When you hear the name “Andrew Jackson”, what do you think of? Do you think of how he extended power to the common man? Or how he threw away the national bank to help the less fortunate Americans? Many people are reminded of the great courageous stands he made for our country and the common man, but what they don't know is that all of his grand decisions had a traumatic effect on others. Andrew Jackson only followed out the will of his supporters. This left out many other Americans, leaving them without jobs and a leader they could trust. He also took away human rights by forcing the American Indians off their homes. Jackson was only democratic towards the lower class men of America, he didn't think about all the other men, women, American …show more content…
How is ripping someone from their home the will of the people? Andrew Jackson destroyed the American Indians human rights by tearing them from their home and moving them to an unknown land, expecting them to survive. Jackson did not consider American Indians or slaves as “the people”. Jackson only saw “the people” as his supporters, therefore he became bias towards them. “The people” includes everyone in America. Everyone who will be affected by Jackson's decisions. That includes slaves, American Indians, women, and upperclass men. Andrew Jackson didn't understand that, causing him to believe that it was no problem to take away the Cherokee Indians home. In The memorial of the Cherokee Nation, a Cherokee Indian tells us “The country west of the Arkansas territory is unknown to us… The far greater part of that region is… badly supplied with food and water.” The American Indians were scared. Andrew Jackson was was driving them into a new land with poor resources. He was allowing his own people who listen to him, to be set up to fail. Jackson demolished the American Indians human rights by forcefully moving them off their homes. Andrew Jackson was not hearing the American Indians plead to stay, he did not listen to the will of the people, and he most certainly did not carry it …show more content…
The American National Bank was a large source of income towards the upper class, but many lower class men felt the banking system was taking away money from them. In Andrew Jackson's Bank Veto Message to Congress, he tells them how he believes the banking system is unfair towards the lower class. What he doesn’t include in the letter is how the majority of the lower class are his supporters who he praises with every bit of power he owns. Although the banking system may not of been perfect, it remained to be a large source of income for the upper class and an important part of their daily lives. By sending this letter, Jackson was already beginning to show his bias towards his supporters. Daniel Webster could already see Jackson's biases and despised him for it, he says in Daniel Webster’s Reply to Jackson’s Bank Veto Message, “It manifestly seeks to inflame the poor against the rich, it wantonly attacks whole classes of the people, for purposes of turning against them the prejudices and resentments of other classes.” Webster believes that Jackson is favoring the lower class by choosing their best interest over the upper classes. Andrew Jackson is prejudice towards the upper class and showed it in all his decisions throughout his presidency. Being democratic does not mean listening to some of the people. It means listening to all, and by destroying the National Banking system Jackson showed that
Andrew Jackson’s presidency should not be admired by our current generation because he did whatever he wanted and only that. Many, many times during his presidency Jackson decided to simply not follow the rules. One example is when the Cherokee went to the supreme court about their land being taken. The supreme court ruled that their actions in removing the Cherokee Violated their treaties with the federal government, and that they had a right to their land. To which Jackson responded by saying “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” (Crashcourse). This basically means that even if there was a new rule he had to follow, it didn’t matter because he didn’t care. He was going to do what he wanted, and only what he wanted. No matter who or what tried to stop him. Andrew Jackson treated other people just as badly as the Cherokees.
Andrew Jackson felt that the national bank was created for the point that it would benefit the wealthy and since Jackson was for the common man he hated this system. Jackson wanted to best support the common man and eliminating the national bank would be the solution. This also introduced the implied power, known as a veto. Jackson used this veto power to stop the funding for the for the national bank which eventually forced it to close. This showed that Jackson was willing to take any measures possible to make it the most fair for the common man and decrease the benefits for the
The Bank for Jackson motivated poor people against wealthy Americans who would take advantage of the poor people for their selfish purposes.Jackson’s words kind of encouraged a class war between the rich and the poor people. Jackson vetoed the Bank after it was passed by both Senate and the House of Representatives, and this show how Jackson had too much power, and that he is taking freedom away and not treating people equally as Webster replied to Jackson’s Bank veto (Doc
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States in the 1820s and 1830s. Like George Washington, Jackson has had little education. Which makes him more likable by the common people than well educated elite presidents. During Jackson's time in office, he had such a major effect that historians call this time The Age of Jackson. His contributions that had such an impact on history was the Spoils System, the Force Bill, the Indian Removal Act, and his views on the National Bank.
