An Analysis Of Andrew Jackson's Tyranny Of The Majority

Andrew Jackson was in fact, an autocrat. He did not listen to the advice of his cabinet, he pushed the Natives off of their homeland to use the land better, and he used Tyranny of The Majority. Andrew Jackson was elected because he argued everyone should listen to the word of the people, even the supreme court. According to Historical Statistics of the United States, part 2, 1975, when new states were being made and the people were voting instead of the legislatures, Andrew Jackson won. This is Tyranny of the Majority. Since Andrew Jackson wanted to do what the people wanted, the people chose him. The legislatures chose what was best for the country.

As reported by Senate Documents, 21st Congress, 1829-1830, Andrew Jackson wrote a letter

to Congress on December 8, 1829 about how the employees of the government (janitors, tax collectors, etc.) should be replaced every four years because their work ethic decreases over time. Jackson probably just wanted to hire the people that he liked the most. And that’s exactly what he did. As stated in Robert V. Remini, The life of Jackson, 1988, Jackson’s Secretary of State Van Buren gave Jackson advice to hire a very trustworthy person as the tax collector of the port of New York. This was because almost 15,000,000 dollars annually passed through the collector’s hands. But Jackson did not heed this advice and he hired Samuel Swartwout, an early supporter, even though he had criminal tendencies. And sure enough, Swartwout stole $1,222,705.09, escaping to Europe. This was the biggest theft so far in American history.
As in Indian Removal, 1831-1840s Source: Map created from various sources, most of the Natives were moved West and forced out of their homelands. They were all moved to one area where none of them knew what to do and the place was overpacked. The Cherokees had to be moved by the Army because they did not know about Jackson forcing them to leave, and they were only allowed to bring what they could carry. They had to walk 400 miles. On those 400 miles, 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokees died. The path they went on became known as the Trail of Tears.
Because of these reasons, Jackson was an autocrat. He did not have any limits to get what he wanted, and there was multiple consequences, mostly negative, to his actions.