Andrew Jackson: Common Man or Democratic Man? “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”1 This quote by Andrew Jackson is only one of the many statements that he has made about the government being corrupt and being led by the wrong people. Throughout Jackson’s life‚ he was belittled and stepped on by the richer community. As a child‚ he grew on his own and learned to handle tough situations and quarrels all by himself
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Andrew Jackson Jackson was born on March 15‚ 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish colonists Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson‚ Presbyterians who had emigrated from Ireland two years earlier. Jackson’s father was born in Carrickfergus‚ County Antrim‚ in current-day Northern Ireland‚ around 1738. Jackson’s parents lived in the village of Boneybefore‚ also in County Antrim. When they immigrated to America in 1765‚ Jackson’s parents probably landed in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. They would have
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As Andrew Jackson ascended the throne to be our seventh President‚ the era became known as “The Age of Jackson.” However‚ it wasn’t so much known to the people back then as “The Age of the Common Man.” Despite being far from the common man‚ Jackson still portrayed himself to be a humble and relatable guy. He was born as an orphan without wealth but eventually worked his way up the social ladder and became a successful lawyer and military hero. After being elected president‚ he was able to reform
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1845 Parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. They were Scot-Irish colonist who emigrated from Ireland. Andrew’s father passed away three weeks before Andrew was born. At age 13‚ Andrew was a courier during Revelutionary War. During the war his brother Hugh died. Andrew and his brother Robert were taken by British and held captive. During that time Robert died from smallpox. Shortly after Robert’s death‚ Andrew’s mother died of cholera and Andrew was an orphan at age 14. Raised by
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Presidential Outline: Andrew Jackson I. Andrew Jackson a. March 15‚ 1767 – June 8‚ 1845 b. 61 years old II. No formal education; Occupation: Major General in the military‚ lawyer in North Carolina and Tennessee‚ Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court‚ military governor of Florida‚ also became a US Senator III. Democratic Party IV. John Quincy Adams: Federalist‚ Democratic-Republican‚ Whig Party; Henry Clay: Whig Party V. The main campaign issue was the Bank of the United States‚
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2A Presidential Outline: Andrew Jackson I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Andrew Jackson. March 15‚ 1767 June 8‚ 1845 Jackson was born in Waxhaws which is on the borderline of North Carolina and South Carolina. He ran for president from Tennessee. A. Educational Background Jackson had a very irregular education. He didn’t attend school on a regular basis. Jackson ended up studying law in Salisbury North Carolina. B. Occupational Background Jackson became a lawyer in Tennessee in 1787
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Was Andrew Jackson the American hero that we make him out to be? Do his accomplishments as President of the United States merit the recognition they receive? During his two terms in office‚ from 1829 to 1837‚ Andrew Jackson managed to remove the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeastern United States and kill the most stable financial institution in the country‚ causing the largest financial crisis in American history up until that point. He trampled on the most sacred of American civil liberties
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As President‚ Andrew Jackson worked to pull apart the Second Bank of the United States. The original Bank of the United States had been introduced in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton as a way of organizing the federal government’s finances. This first Bank became invalid in 1811. It was followed by the second Bank‚ put together by James Madison in 1816 to reduce the economic problems caused by the War of 1812. Both Banks were involved in the growth of the U.S. economy‚ but President Jackson did not approve
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Andrew Jackson’s Report Card Letter Grade Historical Reasoning Democracy A+ Andrew Jackson respected the poor more than the rich and wealthy. He believed in common people having the same privileges as those with higher social status. He also opposed the government and the bank because he thought it favored the rich. Political parties were also holding nominating conventions which opened the ability to nominate more people making it more democratic. Spoils System B- Andrew Jackson saw the
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Andrew Jackson was not a democratic president. For example‚ the cases of Indian Removal Act and the Spoil System. The issue of the Indian Removal Act proves Andrew Jackson was not a democratic president. Jackson said he would completely remove Indians if he got elected as president because the white people wanted the land the Indians were living on. The Supreme Court said that the Indians can stay‚ but Jackson ignored them. He forced them to leave‚ but some didn’t‚ so that is how the trail of
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