ANDREW JACKSON THE VILLIAN
The seventh president of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson, was a corrupt politician who only did what he believed was correct and what was beneficial for him. Becoming president in 1828 after losing the previous election to John Quincy Adams due to a deal stuck with Henry Clay, he immediately removed multiple government officials and replaced them with his supporters. Then later in his presidency he tried to remove the Native Americans from their land. After meeting resistance in the form of a trial that ended in favor of the Native Americans keeping their land, Jackson decided to ignore both the verdict and the people invading the Native’s land resulting in the start of the Trail of Tears. Both of these facts and many more clearly show how Jackson wasn’t a hero, but a villain towards anyone not in agreement with his ideals. First what many people called “The Spoils System”. After losing his first election to John Quincy Adams due to corruption, Jackson wanted to remove all the corruption in the government. He accomplished this by removing people in governments and replacing them with the people who supported Jackson and his ideas. Before he was elected he had promised these people government jobs if they provided with him with political backing during the …show more content…
When the Georgians invaded their land for the gold within it the Cherokees decided to go to court. During the trial the judge decided that the Cherokees land was for the Cherokees and separate from the United States, but the Cherokees were still invaded in the end. Jackson decided to ignore the invaders not enforcing the verdict saying the judge should be enforcing it. He also ordered the Cherokees removal leading to the violent march, The Trail of Tears, which resulted in the deaths of around 4,000 Cherokees. This travesty is another reason why Jackson is a villain not a
The seventh president of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson, was a corrupt politician who only did what he believed was correct and what was beneficial for him. Becoming president in 1828 after losing the previous election to John Quincy Adams due to a deal stuck with Henry Clay, he immediately removed multiple government officials and replaced them with his supporters. Then later in his presidency he tried to remove the Native Americans from their land. After meeting resistance in the form of a trial that ended in favor of the Native Americans keeping their land, Jackson decided to ignore both the verdict and the people invading the Native’s land resulting in the start of the Trail of Tears. Both of these facts and many more clearly show how Jackson wasn’t a hero, but a villain towards anyone not in agreement with his ideals. First what many people called “The Spoils System”. After losing his first election to John Quincy Adams due to corruption, Jackson wanted to remove all the corruption in the government. He accomplished this by removing people in governments and replacing them with the people who supported Jackson and his ideas. Before he was elected he had promised these people government jobs if they provided with him with political backing during the …show more content…
When the Georgians invaded their land for the gold within it the Cherokees decided to go to court. During the trial the judge decided that the Cherokees land was for the Cherokees and separate from the United States, but the Cherokees were still invaded in the end. Jackson decided to ignore the invaders not enforcing the verdict saying the judge should be enforcing it. He also ordered the Cherokees removal leading to the violent march, The Trail of Tears, which resulted in the deaths of around 4,000 Cherokees. This travesty is another reason why Jackson is a villain not a