Andrew Jackson's Book Report

Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a president known for creating crises because he was the reason for the Trail of Tears and killing the B.U.S. In 1820 thousands of Native Americans were peacefully living east of the Mississippi River. That was until white settlers wanted to expand by taking over Native American land. The Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court was a discussion of the Cherokee’s land. Andrew Jackson and the Supreme Court differed on the Cherokee’s claims of their lands. According to Document B; “John Marshall has made his decision… now let him enforce it”, John Marshall was supporting the Cherokees to keep their lands. This quote refers to Jackson ignoring John Marshall’s ruling and sending troops anyways. In 1830, Congress

Jackson declared his first statement of removal on December 8, 1829. His motivation behind this was to persuade Congress to pass the act to start his plan to remove all Indians from the white pioneers desired territory. In this, he addressed that the movement of Indians from this land must only be by their own personal choice because, “it would be as cruel as unjust to compel the aborigines to abandon the graves of their fathers, and seek a home in a distant land”. Although, Jackson’s own draft of of his 1829 message to congress contains no reference to voluntary removal, this would not be the first time he lied to the Native Americans. The Jackson administration concluded that the treaties that Jackson previously made with the Indians were merely “a stately form of intercourse” that were most useful in gaining their agreement without opposition. These treaties mainly entailed regulations on peacemaking and the ownership of land. While they were viewed as vital to the indians, but to Jackson and his colleagues they were nothing more than meaningless documents. He only created these treaties to trick the Indians into thinking they have power in the United States government just so that he can later manipulate them into

Jackson did not serve for the people of America, Jackson served to change America how he believe it should be run. By ignoring the government Jackson acts more like a king than a president. Jackson went against Supreme Court decision and removed Indians from their land. As Jackson said in his Second Annual Message to Congress Jackson commented that, “the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation” (Doc E). Indians on the land that Jackson forcibly removed them from was delegated as their land by the Supreme Court. By going against the Supreme Court, Jackson did not act presidentially. Also, The removal of Indians resulted in countless Indian deaths and resulted in violence. Another example of Jackson attending to his own agenda was the issue of nullification and South Carolina. Jackson had a personal bias against John C. Calhoun, and threatened him when Calhoun exclaimed that South Carolina would leave the union if Jackson didn’t allow South Carolina to lower or rid of the tariff on imported

My face beginning is sweat bullets, the heel cracked clean off the bottom of one of my new stilettos, and my stomach growling in such hunger as each street sign becomes a blur. I’m sure this couldn’t get worse. It does. The clouds break and it begins to pour down. Just my luck since Jackson wants to dash off into some bushes and leave me to a wild goose chase. I’m not really running but I’m speed walking. After awhile thoughts of hope turn into acceptance. I’m sure he’ll find a lovely owner who’ll put up with his spoiled butt. I snap out of it. I love that fur ball. I look down and see Jackson’s leash in the sand. I’m close. I begin to pray. I’m sure some nice soul will read his collar and bring him back home. I begin to head home and I pray some more. “God please help me find Jackson, after all she’s all I have out here.” My throat begins to get tight. To my surprise and relief I hear him bark. I turn the corner and look up only to see Jackson in the arms of a man standing on my steps.

Andrew Jackson has gone down as one of the best presidents in United States history and that’s because he did many great things to improve the United States. Throughout his presidency he constantly abused his power as the president and did many things that expanded the powers of the president. One of the biggest things that President Jackson did while in office was pass the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was when Jackson forced all the Indians to move to the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, while the Supreme Court declared this unconstitutional. Many of the Indians went peacefully, but many of the Indians also decided to protest and take it to the Supreme Court (Darrenkamp). While the court did side with the Indians Jackson and Congress forced the Indians to give up their land. The federal troops were called in to escort the Indians to their new land. Fifteen thousand Indians were forced to move and while on their way about a third of the Indians died, and this event became to be known as the Trail of Tears (Darrenkamp). Jackson had

In the case of Worcester vs. Georgia, Jackson disagreed with the court and went his own way, going against the law and taking the power for himself. The Native Americans were forced out of Georgia, their home, and moved to Oklahoma against their will. The Cherokee were dragged thousands of miles away from their home at gun point after they won the court case. Jackson’s job was to enforce the law but he refused and the Cherokee were forced out. Document #3 is a report from the court case Worcester vs. Georgia. “The court ruled in the Cherokee’s favor… President Jackson refused to enforce the verdict…” (Doc #3). This document is unbiased because it states the reason for actions on both sides. Jackson’s

In the early 19th Century, the Manifest Destiny led many White Americans to conquer new territories and force Native Americans out of their homeland. The growing population caused the need for people to move to have more space for farms and crops. The religious groups were also wanting to sweep God’s word across the nation by going west. The Native Americans were unwilling to give up their land and fought to keep it. Outmatched by the U.S. Military, the Indians were forced to leave and settle in a territory that was not claimed by Whites. Andrew Jackson, the 8th President of the United States, participated in some of the battles with the Natives Americans and the removal of 5 different tribes from their homeland into what is now Oklahoma.1 This research paper is to study about Andrew Jackson, his battles with the Natives, and what led to the Trail of Tears.

