Essay about Andrew Jackson, an Ideal President for America

In the United States so far, there have been dozens of presidents. To be exact, there have been 44 presidents. Every president has made his own, unique contribution to get the country to where it is today. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was perhaps the most controversial president America has experienced. Jackson was a successful president in his own mind, escaping difficult living conditions as a child in South Carolina and fighting for the nation in the War of 1812 to completing his goals as president. Some of his achievements, however, did not benefit the country and its people. His egocentric behavior caused for harsh and brutal actions towards Indians. Although Jackson was able to fulfill his goals

Andrew Jackson, born on March 15,1767 was the 7th president of the United States, who was a self made man, rising to money and power. He is viewed as a controversial historical figure in American history between being a hero or villain. Andrew Jackson is a villain due to his controversial decisions during his presidency, such as the spoils system, the nullification crisis, the Second Bank of the United States, and lastly the most impactful decision, the Indian Removal Policy. Jackson may have been seen as the common man leader,and did many things to benefit the people, but that can not justify his unacceptable actions.

Andrew Jackson was like no other president before him. The previous presidents had one thing in common, they were all part of the founding fathers or in John Quincy Adam’s case was the son of a founding father. However Jackson was a plantation owner from the west who had no connections with the government. He also had different views from other presidents that made his presidency unique. Two things that separated Andrew Jackson’s presidency from previous presidencies were he reached out to the common people and he was disapproving of the Bank of United States.

Andrew Jackson was born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1776. His parents, Scotch-Irish folk, came to America two years before his birth. His mother was widowed while pregnant with him. At age 13, Andrew joined a regiment. He and his brother were both captured and imprisoned together by the British. Their mother got them released, but his brother died on the long trip home. During his independent days, he lived in a tavern with other students. He gained a reputation for charisma, and wildness and hooliganism (Morris, Introduction).

I believe that Andrew Jackson was a B+ President with how he promoted democracy by how he dealt with how he wanted to make things equal, he was understanding of the worries and concerns that the people when the tariffs were put upon them, he tried to create laws that favored both regions (The North and The South), Jackson showed this in the battle of the banks because when he believed they were being unconstitutional to the western and that they were favoring the eastern depositors and when he found that the bank wasn’t doing anything to the poor and only making the rich richer, he ordered the secretary of the treasury to remove all federal deposits from the bank and put the money in state banks and this broke the bank. Although he did all

The Jackson presidency is regarded by many to be one of the worst presidents in US history. Not only are his actions considered evil by the morals of the modern world, they were also questioned by the people in his time period. Many well respected politicians, such as Henry Clay and Webster, spoke out against Jackson and his actions. His policies got so drastic that people began to consider impeachment. People questioned his actions in dealing with the national bank, the force bill, and the Indian Removal Act.

Jackson: Contradicting Sides? Andrew Jackson Did many things during his presidency such as organize the trail of tears and provide all white men with voting rights, some say he acted in tyranny, others disagree saying he was a hero. Before Jackson was president, John Quincy Adams beat him for the position. At the next election, Jackson won using the slogan “ Vote for me if you believe the people should govern!” So, was Andrew Jackson really just a democratic supporter of the people, or was he a tyrant?

Many people also look at his appointment of Swartwout, and how he stole $1,222,705.09 and how he chose Swartwout over Van Buren because he was an early supporter. Many people think this is exactly what an autocrat would want to do, but Jackson’s true motive behind this was how he needed someone he could trust in office, and he though he could trust Swartwout. At the end of the day, this was Swartwout’s wrong, not Jackson’s. It is also important to note that Andrew Jackson appointed Swartwout as the Collector of the Port of New York because he felt like he would be able to trust Swartwout, and Jackson thought Swartwout would be able to handle such a sensitive position. Andrew Jackson had no idea of Swartwout’s eventual plans, so why should it be held against him as if he stole the money? Another key topic I would like to touch on is Andrew Jackson’ indian removal, which ended up killing many Indians, but not, and would never be, intentional. Jackson was pressured by supports and other politicians that the Indians weren’t rightfully on Florida’s land, and they were “leeching” off of

He represented the common person by annihilating the National Bank, which favored the rich and well-born. Also, he was a good president because, he gave more people a chance to serve in civil servant jobs, which gave the official who had already been serving for a few years, a chance to get a normal job. By doing this he forced everyone that served to get both an inside perspective and an outside perspective. In addition, Andrew Jackson was a good president because, he tried to keep the Union together, he demonstrated this during The Nullification Crisis in which he tried (unsuccessfully) to compromise with the South regarding the Tariffs. In an excerpt from his Nullification Proclamation from 1832 he states "The laws of the United States must be executed. I have no discretionary power on the subject--my duty is emphatically pronounced in the

Andrew Jackson is without doubt one of the most influential, controversial, and scandalous presidents that held the office. His ideas created the Democratic Party. His creation of the Democratic Party escalated tensions in Washington D.C. and across the political landscape. These actions led to the creation of an opposing second party. His extreme policies and loose interpretation of the US Constitution affected expansion, commerce, and politics of the nation domestically as well as in the international arena. Andrew Jackson’s loose interpretation of the Constitution is validated by his statement “Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is

Andrew Jackson, one of the many great presidents the United States has had. He is on the front of the twenty dollar bill so if must big important for some reason right? Jackson took America by surprise and really shook it up in office; he made some major changes like no more corruption, fixing the budget, and taking the national banks power away. This paper will go more in debt with these topics and the effects that they had on the nation and the presidency.

About 200 years ago, Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, no one really knows where, but they believe it’s either North or South Carolina. Compared to other presidents, Jackson worked his way up from the bottom and even founded the Democratic Party. He won the election as President in 1828 partly because his party was so well organized throughout the nation and Jackson's military fame also attracted many voters. He came to prominence for a variety of reasons. The capturing of Florida, the Indian removal act, and representing the “common man.” Though often criticized for his actions, he has also reached critical acclaim; who knew that Andrew Jackson was a complicated man.

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, while many think he was “for the people” in all reality he was only for his people, white people. His couple good things he did during his presidency are nothing in comparison to the pain he caused to many Native American tribes and African American people. Andrew Jackson’s Presidency should not be admired because he forced the relocation of American Indians and he promoted and owned one-hundred-and-forty African American slaves. He was the cause of thousands of Native Americans and African Americans deaths. Andrew Jackson’s Presidency should not be admired because he forced the relocation of American Indians.

To start, Andrew Jackson was very racist. It was common to be racist in the 1830s but, he was extremely racist. He was a slave-owner, he owned as many as three hundred slaves in his lifetime. Jackson’s presidency marked a massive expansion of slavery. During the Creek War in 1813, Jackson’s forces killed 800 of the Creeks and then slaughtered the women and children or the Creeks.

Along with going against the supreme court, Jackson attempted to destroy the National Bank by placing federal funds into state banks. This made banks cater to rich white men, which is not what the sum of American citizens were. Not only were the needs of working white men excluded but attempted to say the bank wasn't in part of the constitution. Which contradicts the supreme court's ruling of the fact that indeed the Federal Bank is constitutional.