Assess the successes and failures of Andrew Jackson's presidency

There are many who are against Andrew Jackson because he is a hypocrite. An example of this is how Jackson states he is against slavery but still owned slaves. One has to understand that America was founded on hypocrisy. Essentially what Jackson is trying to do is to make compromises on situations so he can support both sides of an argument to represent as many people as possible.

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

When Americans expanded their country west, they interfered with many American Indian Tribes. In a letter he wrote to congress, he explained “This emigration should be voluntary… (but) if they remain within the limits of the states they must be subject to their laws” (Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress December 7, 1829). Andrew Jackson offered to let the American Indians stay if they followed their laws. But in 1831, Jackson forced the Native Americans out of their homelands starting the Indian Removal. According to a reprinted in Niles Weekly Register, the Cherokee’s said “We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation”. Jackson lied to the American Indians about allowing them to stay. Jackson did not act democratically because he did not allow the American Indians to stay and forced them to move west. Jackson was fair to his supporters, but not to

America’s history is rich and full of countless heroes, scandals, and incredible stories. Perhaps one of the most interesting of those stories is that of Andrew Jackson’s. To some, he was a hero, but to others, he was their worst enemy. Being raised in the mountains of the Carolinas, he became the first “backcountry president” of the United States (Wilentz, 13). His fame, though, began years before his presidency.

The Jackson Presidency can be considered truly democratic by his actions that represent the will of the people, even if the will of the people disobeys the will of the government. Andrew Jackson was considered to be the people’s president. His economic background showed him to be someone who came from a poor family, thus making him relatable to the ‘common man’. Document one’s purpose is to display the number of presidential electors chosen by state legislatures. The previous election, before Jackson’s first term as President, shows five states had Presidential electors chosen by state legislatures.

Jackson vetoed the usage of federal money to construct the Marysville Road, since it included Kentucky, the home state of Jackson’s political opponent, Henry Clay. Parties, rivalries, and ideas of Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson were similar to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton’s and their era. All of the previous presidents had set a two-term precedent. Jackson followed the tradition and did not pursue a third term. These demonstrate examples of the continuity through his

The second bank of the United States was headed by Nicholas Biddle, who sought the re-charter of the bank in order to provide an economic aspect to the presidential race of 1832. When Jackson won the election, he believed it was a sign to remove federal funds and to put the money in state banks. Jackson wrote a veto towards Congress about his viewpoint on how the government is selfish and doesn’t include the common man, but focuses more on the rich. Daniel Webster (who is assumed to be a congressman but is unstated) analyzes the veto in Document 5 by saying, “It manifestly seeks to inflame the poor against the rich, it wantonly attacks whole classes of people, for the purposes of turning against them the prejudices and resentments of other classes.” The document provides examples of how Jackson is condescending with his vetoes and hypocritical of his own points.

Andrew Jackson's economic policies, including his views on banking during the mid-19th century had a rather large impact on the United States during the time. Jackson was a president who thought himself to be a protector of the "common man" and that certain rights and privileges should be enjoyed by every citizen. However, in attempting to doing so, Jackson's economic policies such as his veto against the National Bank, his use of "pet banks" to deposit government money instead of the National Bank, and the passing of the Specie Circular, created a government that was limited in every regard, resulting in great economic instability, contributing to the Panic of 1837. The Second Bank of the United States faced

With the election of Andrew Jackson, for the first time in American history, a common man built his way up to earn the title of President of the United States. Jackson being of “low birth” had particular significance because he went from rags to riches. During his presidency his affinity for the common people did not change, thus Jackson tended to favor the rights of the common people over what was constitutionally correct. Andrew Jackson from such actions can be called the “father” of American democracy because he set the precedent that later presidents followed: where he campaigned and reached out to the people and set the notion that presidential policies ruled over Congress because the president was elected by the people. Although, most would argue against Jackson and his beliefs as president, it is evident that he always put the common people before himself as can be seen in his presidential runs, the spoils system, the vetoing of the second National Bank and the Indian Removal Act.

In 1828, Andrew Jackson also called the “common man”, was inaugurated into office and became America’s 7th president. Jackson’s presidential years are known as the Jacksonian Era. During this time, many political, social, and economic issues arise. Tensions grow between the industrial North, agricultural South, and government due to the interpretation of state rights, nullification crisis’, and the removal of Indians. The events that occurred from 1824 to 1836 contributed to the growth of divisive sectionalism during the Age of Jackson.

Presidents are supposed to inspire and help people and the nation. Many can think of all the good presidents, but can you think of the bad? There aren’t many, but, when talking about them, they believed that they helped America, but the actually hurt the nation. Andrew Jackson was our seventh president of the United States. Some presidents like him are guilty of degrading the Office of the Presidency. This is by his actions to the Trail of Tears, the endless Bank Wars, and the Spoils System that he created during his presidency. The first that we will talk about is the Spoils System and changes made in office.

Andrew Jackson served as the President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before presidency Jackson was considered to have been one of the most powerful leaders in history.  This paper examines Andrew Jackson's rise to power and other major political conflicts of his time such as the Bank war, Nullification crisis and Indian removal. It is important to examine and analyze the different perspectives to obtain a better understanding of the events and the rhetoric surrounding it.

Andrew Jackson was fearless to some but stubborn to others he stood for the Union and his personal beliefs and in some cases he allowed his emotions to cloud his judgment. Jackson’s weakness was after the Supreme Court ruled the Indians can stay where they were. Jackson abused his executive power and ignored this rule of law by forcing the Cherokee Indians be removed to Oklahoma along the trial of tears causing three thousand Indians to die of starvation or disease. Jackson also opposed to the second Bank of the United States he vetoed that the bank be destroyed. He felt the second Bank of the United States was unconstitutional and that it would cause a political threat and later withdrew all of U.S. federal deposits from the bank. Jackson

Jackson’s removal policy did not sit well with a lot of groups; many were uncomfortable about it but agreed it had to be done. President Jackson showed great leadership apart from everything else, and handled the Indian Removal act when no one else wanted to address the growing issue of Indian problem. Most government officials saw little to gain from addressing this and would do nothing. Some historians believe the president’s motivation was clearly out of concern for the Indians customs, their culture and their language, but his first concern was the safety of the military, Indians occupying the east might jeopardize the defense of the United States.

Although many of Jackson’s policies and actions, by today’s standards, were quite antagonistic, or simply not thoroughly thought out (e.g. the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the unauthorized invasion of Spanish Florida, Specie Circular during the Panic of 1837, etc.), they nonetheless substantiate that any man, rich or poor, are able to drastically alter the U.S.’s status quo, so long as they have permission to do so from Congress.