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How Did Andrew Jackson Affect The Economy

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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaw settlement, a community of Irish immigrants along the border between North and South Carolina. Though his birthplace is in dispute, he considered himself a South Carolina native. His father died several days before his birth and they then moved in with the Crawford's close family members. Jackson attended local schools and made many childhood friends.
Andrew Jackson is known as the forefather of the modern democratic party and he dismantled the Bank of the US. He also strengthened the power of the presidency and expanded the spoils system to strengthen his political base through patronage and the first and only president to pay off the entire national debt, although severe economic depression …show more content…

He went against congress many times during his presidency. He was able to split people views to make a stronger two party system.
Andrew Jackson destroyed national debt in many ways. Increased revenue from tariffs and increased revenue from land sales created a surplus large enough to pay off the government's debt. This was in 1835. However, even with a balanced budget in 1835, the economy slipped into a recession in 1837 that lasted until 1844. It would be interesting to me to see the effects of the budget surplus on government spending as well as the economic impact of the tariffs and what effect they had on reducing exports and increasing inflation.
He was the first person from Nashville, Tennessee to be elected a member of the senate and later a president of United States, and also because he was a war hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812 against British. He also destroyed the charter of the Bank of the United States by abusing his veto power. But the reason the people consider him a man of the people is because he granted his supporters, friends, and farmers with public offices just so he could win their support. In the case of Maryland v Mcculoch the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the National Bank was constitutional, regardless of any laws Andrew Jackson made. Andrew Jackson did violate the rights of people and the

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