although it may cost me my life.” And that is Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was a hero back in the day. Andrew Jackson was a hero because he was the “Man of the People”, and was a War Hero (Battle of New Orleans). Andrew Jackson was considered the “Man of the People” because he granted his supporters, friends, and illiterate farmers (who made up 90% of the population back in the day) with public office just so that he could win their support. Andrew Jackson also protected Peggy Eaton and defended her

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. Jackson didn't have the simplest life growing up

Jacksonian America Andrew Jackson rose into a self made man and was president for two terms. He ran on the platform of being a common man and his opening the White House to every man seemed to symbolize the era of the Common Man. He and his followers claimed to be guardians of the constitution, and held a fixed position, meaning that they believed the constitution should not change. He also claimed to be a guardian of political democracy, although during his years as president, he did not expand

Andrew Jackson: Popular, not Representative of the Average American The Election of 1828 involved John Quincy Adams, who was elected in 1824, and Democrat candidate, Andrew Jackson. As the current president, Adams was described as being a weak and ineffective leader. Andrew Jackson was a War of 1812 hero; he had a rough, frontier background, gaining him support and popularity. Jackson’s supporters celebrated his accomplishments in combat as well as his service in the Tennessee Convention. However

Andrew Jackson was a not a "great" president because he was a cruel and power hungry man who abused his power during his presidency. There is a big difference between being good and great. He was not our worst president, but was not the best either. Jackson was considered, and considered himself to be “the man of the people”. One example of why he gained that title was because he was the first president who was not a member of the Colonial Aristocracy. Also, Andrew transformed the very conception

Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. Jackson has perhaps one of the more disputed presidents. Who was Andrew Jackson? What did he do during his presidency? Was he a successful president? Andrew Jackson’s presidency stirs up quite a bit of controversy, and for good reason. Andrew Jackson was an important president and had his moments (both good and bad) through the highs and lows of our country. To fully understand Andrew Jackson’s time serving as president we first need to

Andrew Jackson “You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out” ("The War Against the Bank."). This is what Andrew Jackson said to the press about the second national bank. He was passionate about what he did during his Presidency. Jackson was headstrong, he had a plan from the beginning, about what he wanted to do while he was President and no one was going to change his mind because of that. Jackson was dedicated to his country

Andrew Jackson was a good ole boy from Waxhaws region, which is between North Carolina and South Carolina. Scottish-Irish descent, “Old Hickory” was raised in a backwoods settlement where he acquired a mere elementary education. Despite growing up in poverty, Jackson as a young teen taught himself law for about two years and became a phenomenal lawyer in the state of Tennessee. He later on became the first the man to be elected as a representative in the House of Representatives for Tennessee. A