Jackson not only menaced the Native American community, but defied the nation he served. On several occasions, Andrew Jackson acted rebellious to United States laws and orders. In 1813, Jackson disregarded Article IX of the treaty of Ghent , which demanded the return of Creek territory acquired in the treaty of Fort Jackson 2. Andrew Jackson, a general at the time, existed in no position to dismiss treaties that the U.S. claimed as “laws of the land”. Fueled with the American hatred toward Native Americans, Jackson stubbornly refused to acknowledge Creek ownership of any land. Jackson 's unruly attitude brought him close to making hazardous international mistakes. Believing British officers were assisting local natives, Jackson “without any specific orders” invaded Spanish Florida and killed every Spanish-British officer at a central military fort 1. His actions angered President Monroe because Jackson created tension between the U.S. and Western Europe . Exhibiting disobedience to his superiors, Jackson 's actions served as a precursor to his oppressive authority.

On March 15, 1767 Andrew Jackson is born in Waxhaw, Carolina just a while before his father dies. Later at age 24 Andrew Jackson would serve in various armed groups in defense against Native American attacks on people from 1789-1796. In 1802, Six years after Andrew Jackson  serving against the Natives, Andrew Jackson gets elected as Major General of the Tennessee Militia. In June of 1812, Two years after Andrew Jackson is elected General, the U.S. declares war against Great Britain. Later Great Britain would ally itself with Native American  tribes causing Andrew Jackson to lead troops to the Natchez through January to March, then on July 27 the Creek Native americans battle at Burnt creek against Andrew Jackson. On August 30, 1813 Native Americans

Our history backtracks similarly as the administration of Andrew Jackson. The daily paper started distribution in 1829 and was known as The Planter°s Gazette. It turned into the Montgomery Advertiser in 1833 and rose as the main daily paper of the new Confederate states by 1861.After the Civil War, Major William Wallace Screws, a Confederate veteran, turned into the proofreader and started to lead the distribution toward article unmistakable quality in

After the first four weeks, Jackson stopped taking care of himself entirely. His tortured mind became so wrapped in pain he’d started sitting in the corner of his cell with his arms around his knees, talking to himself, being almost catatonic when he was down or pacing around like a caged tiger, burning off energy and popping off on everyone he came into contact with when he was up. His smart, profanity-laced mouth didn’t make a positive impression on the guards. Moreover, it was blatantly obvious they wanted to go into the colonel’s cell and shut his mouth when he lost his temper and went off on a vulgar tirade with the guards being the center of his attention; nevertheless, they were smart enough to leave him alone. As a consequence of his

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. Document 7 stated that Jackson owned 150 slaves while serving as president in the mid 1830’s. Jackson did just as any king would do. He hired people to do the dirty work for him, and to do the things he didn’t want to do.

In reading Alfred A. Caves’ article, it says that Jackson violated treaties that the U.S. had with the Indians in order to remove them from their land. It says that the government “misunderstood and often times misrepresent the provisions of the law” . Many times the treaties with the Indians were not seen as actual agreement that the government didn’t have to follow and abide by what was said in the agreement. When the Indian Removal Act came along in 1830, the act made things even more complicated. One of the

In December of 1830 President Jackson would submitted the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek to congress, it would be the first to win Senate approval. President Jackson wanted everything to go smoothly so that the American people would see that he was humane and that this Treaty would benefit both the Indians and the American nation at large. With Jackson located too far away to oversee the actual removal of the Choctaw Nation, they would endure mismanagement, theft, corruption, and inefficiency on a level that would lead to their destruction. Jackson would be deeply offended and the removal of the Choctaw Nation would become one of the worse horror stories of modem era.

For the first four weeks, Jackson tried to go to the mess every day and eat something because his men kept encouraging him and he didn’t want to disappoint them. He even tried to eat the gray slop they fed the prisoners, but the first time he tried it came back up with a vengeance as he puked into the trashcans of the mess hall, so he was limited to his coffee and the little food he could keep in his stomach. Due to those circumstances he quickly lost the weight the doctors put on him and slowing dropped even more as his face became gaunter and his eyes sunk into his