off, and the nullification crisis are examples. Although these reforms make it seem Jacksonian democrats were guardians, Jacksonian democrats were not guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and the equality of economic opportunity.

It is difficult to tell if Andrew Jackson was democratic or not. I have found evidence some of his decisions were not as democratic as others. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th 1767. His mother had died because of Cholera, his father had died from a logging accident. Jackson volunteered to fight in the American revolution at the age of 13.

Andrew Jackson first got elected as the president of the United States in 1828, and this signaled a shift in the social and political powers of the government. During his presidency, he regarded himself as a representative of “the people” and his goal was to elevate the “laboring classes” of white men and regulate equal rights and laws. This was a change for Americans because before Jackson, the U.S. government was mainly made up of elitists; those who were the wealthy citizens of the nation. The years 1828-1836, the viewpoints of Andrew Jackson were focused on how he could be a democratic ruler rather than focusing on what would be best for the nation as a whole during his time.

The United States government needed to become more democratic during the Age of Jackson because of the type of president that Andrew Jackson was. Even though Andrew Jackson changed voting – in most states – to be more democratic (DBQ-document 1), he was responsible for the Trail of Tears in the late 1830s. The Trail of Tears was the removal of a great deal of Native Americans of differing tribes from the eastern part of America to the west, which was unfamiliar to these people. This harrowing presidential decision made by Andrew Jackson is just one of the many examples that gives historians a representation of how undemocratic Andrew Jackson was. Jackson also appointed an important government job to Samuel Swartwout, a corrupt and untrustworthy man, because Jackson was an early supporter of Swartwout. Jackson was advised to refuse Swartwout of the job; however, Jackson’s biased attitude towards Swartwout was the reason that “Swartwout absconded with $1,222,705.09” (DBQ-document 7). Andrew Jackson is depicted more as a dictator or a king rather than a president. The Library of Congress has a picture of Andrew Jackson that gives the viewer an idea of his character throughout his presidency. In this picture, he is dressed as a king and the picture is captioned as “King Andrew the First”; he

Old Hickory, the man on the twenty-dollar bill, Colonel Jackson and from 1829-1837: Mr. President. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, may be the most interesting man to reside in the White House. Thomas Jefferson described Jackson as “a dangerous man… could barely speak because of the rashness of his feelings.” This deep passion concerning his ideals captured the public’s eye in the election of 1824, where he won the popular vote but not the electoral votes. The House of Representatives were given the final say and nominated John Quincy Adams to be the sixth president. Jackson ran and won in the next two elections. Through looking at his life, views, and work; it is easy to see Andrew Jackson is the most polarizing United States president.

Many Southern states opposed the Second Bank of the United States, one of those was the state of Maryland that took James Culloch to court for not paying a tax that limited the bank's operations. The case was taken all the way to the Supreme Court, where they ruled that the Bank was constitutional. When Nicholas Biddle pushed to renew the Bank’s charter, Andrew Jackson, who hated and opposed the Bank, vetoed the legislation. Jackson moved funds to state banks that offered easy credit terms, which led to inflation; Jackson slowed this by only allowing government land to be bought with gold and silver, which ended up hurting the economy in the future.

If I lived back in the Jacksonian Era, my view of the man would be very unpleasant. These actions are something that a tyrant would do, like King Louis XIV or Muammar Gaddafi, who totally ignored their nations’ rights. I believe Andrew Jackson ignored two branches of the United States government; the legislative and the judicial branches. He vetoed laws that he believes that hurt the country, but in my eyes, the Bank was always needed, especially in their time of economic crisis. He also ignored the decision of the Supreme Court in the Cherokee vs. Georgia case, something that a President should not do. I do acknowledge Andrew Jackson’s protection of democracy and