The United States of America has had over forty presidents in his many years. Though many of them have made a significant impact on us as a country, no one has introduced as many conflicts as Andrew Jackson. I believe that Andrew Jackson was a successful president in his political tactics and implementations of new ideas but proved to be very unsuccessful in his maintenance of the social order and structure of the United States and the people in them.
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the Unites States of America, served from the years 1829 to 1827. His main campaign was to ensure that the common man had a major voice in congress. This made him a favorite among voter because they felt like they were going to be involved in all the
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decisions the government made. He was born in the boonies of South Carolina in 1767. He never had the opportunity to go to the rich kid school, so he took education where he could get. When he became a teenager, Andrew Jackson was overcome with a sudden interest in the judicial and political system. He began to study law for two years, and became a renowned lawyer in Tennessee. He had a very hot temper though. There were multiple reports about him getting into numerous bar brawls and fights because he always felt like he had to defend his honor. He even was convicted of killing a man because he was talking about his wife Rachel in a disgusting manner. Andrew Jackson was very prosperous, despite his overwhelming persona and temper. He owned his own mansion and had many slaves. He was also the first man to be voted into the House of Representatives for Tennessee, and also served a very short time on the Senate. Since Andrew Jackson was a very big part of the war of 1812, he was regarded as a national hero. He was the general of the troops that defeated the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans. He was honored in 1828 with a membership in the “Old Hickory.” He began to win many elections with the help of many famous political figures helping him out. One of the most important ones he won was the control of Federal administration in Washington D.C. Now that some of the background is out of the way, we can start to discuss the good stuff.Andrew Jackson had ran for president in 1824 but lost to adams. In 1829, he barely defeated Adams, but a win's a win. In his first address to Congress, Andrew Jackson had so many crazy ideas I am honestly surprised to say that they actually kept him in office. Keeping in mind that this is his first address, he began by suggesting that they do away with the Electoral College. He also suggested that the different offices should rotate for people who deserved to be in office. Using these few examples of Andrew Jackson’s beliefs and systems, other people in the government and citizens of America started to question if these new ways of thinking were better than the old way. Jackson had opened a can of worms that has yet to be closed to this day. People that ran against him, the Republicans, pegged him as King Andrew I. They were using personal attacks to attempt to make him back down from his strong sense of doing away with the policy making type of government. They knew that Andrew Jackson was beginning to gain support among the American people. One of the best debates and battles between the two parties happened over something as simple as a bank. The Second Bank of the United States was a government funded organization that Jackson didn't think was necessary to the American economy. As soon as the bank heard about this, they were engulfed in fury. They began putting all their time and money behind the Republican party's cause. Andrew Jackson used his power as president to veto the charter to continue the bank.Even though many people seemed not to agree with this course of action, President Andrew Jackson won over Clay for reelection. He had gotten more over fifty six percent of the normal votes, and five times more electoral votes, Even though he hated the electoral system, it really helped him out this time. Andrew Jackson was one of the first successful members of the now budding Democratic party. Though President Andrew Jackson had many things that are considered a great part of the United States of America as a whole, one of his major remembrances in office portrays him as an unjust and evil person.
He was not very fond, to say the least, of the Native Americans that were trying to inhabit the land that he felt belonged to actual citizens. He decided that it was his job as the president of the United States to get rid of these so called problems while he had the opportunity. Around one hundred twenty-five thousand Native Americans were living on what was considered American territory. They mostly inhabited parts of the Southeastern United States such as Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. Unlike the six presidents before him, President Andrew Jackson had no desire to attempt and make these Native Americans civilized. He believed that this goal could not feasibly be reached, so he took matters into his own hands. He knew that these NAtive Americans could not be easily converted to Christianity or learn English quick enough for it make an impact on the future. The only five tribes that seemed to grasp the concepts that the American people were trying to teach them were the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee. These tribes became known as the Five Civilized Tribes. It was a very creative name that probably took them about five seconds to come up with. These tribes were located on a region that was predicted to be a very profitable region though. This southeastern part of the United States of America was the best place to grow crops, so it became very valuable to the new people flooding into the United States. As the president of the United States, Andrew Jackson knew he had to do something about this rising issue of territory. The white settlers had begun to take matters into their own hands. They started taking the Native American’s livestock and burning it to show them that they had no place on this land. There were
