Pros And Cons Of Andrew Jackson
Let me begin with Andrew Jackson’s positives. The man was a strong believer of individual rights. Jackson believed in a limited government supported by a strong dg president at the top; the states were to govern themselves with limited federal interference with the president as a representative of the country’s population. The man was indeed a war hero, and he built much of his image on his participation in the War of 1812. According to the Wikipedia “Why the U.S. government needs to remove Andrew Jackson from the 20 bill”. “It states that during the nullification crisis, Jackson made clear that the states could not and should not disobey a federal law, shocking considering his championing of state’s rights”. One could argue that Jackson
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Lastly, Jackson did indeed pay off the entire national debt, a feat not since repeated. Of course, the panic of 1837 would come at the end of Jackson’s administration, partly due to Jackson’s attacks on the second bank of the United States. Under Jackson’s administration, the United States would also face the possibility of expansion, this expansion would be at the expense of a notable minority.
Andrew Jackson was in no uncertain terms, a tyrant. Specifically to native Americans, but somewhat extending to the African American slave population as well. Under Andrew Jackson’s administration, the policy of Indian Removal saw its greatest enactment. Jackson essentially forced the Native Americans off their lands, all the while ignoring supreme court decisions that stated such actions were indeed unconstitutional. Although Jackson was out of office when the Indian Removal act was actually carried out, he had set its path into motion, and shares just as much credit for the act if not more than his presidential and ideological successor, Martin Van Buren. As Jackson saw it, the tribes were not part of the union, but sovereign nations, so why should they have any sort of protection from the federal government? The is the notable minority as stated earlier. Their land, unfortunately according to Jackson, belonged in and to the states they resided in. Jackson was also a strong supporter of
Lastly, Jackson did indeed pay off the entire national debt, a feat not since repeated. Of course, the panic of 1837 would come at the end of Jackson’s administration, partly due to Jackson’s attacks on the second bank of the United States. Under Jackson’s administration, the United States would also face the possibility of expansion, this expansion would be at the expense of a notable minority.
Andrew Jackson was in no uncertain terms, a tyrant. Specifically to native Americans, but somewhat extending to the African American slave population as well. Under Andrew Jackson’s administration, the policy of Indian Removal saw its greatest enactment. Jackson essentially forced the Native Americans off their lands, all the while ignoring supreme court decisions that stated such actions were indeed unconstitutional. Although Jackson was out of office when the Indian Removal act was actually carried out, he had set its path into motion, and shares just as much credit for the act if not more than his presidential and ideological successor, Martin Van Buren. As Jackson saw it, the tribes were not part of the union, but sovereign nations, so why should they have any sort of protection from the federal government? The is the notable minority as stated earlier. Their land, unfortunately according to Jackson, belonged in and to the states they resided in. Jackson was also a strong supporter of