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Why Was Andrew Jackson A Good President
There are few reasons Andrew Jackson could be considered a good president. Comparatively, there are many reasons he could be considered a poor president. He caused many native american tribes to leave their homeland. He also indirectly caused a depression of the US economy.

Andrew Jackson is quoted as saying, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” This was referring to the court case known as Worcester vs Georgia in which supreme court justice John Marshall ruled that it was unconstitutional for Georgia to oppress the rights of the Cherokee Indians and to obtain their land or political dominion over it. After this ruling Jackson proceeded with the removal of the Cherokee Indians even though it was deemed illegal and

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