Ariana Jones
Ms. Galvin
APUSH Unit 3 Essay
28 October 2014
Andrew Jackson had many ideas about what could make democracy in America greater, which gained him a large group of supporters from all around the nation. The people saw Jackson as many things from the “Frontier Aristocrat” for his vast life experience to “Old Hickory” because of his toughness. The people loved his jack-of-all-trades persona, which many thought made him the personification of the west. He commanded fear and respect from his subordinates, and was known for his unflexing ways when it came to achieving what he wanted. The era of Jacksonian Democracy demonstrated the extensive power of the "common man" through the leadership of Andrew Jackson, a self proclaimed “common
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They referred to him as the “frontier aristocrat,” for his vast life experiences, and because he had been out west and promoted westward expansion. He was also referred to as “Old Hickory” for his toughness by his subordinates in the military. Andrew Jackson was someone with a jack-of-all-trades persona, that invited the “common” people to support him. The common people viewed him as the personification of the west, which led them to elect him as president. While in office he served as a direct voice of the people, often disregarding others including the Supreme Court, in which used his presidential veto 12 times in order to give the people what they desired. Jackson caused Jacksonian Democracy to increase the power of the common man because he was seen by the people as one of them and used his power to give the people what they …show more content…
The election of 1832, seemed to revolve around the issue of whether or not to keep the 2nd Bank of the United States with Henry Clay supporting the bank and Andrew Jackson opposing it. Jackson distrusted the bank after his huge financial loss when the first bank collapsed and the bank notes he had were bad. He also felt it had hindered the westward expansion. The location of it had seemed to favor the North and oppress the South by making it difficult for the people, who wanted to settle in the west, to have access to money. When he was elected president, he decided to get rid of the bank because he felt it was the reason his supporters, the common people, had voted him into office. He declared War on the 2nd Bank of the U.S. because he felt it separated the privileged class from the common man, through the amount of control that private corporations had. This was a direct example of how Andrew Jackson used the Jacksonian belief, that the privileged should not control federal matters, but instead the common people
When America’s political system was developing, Jackson became the face of the new Democratic Party (History). Jackson was elected by prominent vote due to his ability to reach the masses, and support for the common man (White House). During his presidency, Jackson had managed to further strengthen the power of the president (Inside Gov). Jackson was the first and only president to be able to completely pay off the nation’s debt. (Inside Gov) Instead of favoring the majority vote or minority vote, it seemed as though he favored his vote, during his presidency he had used his power to veto twelve bills, which was more than the six presidents before him combined (Millercenter).
In the 19th century, American politics started change drastically from the old system which seemed to be fading away. The idea of democracy was born in America through the influence of politicians. The American people started to realize their place in the growth of the country. They realized that their involvement in politics could benefit them. Andrew Jackson for a time was the face of democracy to the American people.
He was against a national bank because he believed it directed the nations financial power into a single institution. Jackson also thought that the national bank did not benefit the interest of the common man and that it was mainly run by wealthy people. So basically Jackson chose not to continue the bank,he took money from the bank and put them in state banks. He also tried to decrease inlflation by encouraging to use only gold and silver to buy land but at the end did not benefit the national
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.
President Jackson was named the president of the “common man,” However, the only way this statement is true, is if the “common man,” was a white man. President Jackson was a bigot, he said he was the president of the common man, but his actions differed greatly. Hence, the saying actions are louder than words, and President Jackson's actions truly were louder than words. In fact, he promoted slavery by removing American Indians off their land, so that he could get cotton land for white Americans. Also, He violated the first amendment by ordering Southern postmasters to stop the delivery of anti-slavery literature in the South.
Andrew Jackson came across many controversies in his life and he had many ways to face all his problems. He was determined to what his mind was set to and Jackson was a very stubborn man. Jackson was not the kind of guy that would listen to just anybody he would do what he choose to do. Andrew Jackson and the national bank, The bank war refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of recharting and i believe that he took the national bank to help himself and to help the people also, the bank of the united states also printed the country 's paper money and it was the only bank permitted to have offices across the nation. when president Jackson was leader of the country he did not get along very well with the bank and he
national bank. As Jacksons term continued, he truly grew a desire to crush the Second Bank of the United states. Over time Jackson decided that it could not continue how it was, and that it did not want warrant reform, it must be destroyed. Jacksons reason for this conclusion was a result of his past financial problems, his views on states’ rights, and his tennesse roots. The Second Bank centralized financial might, jeopardizing economic stability; it served as a monopoly on fiscal policy, but it did not answer to anyone within the government.
Andrew Jackson served a remarkable presidency and boasted many social and economic changes. In the wake of those changes Jackson worried about the central government's propensity toward abuse of power and the accumulation of power in the hand of a small political and economic elite (Latner). He was really focused on the balance of power in the government. He was a popular spokesperson among the majority of the united states. (Trail of Tears).
Jackson developed the economy in a way that no man had too much but every man were financially stable. Jackson built new roads and made other infrastructural improvements especially in the south that were of benefit to the more working class “common man”. Jackson also introduced many Acts and Movements that would help to improve the United States and improve the lives of all US citizens. Andrew Jackson, a former orphan and a war hero, was a popular choice when he was elected seventh President of the United States in 1828. This was based on the fact that Jackson did not hail from a wealthy or “elite” background but from the working class western state of Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson was from the west, and not a politician making him more of a common man than previous presidents. Serving in the military, being manly, and having a nickname “Old Hickory” made him relatable to the people. Presidents like George Washington, in contrast, came across as other worldly with their wealth, and education. The similarities to Jackson encouraged civilian participation in government. Coinciding with universal white male suffrage that came about in the 1820’s, the percentage of eligible voters that cast a ballot was higher in the 1828 election than any previous election.
How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Jackson was born in the year 1767 to a poor family. When he was only 13 years old he was captured from the British during the revolutionary war. As he got older he found himself in the military and he was called a national hero when he fought in the battle of 1812. He served for two terms as president and Jacksonian or is followers say that he was democratic where the people are heard.
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 promoted democracy well. This is true because he kept peace and stability between the nation and he provided people equal rights. Jackson
He showed unifying leadership during the Nullification Crisis and the Tariff laws of 1828 and 1832, he showed a generous approach of governing through the “Kitchen Cabinet” and the “Spoils System”. Lastly, his concern for economic equality was shown through the veto of the Second Bank of the United States Recharter and his concerns for the common men. All of these qualities that Jackson had shown during his presidency are why Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero of the common
Born into a non-aristocratic poor family, somewhere in the Carolina’s on March 14, 1767, was a man named Andrew Jackson. Jackson, also called “Old Hickory” was a very bold proactive man in American history. From being a military hero and founding the democratic party to enacting the trail of tears and dismantling the of the Bank of the United States, the man and his legacy are a prominent topic for scholarly debate. Some believe he was a great president and some believe he was the worse president. But if you look at it from a moral perceptive or in the eyes of a foreigner, Jackson’s legacy was far more villainous than heroic.