Andrew Jackson didn't favor the federal bank believing in the corruptness of it even using word such as "Monopoly" and evils" (Doc. A) to describe the inner workings of it. When it came to removing the federal bank Jacksonian's believed that removal of it could make it so that the "selfish purposes" of he rich could be less assessable and less destructive to liberty. Document B even takes it a step further saying wealth is a "seed of jealousy" that Andrew Jackson, described as head, is planting into the Jacksonians to spark classes against each other. Theoretically they believed they where doing justice In bring the rich to a common ground but in practice really showed signs of jealousy and not doing much economic
Andrew Jackson also demonstrated democratic qualities through his bank veto message. This was a very important subject at the time, since slave owners were making a great deal of profit. The banks were making a lot of money, and so were the wealthy. Slaves were becoming more and more popular, and if the bank veto had gone the other way, it would have changed the economy at that time. Since slave owners were already making a lot of money, Jackson knew that if he did not veto the bank message, the wealthy people of the country would only become wealthier. “ It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes.” (Document F). In Document F, he is explaining that idea of rich people becoming richer, and that the men of the banks cannot be trusted for the sake of the people of the country. In Document G, Daniel Webster states that Jackson’s move only turned the social classes against each other, since he is claiming the wealthy men are only looking to benefit themselves. “ It manifestly seeks to
Andrew Jackson was a very influental person in American history. He gave the United States some very important ideas on the topic of government. Jackson was diffrent in many ways. He impacted the government,he helped leave a big impression on the world's overal military power, and finally he was unique in the White House. All of these very important ideas helped Jackson create a uniqe and influental impact on histroy.
He doesn’t care about whether the bank could have benefited many rich and maybe even poor, but only focuses on the fact that the bank was made by rich citizens and the poor people have a “disadvantage.” This is significant because it shows Jackson’s bitter feelings towards the rich and the real reason why he hated the bank. It was not because of the bank’s actions or disadvantages, but because of the people who ran it. Jackson only cares about himself and his own kind and hates anyone different from
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, known for being the 7th president among a war hero and ingenious lawyer, was a voice for the common people. He was born in 1767 to a poor widowed mother. When he was 13, he enlisted and fought in the Revolutionary War. His mother died soon after, and Jackson began to study law. After becoming a successful lawyer and marrying, he retraced his steps to a military career. He quickly shot up the ranks, leading soldiers to numerous victories. What sent him into the public eye however, was the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans. This gave him the momentum to become a Tennessee representative and later a senator. His path to the presidency started in 1824 where he began his first campaign. He won the popular vote, but not enough of the electoral college, and lost. Finally, in 1828, he was elected after a campaign based on listening to the common people. He was then reelected in 1832. During his life, it was a time where America’s land and influence were skyrocketing, but it was was controlled solely by the rich and powerful. He sought to fix this, to make America more democratic. Democratic meaning
Andrew Jackson Campaign Would you want somebody who worked his whole life to get to where his is or somebody who has been handed his opportunities to be the president of the United States? If so then Andrew Jackson is your guy because he has been working his whole life to get this opportunity. Even though people think he is impulsive and vindictive, I think that Andrew Jackson should be elected because he has a great war record, his removal of the national bank was essential in getting rid of elitism, and kicking the Indians out of the farmlands provided white farmers with much more land. The first words that should come to mind when Andrew Jackson is mentioned are a true American.
Andrew Jackson the biography by Robert V. Remini was very enlightening on the impact that Andrew Jackson had on the United States if it was for good or for bad. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was born March 15, 1767, near the end of the colonial era, somewhere near the border between North and South Carolina. His family was of Scots-Irish decent and was a farming family of relatively modest means. Childhood for Jackson was a rough one but one that many in that time had to face, fighting for ones own life in many different ways.
Andrew Jackson’s impact on America had both negative impacts and positive impacts. For negative impacts, he was a man slaughterer of native Indian tribes and treated them unfairly. He caused a problem when he initiated the nullification crisis and force act. For positive impacts, he destroyed the national bank. He did both bad things and good things, and to understand all of them is important.
Jackson is responsible for the decrease population of Cherokees is because he was not obligated to sign them because in his speech it says “Can it be cruel in this Government when, by events which it cannot control, the Indian is made discontented in his ancient home to purchase his lands, to give him a new and extensive territory, to pay the expense of his removal, and support him a year in his new abode? How many thousands of our own people would gladly embrace the opportunity of removing to the West on such conditions! If the offers made to the Indians were extended to them, they would be hailed with gratitude and joy”. This means they were supposed to ask then buy the land instead of just moving them to the West. The speech also states that it was supposed to be peaceful but over 4,000 people died from hunger, cold, and disease. Mr. Jackson also turned on his fellow helpers who disagreed with the movement and became very hostile with his members such as Chief John Ross and Chief Justice John
In Andrew Jackson’s time he was kind of like a superhero. Jackson was a very brave and powerful man, not one you would want to mess with. Jackson did a lot of good for this country, but he also did hurt the country too. Most of that is because Jackson wasn’t afraid to speak his mind. Some people admired that, but a lot of people hated him for it. Although Jackson might have caused some damage he did do a lot of good to make up for, just like when he saved thousands of families from losing money.