According to his enemies‚ Andrew Jackson behaved more like a dictator/king than a democratic president. Jackson and his followers became the basis of the Democratic-Republican party‚ later known as the Democratic party. He believed in the spoils system‚ supported the common man‚ and equality for all people regardless of their social class. Although he had such positive features‚ he had some negatives as well. Jackson removed Native Americans from their homeland by signing the Indian Removal Act of
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voting. They are no longer listening to only the rich‚ and that made the “new americans” really happy‚ they now wanted to be involved in the election. The new voters are the average farmers and laborers who don’t own lots of land and are not rich. Andrew Jackson was an important figure in the war‚ He lead New Orleans to a big victory and was praised from then on. However his life was not always praised. He started out as a poor farmer’s boy‚ Just like many common men‚ that’s why he appeals to them.
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Andrew Jackson and his supporters have been criticized for upholding the principles of majority rule and the supremacy of the federal government inconsistently and unfairly. The validity of this statement varies in the cases of the re-charter of the Bank‚ the nullification controversy‚ and the removal of the Native Americans. In the case of the re-charter of the bank‚ the statement is not valid. He did uphold the principles of the majority rule and not of the supremacy of the government. The bank
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DBQ – Andrew Jackson Jacksonian Democrats believed that they were protecting individual liberty‚ political democracy‚ the equality of economic opportunity‚ and upholding the rights of the Constitution of the United States. In my opinion‚ the Jacksonians were‚ to some extent‚ guardians of the United States. However‚ the Jacksonians did have their flaws. When it came to protecting individual liberties‚ Jacksonians favored the white male population‚ but totally ignored others. They wanted to
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"Andrew Jackson‚ I am given to understand‚ was a patriot and a traitor. He was one of the greatest of generals‚ and wholly ignorant of the art of war. A writer brilliant‚ elegant‚ eloquent‚ and without being able to compose a correct sentence‚ or spell words of four syllables. The first of statesmen‚ he never devised‚ he never framed a measure. He was the most candid of men‚ and was capable of the profoundest dissimulation. A most law-defying‚ law-obeying citizen. A stickler for discipline‚ he never
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Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States‚ and was in office from March 4‚ 1829 to March 4‚ 1827. Many would argue if jackson was a man of good deed or just an evil president. However‚ Jackson cast many negative outcomes while in office‚ therefore showing that he was not a man of good deed but was a cynical president. The first reason Andrew Jackson was a bad president was because of the spoils system. Receiving a government job was all about the people you had close connections
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Andrew Jackson a hero? Yes‚ no‚ maybe so Andrew Jackson was neither a hero nor a villain‚ but still deserves to be on the 20 dollar bill. Although Andrew Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him
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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson‚ the seventh president‚ was President from 1829-1837. He is also the President who is on the $20.00 bill. Known as the man of the people‚ he did many great things. He was a popular general‚ whose troops nicknamed him “Old Hickory” due to his toughness after winning a victory. He saw to many improvements of military pensions. He was very stubborn‚ independent‚ resourceful‚ and usually got his way. Andrew Jackson was the only president to have served in both the
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Andrew Jackson Indictment 1 Jackson assumed powers not conferred to the chief executive by the Constitution. He vetoed the extensions of the 2nd national bank of the United States calling the bank "subversive of the rights of the states." This was basically saying that the bank wanted to overthrow or cause destruction against the rights of the state’s established government. Jackson’s opposition to the Bank was resolute. Having been granted special privileges‚ the Bank possessed a very powerful
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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson is a very controversial figure. If the question was ever asked if Andrew Jackson is a good leader for America the answer would be no. Jackson was born into a very wealthy family. Not only was he wealthy‚ Jackson was a very intelligent person. According to “After the Fact”‚” Jackson first moved to the town of Salisbury‚ North Carolina‚ reading law by day‚ and with the help of high-spirited young friends‚ raising hell by night” (131). Jackson would keep up this type
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