Was Andrew Jackson Like A King?

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Andrew Jackson acted like a king during his presidency. Jackson acted like a king by his actions in the indian removal, spoils system, and removal of deposits. In the following essay it will show how Jackson acted like a king not a president of the common man.

Andrew Jackson former president of 1829-1837 acted like a king, one way he acted this way was the Indian Removal Act. In 1823 the Indians were challenged in court by Jackson for the land they were living on. The court came to the conclusion that the Indians could not own the title for the land; but they did in fact have the right to occupancy because they discovered the land. In 1831 the Cherokee went back to the supreme court to fight the Georgia law that prohibited whites from living

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