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Was Andrew Jackson A Hero Or A Tyrant?

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Most people have split views on President Andrew Jackson. Was he a hero, or a tyrant? Some say he was a great nationalist who saved the union by denouncing nullification. Others claim that he weakened the nation by supporting Georgia in its defiance of the Supreme Court. What about the unjust removal of all those Indians? He was a man whom became President in a rapidly changing time. The Jackson era stuck out like a big, red, sore thumb compared to the past of previous presidential eras. Andrew Jackson showed more respect for individual political rights than any other president before him. He had an agenda; a plan to make things better and fairer to the people called, “democracy”. President Jackson felt that true democracy, like he wanted,

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