The Tyranny of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson: the common man or the first king of America? He is viewed by history in many different ways‚ some see him as the man who granted universal white male suffrage‚ created a more democratic way to elect electoral voters to congress and replaced caucuses with national nominating conventions; and others‚ who saw past this false representation and saw how in his eight years in office‚ he vetoed 12 bills‚ forced Native Americans from their homeland‚ ignored supreme
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Andrew Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans in the War of 1812. A major general at the time‚ Jackson used his clout as a war hero to establish himself politically and by 1828 enough support had joined him to win several state elections. Eventually he had control of the Federal administration in Washington. The Democratic Republicans and the Whigs arose from the ashes of the preexisting political parties. The democratic republicans‚ known today as the Democrats
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India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many
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land‚ the Native Americans fate was sealed. What happened to the Native Americans was less than respectable on our part. They were stripped of all dignity‚ one layer at a time. The United States was irresponsible in carrying out the Indian Removal Act of 1830 by encouraging coercion and deceit‚ outright breaking of existing treaties and making empty promises they never intended to keep. Also the Americans thirst for land made it almost inevitable that the Indians were going to be removed . The
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law‚ enacted in 1830‚ that forced Native American peoples east of Mississippi to move to lands in the west. Under this law‚ the federal government provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move westward. This law was very controversial and few people agreed with the enactment. Since the 1600s‚ white settlers’ attitudes towards Native Americans were one of two outlooks. Some favored the removal while others wished to convert
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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
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Americans became severely strained. Many Americans believed the western land was completely their own through the devastating concept of manifest destiny. Among the people carefully observing this issue were not just people who were supportive of forcefully taking Indian land‚ but also those who were opposed to it. This clashing conflict between the two groups intensified as their differences developed. Americans believed the Indians absolutely could not become assimilated and civilized instead than savage
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Andrew Jackson "I cannot be intimidated from doing that which my judgment and conscience tell me is right by any earthly power." This quote by Jackson underlies the fact the he was a selfish‚ tyrannical ruler. He did not make decisions based on the interests of the whole nation but on his own personal benefit‚ in search of self- achievement. Although he was portrayed or possibly manipulated the citizens to believe that he was a president for the common man‚ that was simply
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When Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828‚ he brought about many changes in the government. Jacksonian Democrats claimed to be the "guardians of democracy"‚ but instead they were merely guardians of their own sectional interests. In other words‚ they were very selfish. Despite the fact that they were selfish‚ they actually were able to protect political democracy and equality of economic opportunity‚ but they were not guardians of the constitution or individual liberty. Their main goal was not constitutional
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diseases and made them face unemployment. Depopulation and almost extinction was the result (Ricco Villanueva Siasoco). Finally‚ around the 1970s the Aborigines began fighting for equal rights and release a book‚ Bringing Them Home‚ which has detailed stories
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