“We should not judge a candidate by his mental state, but his perseverance of purpose and character!”
Born in March 15, 1767 and, Andrew Jackson's was one of the most aggressive political men in the history of the united states. With a violent childhood, and raised fatherless, Jackson became an uncontrolled, overconfident young man. Having been through the revolutionary war as a child, and serving in the War of 1812 at Horseshoe Bend, Jackson was appointed major General. As a result of this, Jackson later became a candidate for presidency, and later became America's seventh President. Andrew Jackson died June 8, 1845 in Nashville, Tennessee.
This aroused a multitude of controversy and conflict, due to Jackson …show more content…
As seen in the United States today, young boys without a father tend to have issues with authority. They've had no one to restrict their behavior, nor give them good council. Therefore it is only natural that Jackson would grow up to be, violent and wild. It cannot be mistaken, that his ambition and confidence was genuine, but only spawned by having “no authoritative figure.” Andrew Jackson continually disregards the American elites, and completely ignored the ruling by the Supreme Court involving the Native Americans in Georgia. Thus, Jackson did not have the right mentality to become a leader, much more a President of the United …show more content…
But as is shown through Jackson's history, Jackson only sought to give power to the people, to raise himself politically. He acts like the man of the people, but later becomes like a king. Others will address the fact that he helped America gain more land, and that it was impossible for the Cherokees to coexist with Americans. If people go down this road, there is no telling when they'll stop. People do not have the right to wipe out a smaller faction without a reasonable cause. If people were put in the same position as the Cherokees, they would be quick to reconsider their point of view. To summarize, if humans skip the moral code God has given us, and judge an action based on the produce of an act, then, and only then, would Andrew Jackson be considered a good