many government offices that began to side with these settlers and supported them with money and words of affirmation for their actions. The Supreme Court, however in multiple cases determined that these practices were unjust. These skirmishes were beginning to turn the United States of America against each other. President Andrew Jackson knew he had to step in. Jackson signed the Indian Removal act in the year 1830. This only allowed the state government to negotiate the removal of Native Americans justly, and presumed that the Native Americans did not have to leave unless it was voluntary and peaceful. Many government officials, from the local all the way up to Andrew Jackson, ignored this part of the act and forced many Native Americans out of their homeland and into present day Oklahoma. The journey was said to be detrimental to the Indians. It was dubbed the Trail of Tears by many who endured the long trek. Some tribes thought it would be better to stay behind and attempt to try and win a war against the American forces, others decided it would be better just to go. Andrew Jackson tried to turn a blind eye toward the crucial trip the Indians were having to endure because of the Indian Removal Act he passed. This only caused more tension between the Native Americans and American citizens. When thinking about President Andrew Jackson, my mind automatically reverts to his involvement in the Trail of Tears and the Indian Removal Act. I always forget about the important ideas and principles that he put into practice before all the power went to his head. He was the first successful leader of the Democratic party while it was still being constructed. He was a very successful general in the United States Army which allowed him to have the support of many political figures when he finally decided to run for president. He was a prime example of how to play your cards right if you want to have a successful future. He started out as a lawyer from a small Tennessee law firm, and somehow ended up running an entire country. President Andrew Jackson also had many major ideas that he presented to the members of Congress during his presidency. He thought that the electoral college should be done away with and was a very large supporter of the common man’s point of view and life.Based on the facts that have been presented, Andrew Jackson should be considered successful in the political realm of his presidency, but he needed a few more advisors in the social aspects of the american people.
As the author of Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, James C. Curtis seems to greatly admire Andrew Jackson. Curtis pointed out that Jackson was a great American general who was well liked by the people. As history shows, Andrew Jackson had his flaws; for example, he thought the National Bank of the United States was going to kill him but he was determined to kill it first. He resented the Bank because he thought it was the reason for the Panic of 1819. Andrew Jackson was elected to the presidency in 1824 after first being nominated in 1822. He was sixty-one when he was elected the seventh president of the United States.
Throughout Jackson's two terms as President, Jackson used his power unjustly. As a man from the Frontier State of Tennessee and a leader in the Indian wars, Jackson loathed the Native Americans. Keeping with consistency, Jackson found a way to use his power incorrectly to eliminate the Native Americans. In May 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. This act required all tribes east of the Mississippi River to leave their lands and travel to reservations in the Oklahoma Territory on the Great Plains. This was done because of the pressure of white settlers who wanted to take over the lands on which the Indians had lived. The white settlers were already emigrating to the Union, or America. The East Coast was burdened with new settlers and becoming vastly populated. President Andrew Jackson and the government had to find a way to move people to the West to make room. In 1830, a new state law said that the Cherokees would be under the jurisdiction of state rather than federal law. This meant that the Indians now had little, if any, protection against the white settlers that desired their land. However, when the Cherokees brought their case to the Supreme Court, they were told that they could not sue on the basis that they were not a foreign nation. In 1832, though, on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees were a "domestic dependent nation," and therefore, eligible to receive federal protection against the state. However, Jackson essentially overruled the decision. By this, Jackson implied that he had more power than anyone else did and he could enforce the bill himself. This is yet another way in which Jackson abused his presidential power in order to produce a favorable result that complied with his own beliefs. The Indian Removal Act forced all Indians tribes be moved west of the Mississippi River. The Choctaw was the first tribe to leave from the southeast.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and was one of the most controversial presidents ever. Jackson initially gained national fame through his role in the War of 1812, where he led a victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. Three year laters, Jackson invaded the Spanish-Florida territory which directed to the Adams-Onis Treaty. Although Andrew Jackson proved to be a great military strategist, his unneeded hostility, which was brought out in the Spoils System, the Indian Removal Act, and the ongoing feud with the National Bank, ultimately classify him as poor president.
defeat the British in the war, but he did more than that. That is what
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of America who had a very unique time in office. Jackson advertised as being for the people of the United States but then his actions proved otherwise at later times. While Jackson did things for the people, he was as much of an autocrat as he was a democrat based upon the documents that were formed during his time in office.
Andrew Jackson was a good president. He helped shaped the United States to the way it is today. Andrew Jackson had his up and downs as any president would. Jackson did what he thought was good for the common man. He was a common man who brought himself up all the way from he bottom.
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, can be listed among the United States’. the greatest leaders of the world. He had many different personal skills which in turn helped him to become one of the presidents of our nation. Some of these skills include being a lawyer, judge, politician, war hero, and most importantly, a great leader. Andrew Jackson can be listed among the great men that formed this country to what it is today.
