Who Was Andrew Jackson Selfish

Andrew Jackson: The seventh president of the united states known for his awesome

“Democratic Government” who wasn’t so loyal to his presidency in reality. This is made evident

through Andrew Jackson’s selfishness portrayed as a president. He was a so called “democratic”

individual, however he believed in slavery, killing, the subjugation of Native Americans, and the

celebration of white supremacy. His undemocratic self is certain during the following events:

Bank veto, Indian Removal Act, and The Spoils system.

Born in March 15, 1767: “A child of the backwoods, he was left an orphan at 14. His

long military career began in 1781, when he fought against the British in a skirmish at Hanging

Rock.”1 Although Andrew Jackson had little

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spoils system only provided the voters with job opportunities. “On a national scale, the spoils

system was inaugurated with the development of two political parties, the Federalists and the

2 1. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. (Columbia University Press, 2015), s.v. "Whig Party,"

http://questiaschool.com/read/1E1-Whigpart/whig-party.

“Democratic Republicans”, and was used by the earliest Presidents, particularly Thomas

Jefferson.” It is quite clear that President Jackson followed bad paths from other presidents.3 Isn’t

a democratic government supposed to provide every single individual with a job regardless the

race, etc? Being aware of the kind of president Andrew Jackson is, doesn’t shock many when

finding out the way he controlled things. If Jackson was a “true democrat” he would of given

jobs to every individual who either was in need of them, qualified for them, or deserved them.

However, as a selfish person, Andrew Jackson only returned to the ones who gave to him, or the

individuals who were in the same