Essay On Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, especially including his time in presidency, was a very influential man in history. He was in office from 1829 to 1837. People began to call the 1820’s-1830’s era, the “Age of Jackson.” Jackson has been said to be a strong representative of this era, or not as much a big representative of this era, or even not at all a big representative of this era. Did he or did he not represent the “Age of Jackson?” Jackson was, in some ways more than others, a very important representative of this era, and in some ways, had nothing to do with things and events connected to the “Age of Jackson” like slavery, women's rights… etc. There are facts pertaining to both conclusions of the question!
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As new states were being added to the United States, their state laws banned slavery. Slavery is a conflict that Jackson did nothing about, nor did he take a stand and abolish slavery. In Slavery as it is, Theodore D. Weld (1839), Slavery is questioned on how bad the conditions are in the United States. Also, It is explained that “TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND persons in this country, men, women, and children, are in SLAVERY.” This Is a topic that Andrew Jackson did nothing about, which makes him in no way a representative in the “Age of Jackson,” in which this topic was talked about.
Women's rights, and legal disabilities of women, just like slavery, was a very tough debated topic. Nothing in the Constitution was for or against these political topics, nor did any president take action toward these topics. Jackson, just like his predecessors, did nothing toward women’s rights. In Legal Disabilities of Women, (1838) Sarah said “...which rob her of some of her essential rights.” This, along with other inquiries, shows that nothing was being done to benefit the women of the United States. This was under Jackson’s Presidency, showing he did not 100% represent his era, known as the “Age of