President Andrew Jackson's Legacy

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, seventh president of the United States of America, can be debated as either a good president or bad president. But if one were to weigh out the positives and negatives of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, one would realize that his positives outweigh his negatives for a variety of historic facts. Andrew Jackson was a good president because he represented the majority of America’s people by being a common, prevented a civil war when South Carolina threatened to secede from the nation, and because he technically found or instigated the two major parties used in America today (Democratic and Republican). Many Jackson oppositionists despise him because of he is a hypocrite, however America was founded on hypocrisy so as an

Andrew Jackson helped to provide for a strong protection of popular democracy and individual liberty to the United States. Andrew Jackson known as the people’s president held a strong emotion in the states right’s which advocated to the increase of executive power. President Andrew Jackson was good for his country, because he provided certain decisions that helped form America into a better place than where it was before. President Andrew Jackson showed significant positives towards the people of the United States. President Andrew Jackson’s creation of the Democratic Party still exists today. His great efforts to eliminate the Bank of the United States helped to pay off all the national debts in America.

Many have different perspectives on if Andrew Jackson changed politics for the common man, or if it just happened to be a simple trend meant for greater voter participation. Although we may have different ideas I would have to say Andrew Jackson was like most presidents who had their own conflicts. He was just a president who kept somewhat of the same trend just did a couple different tricks.

The President of the United States is one of the most powerful officials. The seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, made the presidency more powerful because he represented the “common man.” Jackson grew up in the rural parts of South Carolina and when he was thirteen years old, he joined the army at during the American Revolution War. Jackson was involved in many wars and became a war hero. He fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. After serving at war, he would serve two terms as president from 1829-1837. Jackson is the father of the Democratic Party. Later on, people would realize that Jackson was a very controversial president. Jackson would be an inefficient and efficient president during his time in office.

Picture a world where Andrew Jackson was considered one of the major presidents along with George Washington, JFK, and Abraham Lincoln. He would be a president that other people look up to. This fantasy might have become a possibility if Andrew Jackson actually was a good president and also a good man. Sadly, this is not reality and Andrew Jackson is one of the many neglected presidents that do not stand out. This president did nothing morally outstanding for our country and that should be recognized. Andrew Jackson’s presidency should not be admired because he was a cruel slave owner and unlawfully moved peaceful Native Americans out of their land. Not only should he not be admired as a president for poor decisions, he should not be admired as a man.

Even though Jackson was very successful during his presidency, there were some events in history that really showed his “weaknesses”. Jackson was classified as a lunatic. He was feared by many, especially his opponents. Due to his temper and poor decisions, Jackson did not mind to go to war for what he believed in or did not care to remove anyone against him. He was a real savage, and I feel the country at this time of period needed this type of mentality in the presidency. A negative event that took place during his term was the Trail of Tears, which was the forced removal of Native Americans from their homeland, resulting in the death of thousands of people. He also promoted slavery and he himself owned many and showed cruelty towards them. Andrew Jackson was stubborn and only cared about himself, but I do believe he

Andrew Jackson’s influence on the politics of his time was remarkable. He was the only president to have an era named after him. He also changed the way this country was run and expanded the country’s borders. He changed much, but the four most important aspects of this era, in chronological order, were his victory over the British, his defeat in the presidential race of 1824, his successful presidential campaign in 1828, and his decision to remove Native Americans to land west of the Mississippi. His victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans lifted his popularity exponentially. He was a newfound American hero, and this pushed his political ambitions towards the White House. In 1824 Jackson was defeated in a close presidential

Jackson did many things in his presidency that could be thought of as either successful or a failure. Ever since he was president, each generation has a different view of him. “No other president has been more widely and variously interpreted than Andrew Jackson.” He was a strong-willed individual who, unlike any other president, had complex characteristics and outlooks that made people either hate him or love him.

Andrew Jackson is arguably one of the most influential presidents in history. He believed that government had a social obligation to the people and that it was the most democratic branch. He was the first president to create a grassroots political

Andrew Jackson, though frequently caricatured as a rube with an uncontrolled temper and pretensions to monarchy, was in reality an overall wise leader, a defender of freedom, and a dynamic president. Jackson showed his leadership in averting the threat of succession. He held to his belief that it was wiser for the country to remain unified and gain strength through compromise and working together than to split and have each separate part squabble for privileges and fight to get what they wanted. He showed himself ready and able to use force to keep the nation together yet willing to use diplomacy and compromise. To this end, he was able to control his emotions and work together with those he disagreed with towards a common goal of unity. Jackson

His own history dictated that he himself did not have any sympathy for the Native American tribes and would brush them aside easily regardless of the Supreme Court’s decisions. Jackson was a pro-slave President who contended with the issue of Federal versus State supremacy. This becomes important later in history due to the American Civil War where many of these issues come to a head. Another issue that Jackson managed was the westward expansion of the United States which involved relocating thousands of Indians. There is also the banking issue in which Jackson was not a fan of a system that held threat of wavering monetary values due to economic fluctuation and wanted a hard money economy. The Bank War was eventually won but at a higher price than what I believe he expected. As a leader, Jackson was seen as a regular man represented the American Dream. He came up from little and only by the self will power and determination did he find his way to the top of the political tower. He was educated, a successful lawyer and judge, a proven successful military leader, and could show himself to be “of the people and for the people”. He did not attempt to extend his powers as the

Andrew Jackson is considered by many to be the first modern president that we have today. He considered the presidency as not just someone who just presides over everything but as one who’s job it is to represent the citizens that lived there. He believed that the presidency was much like being a congressman but instead of just looking out for in the interests of your district, he had to make decisions that would affect the entire country. This would lead him to veto many bills that he considered detrimental to the United States

In 2016, Donald Trump was elected for president. In 2017, Trump took office, and almost everyone was thrilled to see this man lead the United States. People wore shirts of him, hats of him, celebrities supported him widely, singers wrote songs about him, and everyone chanted his famous line, “Make American Great Again”. In 1828, a familiar man won the hearts of Americans and claimed the title as the president of the United States after the brutal defeat in the 1824 Election. Similar to Trump, Andrew Jackson was not just seen as a leader at that time, but an icon as well. People were chomping at the bit just to touch the man. The man who was well liked because of his major role in the War of 1812, the Seminole War, and his status as a war hero. Andrew Jackson and his followers created the modern Democratic Party, during his Presidency and the era from 1830 - 1850 that became known as the Jacksonian Democracy. This is hard to believe because Jackson wasn't the brightest, “Adams called him a barbarian who could not write a sentence of grammar” (Foner pg. 367). Similar to other presidents that the United States has had, Jackson made a mass amount of actions that raised some eyebrows and even chaos. These actions made by Jackson nearly destroyed the nation, especially the economic matter. Although I hold Jackson in high regard for his tremendous boldness, this trait was his hamartia, or his downfall. Because of his boldness, he was egotistical, thinking that he can just decide on

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.