What do you consider a good president? Some consider a good president to be one that makes choices to change the country in a good way, and someone who does what is best for the people. Most people would consider Andrew Jackson to be a good president, because of the way he revolutionized the presidential campaign. Also he vetoed bills that he thought to be unfit or unnecessary. But I would consider him as a bad president, because of the multiple times he was cruel and unjust to the Native Americans, and his strong hunger for power. Jackson’s cruel acts on the Native Americans, such as the trail of tears and the Indian removal act of 1830, are two of the worst things to have happened in American history. The Indian removal
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Not only the fact that he abused his power to veto, and also attempted to be more powerful than the congress, but he used his power to kick thousands of Indians of their homes. Although the congress shot down his bill to remove the Native Americans, he still got his way by signing the bill himself, which shows his eagerness to take complete control of the country. Note, that not only did he sign the bill himself that, but he broke many agreements that he had set in pace with the Native Americans just so that we could expand to the west. In 1830 Jackson also vetoed the Maysville road bill, which would’ve made the federal governments purchase of stock for the road only within Kentucky. The only reason he didn’t allow the bill is because the roads would’ve been built in the hometown of his longtime foe Henry Clay Jackson. Also on July 10th, 1832, Jackson vetoed the bill that would have re-instated the charter for the second bank of the United States of America. It was one of the most definitive acts that happened during his presidency. This sums up why I believe Andrew Jackson was not a good president. A good president would not put the lives of many innocent people in jeopardy to try to steal power and centralize himself in the government. For these reasons I feel that Andrew Jackson was not a good president even though he made a few good and important decisions during
Not only the fact that he abused his power to veto, and also attempted to be more powerful than the congress, but he used his power to kick thousands of Indians of their homes. Although the congress shot down his bill to remove the Native Americans, he still got his way by signing the bill himself, which shows his eagerness to take complete control of the country. Note, that not only did he sign the bill himself that, but he broke many agreements that he had set in pace with the Native Americans just so that we could expand to the west. In 1830 Jackson also vetoed the Maysville road bill, which would’ve made the federal governments purchase of stock for the road only within Kentucky. The only reason he didn’t allow the bill is because the roads would’ve been built in the hometown of his longtime foe Henry Clay Jackson. Also on July 10th, 1832, Jackson vetoed the bill that would have re-instated the charter for the second bank of the United States of America. It was one of the most definitive acts that happened during his presidency. This sums up why I believe Andrew Jackson was not a good president. A good president would not put the lives of many innocent people in jeopardy to try to steal power and centralize himself in the government. For these reasons I feel that Andrew Jackson was not a good president even though he made a few good and important decisions during