Essay On Andrew Jackson Hero

What was Andrew Jackson like for the common people of America? Was he a bad president? Or was he actually a hero to the common man? Andrew Jackson, who was the 7th president of the United States in 1829, was considered by some as a, “Hero of the common man,” or, “Old Hickory” for his bravery and loyalty for common civilians. Despite of his truly courageous vibe he encompassed, he was, in reality, a tyrant of a president that could have possibly destroyed America, or, at least, tore it apart. Andrew Jackson was known for this tyranny during his presidency by his ignorance toward the supreme court and their rulings, forcing southerners to pay tariffs using the military, and even by accidentally causing the Panic of 1837.

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Despite of his own self righteous beliefs that he thought would help America, he still opposed the Supreme Court rulings, which is considered Law, as the president. Because of this, Andrew Jackson could've been punished, if not, impeached. Anyhow, one famous example is when Jackson regarded the Supreme court's orders that the Native Americans in present day Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi would not be relocated into present day Oklahoma, but Jackson rather continued to attack and relocate the poor Indians, stating that,”You will soon be in a state of starvation. You will be forced to rob and plunder the property of our citizens. You would be resisted, punished, perhaps killed.” (Source 4) This makes Jackson look like a tyrant to the common man because, yes, he is mainly doing this to obtain Florida and to prevent the Southern Americans from getting upset, but by forcibly ridding the Natives out of their homeland without the Supreme Court's ruling, which is illegal even if The Supreme court deemed the proposition constitutional, is all illegal and unconstitutional. All of this still confirms that Jackson was a greedy tyrant that only deemed the people he admires as