Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, is often remembered for his controversial policies and actions during his presidency. One of the most significant criticisms of his presidency is his role in the forced displacement and relocation of Native American tribes through the Indian Removal Act and he tended to use brute force to enforce unconstitutional laws. Many viewed him as a king-like figure; this led one to think that this made him a better president, but in actuality, this turned Jackson into a monarch-like president. Andrew Jackson played a devastating role in the forced displacement and relocation of Native American tribes through the Indian Removal Act. This act, signed into law in 1830, authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes living in the southeastern United States, which would exchange their land for territory west of the Mississippi River which can be seen in Doc 8. The result was the forced relocation of tens of thousands of Native Americans, known as the Trail of Tears, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of indigenous people which can be see in Doc 9. This policy, which was implemented during Jackson's presidency, has been widely criticized as a gross …show more content…
The crisis was sparked by the Tariff of 1828 talked about in Doc 6; it raised tariffs on imported goods. South Carolina, which relied heavily on foreign trade, strongly opposed the tariffs and declared them unconstitutional. In response, President Andrew Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina in 1832, stating that he would use military force if necessary to enforce the tariffs shown in Doc 7. This threat of brute force to enforce unconstitutional laws, and his tendency to use the executive power to undermine the rule of law, further cement his reputation as a bad
Andrew Jackson was a controversial figure because he did so many negative things to so much innocent people. He was one of the first imperial presidents and one who was not a Virginia planter or a New England Federalist. Jackson was determined to change the United States; one of his first acts was the Indian Removal Act in May of 1830, which removed five tribes from ancestral homelands (Cave). This act led to thousands of Indian deaths more known as the Trail of Tears. Jackson was also a slave owner; he owned over 100 slaves and believed slaves were put on this earth to labor while whites were there to govern.
The Thoughts Behind Old Hickory Andrew Jackson is possibly one of our most controversial presidents. While he did many things to help move forth the political process and helped make important decisions regarding nullification, he also further disenfranchised Native Americans as well as he was responsible for destruction of the National Bank. In order to understand why he did some of these things, one must look back at his past and the things he did. One of the first things Jackson did when he took office was allowed the people to enter the White House after his inauguration.
Andrew Jackson was President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Some call his term a triumph and some a tragedy. A big part of his tragedy was the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Jackson wanted to remove the native tribes from lands in the eastern and southern United States (Stock). Jackson referred to the Native Americans as savages and supported Georgia’s efforts to seize Cherokee land and nullify the tribe’s laws (Foner).
Although President Andrew Jackson painted a very positive image on the Indian Removal Act, the outcomes were far from positive. One particular brutal outcome of the Indian Removal Act was the trail of tears. The trail of tears was the name given to the migration of the Cherokees, who suffered an eight hundred mile migration from the eastern woodlands to Oklahoma (Bentley, 2011, p. 679). During the migration period, this group experienced starvation, death from disease and difficulties of relocation. The Native Americans were subjected to a foreign and unknown land far from their home which presented great challenges for their
Introduction Hook: Andrew Jackson was born in a cabin in 1767. He didnt go to school much as a kid because his family was poor and couldnt afford for him to go to school. Background Information: In his late teens, he started to study law for 2 years. He became a lawyer and moved to tennessee.
South Carolina invoked Calhoun's doctirne of nullifaction, wihch allowed states to nullify any laws that it found unconstitutional, to not only demand a lower rate but also threaten to secede. Backed by other southern states SC would fight off any military action enforced by Jackson. The logic behind all this rucus was that the Tariff of 1832 "subsidized the northern manufacturors at the expense of the southern and western purchasers." (Bio p. 4) Jackon in response warned them in his Proclamation to the People of South Carolina that "Disunion by armed force is treason." (Bio p. 4)
Andrew Jackson was a horrible person that somehow slipped into the position of President of the United States. Andrew Jackson was so controversial because he would do things for the country like getting more land available to the settlers but in order to do all of that he needed to commit mass genocide of the Native Americans and lie to other government officials to get his way. Andrew Jackson did many villainous things while he was in the position as president and all these acts can show you that he was a monster that only became president to get what he wants and do what he wants. The most evil thing that Andrew Jackson ever did was the Trail of Tears, an event where the removal of the Native Americans across the already established United States forced them to
Andrew Jackson paved his way to the top by serving in both the House and Senate. Gained recognition as a war hero after serving in the War of 1812. He laid the framework of democracy by endeavoring to make America superior, but the ways he handled the National Bank, Spoil System, and Indian Removal made Andrew Jackson develop into a non-democratic. One way that illustrates how Jackson is non-democratic is supported by the situation that occurred for the National Bank. To begin with, Jackson sent a veto to congress discussing the bank.
In the end, they signed a treaty, but many tribal people still refused to leave, and the Cherokees were pushed out of their homes on the Trail of Tears. Thousands of Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears from disease, weather, and resistance (Locke, Wright, 2019). Jackson's treatment of the Indian nation was a black stain not only on his presidency but in the history of the United States. Although few people were happy with the movement of the Cherokee Nation out to the east so white settlers could move, much of the U.S. was disgusted and enraged by this event. Therefore, Andrew Jackson's treatment of the terrible Cherokee tribe
“Andrew Jackson: Autocrat or Democrat?” Jackson’s presidency was not democratic. This was due to his lack of democracy and the mass of autocracy. Andrew Jackson was more dependent on what happened to him. In the Indian Removal Document 1, it states that Jackson made many native americans move to Alabama and Florida territory from their homes.
Calhoun’s Ordinance of Nullification was not an ingenious idea. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson already adopted ordinance of nullification when they were against to Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 and 1799. Even though this precedent, Calhoun had considerable difficulty in bring support for the nullification. Congress passed tariff of 1832 which was another tariff that southerners saw as favoring for northern industries. And this time, people who supported Nullification win as, “An act in alteration of the several acts imposing duties on imports, approved on the nineteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight and
Three years later, the Cherokee were forced to march west in what became known as the Trail of Tears. During this frigid and arduous journey in the winter of 1838, “¼ of the 18,000 Indians died” (2, 10:31). This incident would blacken Jackson’s legacy for the rest of
Within the United States, Presidents are able to shape the county into whatever way they want when still following the rules, but that is not the case for Andrew Jackson. Known also as “old hickory”, Jackson has caused many events that had shaped our country in both positive and negative ways. Andrew Jackson was in fact a democrat and served as president from 1829 - 1837. At one point in his childhood, he was a orphan and had no immediate family alive. After this experience, he accepted an offer to serve as a public prosecutor.
Also, he drove the Indians off of their land. During Andrew Jackson’s presidency he created more power and created a larger influence on the country as a president.
And In 1830 he signed off on the Indian Removal Act. Which was the act to exchange Native American Land for Land out west. But this act was only stating that they would negotiate with the Native Americans. They could not move them by force or persuasion. But Andrew Jackson and his government did not listen to these rules and frequently bypassed the law by forcing Native Americans to move from the land the Native Americans had lived on long before the Americans.