Andrew Jackson: A Bad President

"Every good citizen makes his county's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protections while he gives it." This quote by Andrew Jackson reflects his views as a president, military leader, and American citizen. Mr. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United states of America. He ran for two terms for President that started in March 4th, 1829 up to March 4th 1837. He was on the side of democrat when running. He started in the political 00scene in 1801 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and then to the U.S. Senate and also involved in the military. President Andrew Jackson was involved in a variety of events and acts. Some of his decisions made him successful in his life as a politician but many believe that some of his other choices made him a terrible President which people consider him to be a failure. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767 in South Carolina. One notable event in Andrew Jackson's life was when he was captured at the age of 13 by the British and was imprisoned. …show more content…
One big aspect he had as president was that he is a forefather of the modern democratic party. Being a democratic candidate during the race for presidency, the people who were going against him nicknamed Jackson "jackass" due to his beliefs. Jackson actually liked the name to where he used a picture of a donkey as a symbol of the democratic party and because of this, this symbol is still used today to represent the democrats. He also faced down South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis when state politicians declared they had the right to nullify tariff legislation and any other Federal law that went against state interests. One of his biggest successes was that he paid off the nation debt. When being successful, there may be failures as it