Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, and during his term many people thought of him as either a hero or a villain. He was thought of by many as the first controversial president, because he was the first president to come from the frontier and was the first to be a self-made man. The frontier was the newest part of the United States and before Jackson all six previous presidents had either come from Virginia or Massachusetts. He was not born into wealth and he had to work for what he wanted. People saw this as a danger which made many of the northern states not want to vote for him. During the election it was evident of the kind of person Jackson was by the people who voted for him, because he was able to get most …show more content…
Jackson is well known for his part in the Trail of Tears and the things he did were quite villainous. When the people from Georgia began to find gold they started to move the Cherokee out, so the Indians decided to bring their case to court. It went all the way up to the supreme court and they ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians, which allowed them to stay on their land. Jackson didn't want the Cherokee to stay and he wanted the gold, so he said that the people from Georgia could move them out. This led to the events of the Trail of Tears where thousands of Native Americans were forced to leave their homes so they could begin to find gold. Personally this is one of Jackson's lowest moments because he moved people from their homes even though they had every right to be there. Jackson did do good work with the national banks not getting as much power and he promoted democracy well because of where he was from and it showed that anyone can do what they want if they have the right support and if they work hard for it. I think Jackson was a good president and he promoted democracy well but the means don't justify the ends in this
Andrew ¨Old Hickory¨ Jackson was the President Of The United States that immediately followed John Quincy Adams. Jackson´s two term lasted from 1829 to 1837. He was an interesting child in his youth at the age of 13 he joined the Continental army. During the American Revolution he was captured, and after refusing to follow an order given by his captors was slashed with an officer's sword and would have succumbed to the wound if not for a prisoner exchange shortly after allowing him to receive medical treatment. He continued a military career for the majority of his life he also had a political career but this isn't what made him arguably the most popular president in American history ,It was his military career and what he attempted to stand for even though he wasn't perfect that did that, he started as a poor man and as a military commander, he never forced his men to endure more than he would put himself through he even went so far as to eat cattle waste and acorns with his men, and during the Battle of New Orleans he led from
President Andrew Jackson was not a good leader. I say this because he was unfair. President Jackson Signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The Indian Removal act was started because people in Georgia wanted to expand their land to the South so they could plant more crops. By doing this the Indians were forced to move out of there land.
Jackson was known to be a man of the people, but he messed up his relationship with the people when he denied the bill. Supposedly, the bill put the common people at a disadvantage and the higher class at a benefit. Jackson claims that the wealthy control the bank, and he did not like that at all. For example, he says that too often the “rich and powerful” bend the acts of government to what they want, and they don’t think about other people. I personally think that is a little hypocritical because Jackson made his own decisions without others approving at all, and now he is turning around saying the rich and powerful are twisting the rules of the government.
Jackson believed that it was a duty from god that the US had to own land from sea to shining sea. This meant that anything or anyone that got in the way would soon be out of the way. Jackson decided to expand the US west towards their unsettled land. The Native Americans had already settled it but were not willing to give up their land so they went to court. The Natives won the case but Jackson refused to lose so he overruled the supreme court (because of his power) and expanded the US anyways.
As president Jackson had many plans for the United States. He founded the Democratic Party and supported the country with his individual liberty. That’s the bright side of what he has done, but on the darker side he has passed a law that would remove the Natives from their land. Gold was also found within Cherokee territory and that gave more reason to the greed thirsty Americans to remove the Natives from their land.
Andrew Jackson was the seventeenth president of the United States. He was known as a hero because of how he fought in the War of 1812. Jackson was known for taking apart the National Bank and making pet banks. This seemed like a good idea to Jackson, however, this eventually led to the Panic of 1837. Despite that, he was known for being for the common man.
Andrew Jackson was a hero to America. He served as a great seventh president for this country. Since he was in the military, he made a name for himself, he became a wonderful General that helped the U.S. He was a mere common man, who had to join the army when he was thirteen years old. If anyone could come up with the best ways to make the country best for everyone, not just the elite, it would have Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson’s presidency had a negative impact on the United States. He could be considered a villain. Andrew Jackson treated Native Americans in a very brutal way. He forcefully removed them from his claimed territory on the trail of tears. Due to the terrible conditions, many Indians died on the journey west.
Is Andrew Jackson a hero or a villain? Throughout history Jackson has been viewed as both. Some see him as a war hero and the people’s president. Others see him as a racist and a political tyrant. To me, Andrew Jackson is more of a hero.
On the other hand, for people who have Indian heritage, might consider this a horrible act passed by President Jackson. It could be vice versa as well. In reality, though, Jackson really did want what was best for his country, even if that included getting rid of Indians to another region. I believe that he wanted the best for the tribes too and that he wanted all of them to be together, just not in this particular land. Overall, I think that Andrew Jackson had very good intentions, they just might have come off as discourteous or inconsiderate to
Coming into the courtroom I believe Jackson was a vicious president who just wanted to kill to get his way, but in the trial, I came to the consensus that Jackson isn’t always that angry old man people perceive him to be. Sure, he’s killed many people and could’ve possibly led to many more deaths, but his crimes against humanities was never fully brought to light. I believed, that prosecution proved that he was an immoral, violent and at times vicious president, but they never proved he committed a large enough crime to affect humanity. In the opening statements, prosecution called Jackson a president that failed to do his job.
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.
Andrew Jackson’s sentiment towards the Native Americans was certainly not a kind one. Manifest destiny was a popular belief among Americans, including Jackson, and he would go to the extent of forcing Native Americans out of their homes to reach their “ordained goal”. He believed in the expansion of southern slavery which is why he pushed for removing the Indians west of the Mississippi, which makes it the more disgraceful. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 said that it will allow American government to offer in-state territories to the Indian’s for their western land. This wasn’t the case when the U.S. went in and drove the Indians out by force.
He started by replacing many government jobs to officials with his supporters”. This is a major reasons why Jackson was bad. He would be considered an absolute Monarch or King. An example of this is when the Supreme Court sides with the Indians against the state of Georgia, and jackson ignores the supreme court’s ruling. The “spoils system” corrupted the government because no one had a chance to get good at their
One of the biggest thing that Jackson had done as a president was in 1832. Jackson vetoed a bill that would renew the second bank charter early. Jackson stated “I will kill it!”. He said this because he didn’t like the bank at all and he believed that it made the rich richer and the poor poorer. He said in his veto message “It is easy to conceive that great evils to our country and its institutions might flow from such a concentration of power in the hands of a few men irresponsible to the people.”