On October 20, 2017, president Andrew Jackson is brought in court. He is tried for crimes against humanity. The prosecution claims that Jackson had caused the death 4000 Indians on the Trail of Tears. Defense claims their client is innocent. They say that Andrew Jackson was helping the country and that America should keep the land. He fought for the greater good of America. He made America for what is its today. They claim Jackson was helping America by opposing the National Bank. For prosecution, Chief Osceola, Howard Zinn, Theodore Frelinghuysen and John Marshall will be speaking in court. Robert Remini, John Ridge, Martin Van Buren, and Andrew Jackson will be testifying in court. With all the facts and claims set out, we they will deliberate the outcome for Mr. Andrew Jackson. Prosecution started with our 1st witness, Chief Osceola. He was born in Alabama. He is the leader of the Seminole Indians in Florida. The direct questioning began with the Indian Removal Act. Chief Osceola says that the Indians were forced to move out of their territory. It was the Americans who forced the tribe to move west. The land in west was a terrible area to build a tribe. Billy was his other name, helped fight against American to try to save their land. Eventually he was put in prison. Their tribe was filled with tons of culture. They ran their culture like the Christian government. They had their society just like the American constitution. The Seminole were willing to work out a
Andrew Jackson, born on March 15,1767 was the 7th president of the United States, who was a self made man, rising to money and power. He is viewed as a controversial historical figure in American history between being a hero or villain. Andrew Jackson is a villain due to his controversial decisions during his presidency, such as the spoils system, the nullification crisis, the Second Bank of the United States, and lastly the most impactful decision, the Indian Removal Policy. Jackson may have been seen as the common man leader,and did many things to benefit the people, but that can not justify his unacceptable actions.
The differing interests between the North, South, and the West began to become clearer over time. However, I believe that many of these crucial issues were addressed head on during Jackson’s presidency, but that was only the beginning. Compromises were made to prevent the splitting of the Union, consequently, these topics, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, South Carolina are Nullification Crisis, the Bank War, and slavery were the most controversial. Thus, once these contrary world views had dominated the sectional compromises were no longer possible.
Why should the United States honor a president who caused immense pain to many innocent people and led our country into a financial panic and depression by putting him on the $20 bill? Andrew Jackson was not the great man that many people learned about. Jackson did many things during his presidency that should are dishonorable, such as supporting the Indian Removals, or kicking qualified people out of his office to make room for his friends in the government. Even though many people believe he was the people’s president and stood for democracy, we should not be applauding a president that supported discrimination and slavery during his time in office. Andrew Jackson was against the national bank, too, and even went as far as to begin a campaign to close down the bank. Additionally, Jackson committed various dishonorable actions during his presidency that lost him the trust of some of his voters and gave his opponents valid reasons to oppose him. Andrew Jackson does not deserve to be on the $20 bill.
In the history of America, the people have always had a mixed opinions or views with certain presidents on certain bills. Some presidents brought change, while others didn't which shows why not all presidents have a bill with their face on it. But the people have never felt more mixed about a president on a bill until Andrew Jackson took the 20. While Andrew Jackson has made a lot of positive gains in America there is still a lot of negative things and I think he shouldn't be on the bill at all. He has done way more harm than good such as he was still a murderer and a traitor symbol on America because of events he took in such as him making South Carolina stay in the union and pay taxes, him vetoing the pet banks, and he signed for the Trail of Tears.
When most people look for a friend would normally look to someone they met at school, or someone they work with, never a younger sibling, yet I have turned to my younger brother, Jackson, to be my best friend. Jackson and I are very similar and have always had a close relationship. I often catch myself wondering, what would I do without him? I know that I would not have my partner in crime, fishing, and wrestling.
Throughout Andrew Jackson’s presidency, he sought to represent the common man, but in doing so has negatively affected the American people. Many of the decisions that Jackson made were thoughtful resolutions to complex conflicts that threatened to dismantle the Union. Though he resolved conflicts, the effects of his decisions were felt beyond their benefits. Decisions made by Andrew Jackson such as the veto of the Second National Bank, which was positive in theory but ultimately led to severe shortcomings economically, questioned the ideas of the Jacksonian Democrats. These Jacksonian Democrats were guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity for the most part; however, there were pitfalls with their ideas.
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.
When Jackson came to power in 1829 he promised much, advocating equality, democratic change, morality in government and true representation. However Jackson's success or failure as a president is shown by what he actually did. The thesis of this essay is that despite the variety of issues faced by Jackson he didn't actually bring about much change. This could be interpreted as failure but his legacy as a strong president, as a symbol of US democracy, and also the devotion of the people to him, does perhaps counter the failings. Failure might constitute not meeting one's promises but Jackson's ambiguity and inconsistency on many issues make it hard to judge his performance. I would not say he was completely successful or unsuccessful but
When we look back into history, we are now able to fully comprehend the atrocities the Indians faced at the hands of the historic general and President, Andrew Jackson. It can be seen as one of the most shameful and unjust series of political actions taken by an American government. However, as an American living almost 200 years later, it is crucial to look at the motives possessed by Andrew Jackson, and ask whether he fully comprehended the repercussions of his actions or if is was simply ignorant to what he was subjection the natives to. We must also consider weather he truly had the countries best interest in mind, or his own.
"As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending." Said Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was a good president because, he always understood what the job of the president was all about; a civil servant position, representing the common people at the highest level. And he worked hard to maintain that position during his presidency, resisting the pressures of the political elite that surrounded him. In fact, he made a point of changing civil servant workers periodically, to allow for new workers to come in, forcing those that had already served to find work outside the government. By doing this, he ensured that current and former government workers had both an inside and outside perspective of the government. He also worked hard to keep the Union together,
I, Michelle Benitez representative of Everett's Law Firm, am here on the behalf of my wrongly accused client, President Andrew Jackson. In 1838, our Cherokee brothers and sisters were torn away from their native land; were forced to walk thousands of miles to an Indian Reservation Land. Our nation was inflicted a difficult decision; my client, Mr. Jackson, responded with the Indian Removal Act. From these courses of actions, President Jackson was now recently accused of murder for all our deceased Cherokee brothers and sisters.
Andrew Jackson’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians is still a controversial policy debated by historians today. This policy was important because it represented a significant turning point in United States history. The Jackson administration’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s significantly changed the political policy pursued by the United States but continued the social and economic policies.
Why Andrew Jackson Was One of America’s Most Evil Presidents Andrew Jackson was one of America's most evil presidents. Andrew Jackson is one of America's most evil presidents for many reasons. He may have been known as a hero for being in a revolutionary war as a kid, but he did many evil things that most of his followers don’t know about. One of the reasons why Andrew Jackson is America’s most evil presidents is because he drove out the Indians. He forcibly made them travel a 1,000 mile trek called the “Trail of Tears.”
President Andrew Jackson is on trial to decide if he is guilty of the impeachment articles filed against him. He has been accused of exceeding the power of the federal government and, therefore, violating the rights of the State of South Carolina through his actions in the Nullification Crisis. However, it can be proven that everything Jackson did was constitutional and for the benefit of the Union.
Each team of attorneys have interviewed several witnesses before the day of the trial. After interviewing, the attorneys compiled a list of questions to ask the witnesses during their testimonies.