He was elected by popular vote. Jackson wanted to cater to the common people. Jackson was the first president to become a democrat. The other presidents before him were either a federalist, democratic-republican or a republican. He vetoed more than twelve bills than his six predecessors. He wanted to make sure his people were treated fairly. The first president, George Washington, to the sixth president, John Quincy Adams, only vetoed nine bills. The first six presidents before him were wealthy and educated. Andrew Jackson did not have much money and felt education was not really necessary. Overall, Jackson seemed to be a hero compared to the other presidents before him.
... one of the stipulations and had to be settled. The removal of the Natives in an effort to protect the American people on the frontier proceeded, and was all the region of present-day Oklahoma, as shown in document L. These actions are viewed as cruel and unjust, but it was the way that would’ve dealt the least damage. Further delaying the issue would’ve soon set into altercations between the various Native tribes and the United States of America. In retrospect, Jackson served to protect the people.
Jackson remained in the military after the war. Late in 1817,he received orders to subdue the Seminole Native Americans, who were raiding across the border from Spanish Florida itself. He captured its bastions at St. Marks Pensacola and arrested, tried, and executed two British nationalists whom he charged with abetting the Native Americans.
He was the first president to be born in a log cabin, to be an orphan by the age of fifteen, and to be hardened by decades of military campaigns (195). In his first term he exercised the use of veto power more than all previous presidents combined (196). He ran the government the same way he ran his army (196). Andrew Jackson resolved the issue of breaking up the Union and was able to postpone it for another 30 years (197). He also moved all of the United States deposits from the Second National Bank and put them into state and local banks (198). Another thing he did while in office was to begin to move the Indians to Oklahoma (199). In 1830, the General Removal Act was passed (199). The next act passed was the Removal Act against the Choctaws (200). By 1833 nearly 11,000 were removed, and in 1838 nearly all Chickasaws were removed (200). In December 1985 the Cherokee Nation signed a treaty to move west, and in 1838 they walked the Trail of Tears, where 4,000 out of 18,000 died (201). Andrew Jackson’s policies moved 45,690 Indians across the Mississippi (201). This was his most controversial legacy
President Jackson singlehandedly led the destruction of the Native Americans with his aggressive actions and hostile decisions. President Jackson shirked his responsibility to protect the Native Americans of the United States by ignoring the Supreme Court’s decision, promoting legislation to bring about the separation of Native Americans and whites, and his decision to involve the United States Armed Forces against Indian Tribes. If it was not for President Jackson’s actions, the future of the Native Americans would have been different, or at least the American settlers wanted Indian land for many reasons. These reasons include geography and terrain, location, resources, and old grudges. First, the geography was perfect for farmers with fertile land.
Andrew Jackson is one of the most controversial presidents. Many regard him as a war hero, the father of the Democratic Party, an inspiring leader, and a spokesman for the common man. While there is plenty to praise about the seventh president, his legacy is tarnished by his racism, disregard for the law of the land, cruelty towards the Native Americans, and ruthless temper. Jackson was an intriguing man who was multi-faceted. One must not look at a singular dimension, and cast judgment on him as a whole. To accurately evaluate one of the most complex presidents, it is crucial to observe Jackson from all possible angles. Prior lifestyle, hardships in life, political ideology, lifestyle of the time, political developments, and his character
Andrew Jackson began a whole new era in American history. Amongst his greatest accomplishments were evoking the "common man" to be interested in government and tailoring democracy to satisfy the same "common man's" needs. Of course, Jackson could not go about making such radical changes without supporters, but that never surfaced as a problem. Jacksonian Democrats, as they came to be called, were great in number during the 1820's and 1830's. They advocated all of the issues that President Jackson did, and did so with great vigor. They thought of themselves very highly because they recognized their responsibilities as American citizens. They realized that as political leaders they had a true purpose- to protect and serve the American people. The Jacksonians justified their view of themselves in their sincere attempts to guard the United States Constitution by both promoting equality of economic opportunity and increasing political democracy, but they had their downfalls with issues of individual liberties.
Andrew Jackson was undoubtedly a man of the people. He was the first president to be chosen by the people and his background was not that of a typical president. He was not born into a rich family. Jackson's favored the general public rather than the wealthy. His election shifted the balance of power from the wealthy East Coast, to farmers and small businesspeople in the west. Jackson vetoed more bills than all previous presidents did in an attempt to help the common man.