Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States of America from 1829 to 1837. He served for two terms as the president of United States. He won against Quincy Adams in the election of 1828. The presidency of Andrew Jackson is known as “the age of the common man”. He was commander in the American army and later the major general of the Tennessee militia. He played a major role in the War of 1812 by defeating the Red Sticks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend which opened more of the Mississippi Territory for American settlement. Andrew Jackson was a good president because he protected and the Native Americans from the white settlers and also their culture, fought against the second National Bank for the common people, there is an exception …show more content…
The relocation of the Native Americans also called the Indian Removal act was signed by Andrew Jackson. He believed that this act protected the Natives and also protected their culture from the white settlers, “Surrounded by the whites with their arts of civilization, which, by destroying the resources of the savage, doom him to weakness and decay, the fate of the Mohegan, the Narragiansett, and the Delaware is fast overtaking the Choctaw, the Cherokee, and the Creek. That this fate surely awaits them if they remain within the limits of the states does not admit of a doubt.” (Andrew Jackson, page 282). He also made the relocation voluntary for the Natives as it was unjust for them to leave their land which had their ancestral values, “This emigration should be voluntary, for it would be as cruel as unjust to compel the aborigines to abandon the graves of their fathers and seek a home in a distant land.” (Andrew Jackson page 282). This shows that Andrew Jackson cared for the Native Americans and also understood them which is a sign of a good …show more content…
Andrew Jackson became president in 1829 and was not happy with the Second National Bank because he believed in a weak government which keeps all people equal and the bank made the rich richer and the government stronger. He also believed that the bank was unconstitutional, “Entertaining this opinion, and deeply impressed with the belief that some of the powers and privileges possessed by the existing bank are unauthorized by the Constitution, subversive of the rights of the States, and dangerous to the liberties of the people, I felt it my duty at an early period of my Administration to call the attention of Congress to the practicability of organizing an institution combining all its advantages and obviating these objections.”(Andrew Jackson, page 284). The privileges and powers of the bank was given to the stock holders of the bank, majority who were foreigners and many of the Americans who were middle class could not enjoy these privileges and Andrew Jackson was against the exclusion of the common man from the bank, “The powers, privileges, and favors bestowed upon it in the original character, by increasing the value of the stock far above its par value, operated as a gratuity of many millions to the stockholders.... It is not our own citizens only who are to receive the bounty of our Govemment. More than eight millions of the stock of this bank are held by foreigners.”
Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill re-chartering the Second Bank in July 1832 by arguing that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution. The bank’s charter was unfair, Jackson argued in his veto message, because it gave the bank considerable, almost monopolistic, market power, specifically in the markets that moved financial resources around the country and into and out of other nations. That market power increased the bank’s profits and thus its stock price, “which operated as a gratuity of many millions [of dollars] to the stockholders,” who, Jackson claimed, were mostly “foreigners” and “our own opulent citizens.” He then suggested that it would be fairer to most Americans to create a wholly government-owned bank instead, or at least to auction the Second Bank of the US’s monopoly privileges to the highest bidder.
In 1829, Andrew Jackson was elected to office as a Democratic Republican. He won his support from his “rag to riches” background. He rose to fame through his success in the War of 1812 through the Battle of New Orleans and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Jackson became the definition of what a man of modest beginnings could become. During his presidency, Jackson created a new ideology of the government, enhance the powers of the President, and protected rights for the people.
Does anyone know Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson was the most popular president in the history of the United States. Andrew Jackson was not popular because he was elected the seventh president of United State. He was popular because he cared about all people including Native Americans. During the Age of Jackson from 1820 to 1830, Jackson saw himself as the President of the People.
In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was a strong supporter of self government and a representative for the common people. He believed in equal rights for all and that the American government job is to protect and support the common interests of the people. Jackson created the democratic party and was its leader and his policies were heavily influenced by the era of Jeffersonian democracy. His presidency from 1828-1836 marked the Rise of American Democracy where political movement was pushed towards greater democracy.
Andrew Jackson positively impacted the United States leaving an enduring imprint upon American democracy. After commanding the American troops and successfully defeating Britain, Jackson became a national hero in 1812 leading him to become elected as the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Even though some of Jackson’s decisions were viewed as selfish and autocratic, he acted for the well being of the people by taking their opinion into consideration and granting them with equal opportunities. In the end, Jackson’s progressive reforms such as supporting the rights of the common people, repealing the central bank, and relocating the Cherokee Indians, resulted in the expansion of democracy in the United States.
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States of America serving between the years, 1829-1839, or a total of two presidential terms. Jackson was born in March 15th, of 1767 in Waxhaws, which is a city in the northern area of South Carolina. He had been attending elementary schools in the area, but the revolutionary war ended his childhood. Much of his family was wiped out during the war. At the age of 15, the young war torn Andrew Jackson drifted off and taught a bit of school, but then he started to study law.
Group 1: Andrew Jackson: He became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812. Jackson was also elected the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson is significant because of his help to protect America and helped defeat the British. Andrew Jackson was a huge contributing factor of Indian removal. Trail of Tears: In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate.
Congress had made a ruling that the Indians were allowed to keep their land, but “King Jackson” said he had already made his ruling and forced them to the Trail of Tears at gunpoint (President Jackson and Indian Removal). Andrew Jackson just ignoring Congress was a problem that showed he wasn’t a common man. The
This popularity lead to his election in 1828. For many in the United States Jackson came to symbolize the democratic advances of the country (Trail of tears). All in all, Jackson was a very productive president. he accomplished many tasks to help the country. Andrew Jackson is a positive hero figure for all interested in politics or military advancements.
Andrew Jackson was a president in the United States and very important in the American History. For some he was a popular guy but others disliked him strongly. Andrew Jackson was democratic. Some may say that he isn’t; this topic is still argued about to this day. Back then people had the idea that democracy was understood as someone who listened to the people and did what they asked in the terms of the government.
Andrew Jackson was a good president because he protected the Native Americans from the white settlers and also their culture, fought against the second National Bank for the common people, there is an exception the Nullification crises of South Carolina. The southeastern and
The People’s President The 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson opened many doors to having a pristine nation. As the peoples president, he had many premeditated concepts that he was meticulous to complete. When the name Andrew Jackson comes up most people think of all the citizen that were killed while he was in office. But, just think about what the United States be like without all of the failures and achievements that Jackson endured in his lifetime.
Andrew Jackson presidency focused a lot on small government and pleasing the common man. He attempted to shut down national banks to make government smaller. Jackson also enforces things like the Indian Removal Policy, which strengthened the bond between Jackson and the common man. Jackson was the first and only president to make the country debt too. All of these impacted are government today very much as well as other governments around the world.
Andrew Jackson was one of the greatest presidents who made very difficult decisions for our country. Although his choices were not always the popular decision, he made choices that were always promoting democracy. The things that make a good democracy are: giving people a say in government, having a good leader that you can trust to make wise decisions, peace and stability between each country and other states, and having equal power in the government (checks and balances). Andrew Jackson came into office with a popular vote and great support. His supporters viewed him as a man of the people.
Andrew Jackson during his time was considered a very patriotic politician he hated the rich, he hated the Indian, and loved the idea of slavery. It has been said that he grew up not educated and had a bad up bring but still managed to get to a high political suture. Jackson at one point was general and had a very decorated portfolio, which made sense he would become president, Andrew was most well know for “The Battle of New Orleans” where Andrew Jackson, prevented the British Army and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans nearing the end of that war.