Andrew Jackson's Spoils System

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Andrew Jackson
The United States’ seventh president, Andrew Jackson served two terms from 1829-1837. He is known for making many difficult decisions, but I believe that his decisions on the Indian Removal Act, the Spoils System, and Bank War were wrong.
The Indian Removal Act created tension between the United States and the Native Americans. The Indian Removal Act granted the United States land the Native Americans were living in east of the Mississippi River. This forced Natives Americans to walk west of the Mississippi, formally known as the Trail of Tears. This caused thousands to die and forced them to find new resources. Today, many Native Americans live in reservations separated from society.
The Spoils System was used during the

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