Strong willed, determined, bold, ambitious are all accurate terms to describe President Andrew Jackson, the seventh president in United States history; however, presidential is not an accurate representation of what Andrew Jackson was. He wasn’t a Virginian elitist, a member of a renowned family, or part of a rich family like the presidents that came before him. Andrew Jackson was a South Carolina Native who grew up without a father since the beginning of his life, without a mother after fourteen years, and was an unsophisticated child that was involved in many fights and duels, displaying his hot, and uncontrollable temper (textbook). Andrew Jackson grew up and became the most beloved figure in America during his age. He wasn’t an elitist,
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However, Jackson was truly the most abominable great President throughout American history. Andrew Jackson was an eritc President who’s shameful rhetoric positively impacted currant shape of America for the majority of the population; however, the Nullification Crisis, the war on banks, as well as the Indian Removal Act brought America into an age of economic and social chaos during his eight years as president. The erratic nature of Jackson was on full display during his handling of the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833. In 1824, the president Jackson and congress passed the Tariff of Abomination, an extremely high tariff that had negative implications on the economy, especially that of the south. The …show more content…
The Jackson Democrats committed themselves to western expansion, which in turn forced more than 120,000 Native Americans that have lived within their respective territories for hundreds of years to move west through the passing of the Indians removal act (textbook). Jackson forced thousands of Native Americans to embark on the Trail of Tears to their new territories, a journey that killed thousands of them. These actions come in direct contrast to the 1831 Supreme Court ruling that allowed for Cherokee Indians to have self rule and for the United States government not to interfere with it (textbook). No person should be able to force the mass movement of a community, especially of one that they do not have specific jurisdiction and rule over, displaying his satisfaction in creating societal turmoil without considering the people that his actions are
However, Jackson was truly the most abominable great President throughout American history. Andrew Jackson was an eritc President who’s shameful rhetoric positively impacted currant shape of America for the majority of the population; however, the Nullification Crisis, the war on banks, as well as the Indian Removal Act brought America into an age of economic and social chaos during his eight years as president. The erratic nature of Jackson was on full display during his handling of the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833. In 1824, the president Jackson and congress passed the Tariff of Abomination, an extremely high tariff that had negative implications on the economy, especially that of the south. The …show more content…
The Jackson Democrats committed themselves to western expansion, which in turn forced more than 120,000 Native Americans that have lived within their respective territories for hundreds of years to move west through the passing of the Indians removal act (textbook). Jackson forced thousands of Native Americans to embark on the Trail of Tears to their new territories, a journey that killed thousands of them. These actions come in direct contrast to the 1831 Supreme Court ruling that allowed for Cherokee Indians to have self rule and for the United States government not to interfere with it (textbook). No person should be able to force the mass movement of a community, especially of one that they do not have specific jurisdiction and rule over, displaying his satisfaction in creating societal turmoil without considering the people that his actions are