Andrew Jackson's Effective Presidency

Harold R. McAlindon once said, “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” This can relate to Andrew Jackson because he followed his own instincts despite what his friends and fellow politicians said which proves that he was an effective and successful leader. Andrew Jackson’s parents were immigrants and he grew up in a fairly poor family. His father died at a young age leaving his wife and kids to support themselves. Andrew was not a very good student and he made a lot of trouble. His mother tried to motivate him to be better and to take his work more seriously. Andrew Jackson was an effective leader because he properly resolved the issues of the Second National Bank and the Nullification Crisis.
To Begin, Andrew Jackson is perhaps best known for eliminating the charter of the Second National Bank, an institution created by President James Madison. The bank was established in 1816 after the War of 1812(Karmel 1). The bank was created to stabilize the money supply (Karmel 1). Although controversial, the bank was created because of national financial difficulties that became clear after the war (Karmel 1). The bank ended up favoring the wealthy, something that troubled Jackson during his presidency (Matuz 269). Jackson views about the bank were shaped by the fact that he came from very humble beginnings (Marsisco 7). He didn’t like that the bank favored the wealthy and didn’t care for the average citizens. Jackson’s was also concerned about the bank because of its troubled history. It caused a severe economic depression, charged controversial taxes and didn’t lend much money (Karmel 1). President Jackson had to overcome many challenges to close down the Second Bank, but ultimately succeeded (Rubel 46). The bank made money off of charters that were given to it from the government. When a charter expired, congress had to pass the recharter of it and that was how the bank was able to stay in business. He first