Synthesis Essay: If I Have Voted For Andrew Jackson

In winning the presidency in 1828, Andrew Jackson secured over fifty percent of the popular vote. If I had lived in the 1820’s, I would have voted for Andrew Jackson because he appealed to the common people, and was considered a hero for his actions in the war of 1812. Despite some of the unpopular actions Andrew Jackson took like the Indian Removal Act, I would still have voted for him because I would be unaware that he would support such law at the time of voting. First of all, if I had lived in the 1820’s, I would have voted for Andrew Jackson because he appealed to the common people. Andrew Jackson wanted political power for all classes, not just the aristocrats. Thus, he wanted to give the common people a chance to participate in the …show more content…
The Battle of New Orleans was considered as one of the most striking victories. General Andrew Jackson led troops of Tennessee that defeated British force on January 8, 1815. “The Treaty of Ghent, signed on Christmas Eve, 1814, declared armistice, or end to the fighting.” (Chapter 3, page 114, The Americans.) This means, although a peace agreement had already been signed by British and American diplomats before the Battle of New Orleans, the news had not reached Andrew Jackson in time. Last of all, if I had lived in the 1820’s, I would have voted for Andrew Jackson because I would have been unaware of the negative actions he would take after winning presidency in 1828. One significantly negative and unpopular action Andrew Jackson took during his presidency was his support for the Indian Removal Act. “In 1830 Congress, with the support of Jackson, passed the Indian Removal Act.” (Chapter 3, page 124, The Americans.) This means the federal government supplied funds to force the Native Americans to move west under the law. As a result of this act, more than a quarter of the Cherokee people