Known as King Mob, The Hero of New Orleans, and Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson served as the Seventh President of the United States of America for two terms from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. Jackson also is known for as of being the face of the $20 dollar bill for U.S. currency, and had been on the $20 dollar bill since 1928. Throughout his presidency, Andrew Jackson is considered to be one of the most influential presidents, ever since the United States of America was founded in 1776 we as a country we have more and more progressively improved the shape and from of our own country ever since Andrew Jackson took office.
One of the aspects of Jackson’s presidency that made him such a influence on America is the Democratic Party. The United …show more content…
Jackson never liked the idea of the Second National Bank and vowed to demolish it once he had a chance.“Like most Westerners, and many working people in the East, Jackson regarded the Bank as a monopoly that benefited the wealthy elite”(American Vision, Page 228 Chapter 6). Jackson thought that the Second National Bank was for the rich to even make them more rich. State banks however did things a little differently than the National Banks. Despite of how Jackson felt towards this dilemma, it played a significant role in keeping the supply of money in the United States afloat. The bank would also collect bank notes just to make sure that the State banks weren 't loaning out too much money that would bring them under and not keeping it a stable operation anymore. “Every monopoly and all exclusive privileges are granted at the expense of the public, which ought to receive a fair equivalent”(QUOTE). Jackson wanted to make it so that one group of the population was not getting special treatment based on the amount of wealth they have attained. The banks president, Nicholas Biddle controlled the money supply of the entire nation. The bank lent money to members of congress too and so Biddle claimed he could influence Congressional decisions with the power he has attained. Jackson felt that the bank was partial to wealthy clients and hurt the average person with its …show more content…
This act also forced the removal of the Cherokee Indians from native lands to Indian territory. “It will incalculably strengthen the Southwestern frontier”(ABC-CLIO). Jackson’s goal for this act was to expand west, discover new terrain and make the country even bigger than it originally was. We wanted to move west because their land for farming and for the amount of gold they have in the south. The Indian Removal Act left a devastation for the country to take account for. On paper, The Indian Removal Act was supposed to be a peaceful process where we bring troops into the Native American tribes and tell them to leave. Some tribes left with no problem at all, but others would refuse to leave so we had no other choice in other than to remove them with using excessive force. The Indian Removal Act was a horrible thing to happen to America, but what Jackson did substantially increased our size in the country. Andrew Jackson influenced the growing and development for our own country, if it weren 't for Jackson, the Southern part of America would of never
One of the aspects of Jackson’s presidency that made him such a influence on America is the Democratic Party. The United …show more content…
Jackson never liked the idea of the Second National Bank and vowed to demolish it once he had a chance.“Like most Westerners, and many working people in the East, Jackson regarded the Bank as a monopoly that benefited the wealthy elite”(American Vision, Page 228 Chapter 6). Jackson thought that the Second National Bank was for the rich to even make them more rich. State banks however did things a little differently than the National Banks. Despite of how Jackson felt towards this dilemma, it played a significant role in keeping the supply of money in the United States afloat. The bank would also collect bank notes just to make sure that the State banks weren 't loaning out too much money that would bring them under and not keeping it a stable operation anymore. “Every monopoly and all exclusive privileges are granted at the expense of the public, which ought to receive a fair equivalent”(QUOTE). Jackson wanted to make it so that one group of the population was not getting special treatment based on the amount of wealth they have attained. The banks president, Nicholas Biddle controlled the money supply of the entire nation. The bank lent money to members of congress too and so Biddle claimed he could influence Congressional decisions with the power he has attained. Jackson felt that the bank was partial to wealthy clients and hurt the average person with its …show more content…
This act also forced the removal of the Cherokee Indians from native lands to Indian territory. “It will incalculably strengthen the Southwestern frontier”(ABC-CLIO). Jackson’s goal for this act was to expand west, discover new terrain and make the country even bigger than it originally was. We wanted to move west because their land for farming and for the amount of gold they have in the south. The Indian Removal Act left a devastation for the country to take account for. On paper, The Indian Removal Act was supposed to be a peaceful process where we bring troops into the Native American tribes and tell them to leave. Some tribes left with no problem at all, but others would refuse to leave so we had no other choice in other than to remove them with using excessive force. The Indian Removal Act was a horrible thing to happen to America, but what Jackson did substantially increased our size in the country. Andrew Jackson influenced the growing and development for our own country, if it weren 't for Jackson, the Southern part of America would of never