0
Andrew Jackson
Questions about Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
2,252 Questions
What did the Indian Removal Act call for and why did Jackson support it?
The Indian Removal Act called for the exile of Native Americans from their ancestral lands. President Jackson supported it because he believed the Native Americans were troublesome and needed to be removed from the picture.
What were the factors development of both the industrial revolution and the market revolution?
Two factors that spurred the development of the industrial and the market revolution were the invention of steam technology and computers.
How did Andrew Jackson influence the US in the 1800s?
He was a great president, but could have been rough at times including:
Doles
National Bank
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
What Indian nation was forced to move to Georgia as a result of Andrew Jackson's policies?
Many Native tribes were forced to move from Georgia and other parts of the South to the area west of the Mississippi River designated as the Indian Territory as a result of Andrew Jackson's policies. Some of the tribes included the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw, and this event is now known as the Trail of Tears for the vast fatalities suffered.
Why did Jackson fight the national bank?
Jackson claimed that the bank protected wealthy elites rather than the common man. In fact, the leadership of the bank (ex. Nicholas Biddle) was extremely corrupt, and powerful people were able to completely make up interest rates, choose who the bank would and wouldn't lend to, and print as much worthless money as they wanted (causing inflation that led to the Panic of 1837)
How did President Jackson respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v Georgia?
President Jackson and Congress opposed the Court's developing support of Native American rights; however, the Cherokee weren't removed from their ancestral land during Jackson's administration, but six years after the Worcester decision, under the Van Buren administration.
According to popular myth, Jackson was supposed to have said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" In Paul Boller's book, They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions, historian Robert V. Remini claims Jackson never made such a statement. The tale is based on something Jackson wrote in a letter to John Coffee, "...the decision of the Supreme Court has fell still born, and they find that they cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate,"meaning the Court's opinion was moot because it had no power to enforce its edict (not being a legislative body).
Under pressure from President Jackson, Georgia obeyed the Supreme Court's order to release from jail missionaries who had lived on Cherokee land without buying a required state permit. Marshall's comments about the federal government owing the Cherokee protection were not part of the ruling, but a matter of opinion, because the United States government was not party to the case and not obligated to accommodate the Chief Justice (Marshall often communicated ancillary beliefs through Supreme Court opinions).
In 1838, the federal government demonstrated its contempt for the rights of Native Americans by negotiating an illegal treaty with a small faction of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee group lacked authority to agree to the Treaty of New Echota because they weren't part of the Nation's official government. Although the United States was aware of this fact, they seized the Native American land anyway and displaced its inhabitants in the "Trail of Tears" tragedy.
Case Citation:
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
For more information about Worcester v. Georgia, see Related Questions, below.
Andrew Jackson believed that Reconstruction should what?
Guarantee that the Southern ruling class would not return to power. He hated the wealthy Southern planters, so he wanted to get rid of them. It failed to break the power of the antebellum planter elites.
What famous song was written during the war in 1812 at fort migninry y?
He made Indians move out of the states, walking down the "trail of tears."He also reformed the American Government, he decreased the economic problems, and he made life in America easier with the better conditions. He did have some problems with some other states, South Carolina in particular. He also fought the Native Americnas who resisted and rebelled like Osceola.
What good things did Andrew Jackson do?
its not necessarily good (for the native americans, anyway) but he did the whole trail of tears thing, pushed the indians out west, and allowed for more American settlement in the places the natives had vacated
Why did President Andrew Jackson veto so many bills?
Unlike the previous Presidents who never issued a veto unless they believed it violated the Constitution, Jackson believed he should veto bills that were bad laws to have even if they were not unconstitutional. He also vetoed bills that violated the constitution. I do not know the specifics of the 12 bill alluded to by this question.
How did Andrew Jackson get his nickname?
. Jackson has recently been renowned for his toughness, and has been given the nickname of "Old Hickory". This nickname came from the fact that neither illnesses nor injuries stopped him when he was taking the field to lead his men against the enemy. His troops responded by comparing him to hickory, which is amongst the hardest of woods, that are skinny enough to match his skinny figure.
What role did Andrew Jackson play in the battle at New Orleans in 1818?
Jackson was the commander of the American forces. It was believed that his troops (mostly militiamen) fought so bravely as to defeat the British, but evidence points to a strange halt in the British advance, within range of the American guns, which probably contributed greatly to their demise.
What did president Monroe order Andrew Jackson to do in 1818?
In 1817-1818, President Monroe orders Jackson to chase raiding Seminole Indians back into Florida, but not to invade Florida. Instead, Jackson invaded Florida, captured military forts, executed two British subjects for stirring up Indian attacks, and replaced the Spanish governor.
Many members of Monroe's cabinet believed that Jackson should have been court-martialed for his actions in Florida. With that said, the Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams, saved the day for Jackson and it was ruled that Jackson had acted in self defense in Florida.
What did Andrew Jackson do before becoming president of US?
Jackson did many things before he was President. He passed the bar exam and went to Tennessee to practice law. He bought some land and did some farming. He was appointed as a federal judge. He bought and sold land to make money.
He was the first Congressman from Tennessee and soon thereafter made a US Senator. He found the job frustrating and boring and resigned. He ran a store for awhile. He fought in the war of 1812 and lead the Army in the Seminole War as a general. He served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. He ran for President and won the popular vote but lost the election. He then became a US senator again and won the next presidential election.
Which political party organized against Andrew Jackson?
The 'Whig' party was organized against Andrew Fackson
Why did Andrew Jackson dislike the Indians?
who did Andrew Jackson not move???
I believe that Jackson is against Indians just like some people discriminate against black people which is beyond wrong. Like in his speech he stated that it would be cruel as unjust to make people move from their home and the grave of their fathers. but yet he did it anyway. So there you have it my opinion.
Andrew Jackson hated Native Americans because he was brought up hearing words of prejudice. His mother taught him to despise Indians because she had several family members that were killed by Natives. Jackson brought his hatred for the Indians into his presidency, explaining why the Natives called him "Black Heart" and "Devil". I have Native friends that will not even use a twenty dollar bill. His acts of abuse and treachery are still remembered, never to be forgotten.
President Andrew Jackson claimed that use of the spoils system increased democracy in the federal government because it allowed larger numbers of people to hold public office. Jackson was the 7th President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson was the leader of what political party?
jackson was the first candidate for his Democratic Party. Its last candidate was James Buchanan in 1856. It split over slavery. After a civil war, a new opposition party was formed to counter the Republicans and it took the name Democratic Party, but it had few ties with Jackson's Democratic Party.
Would mass democracy have been so popular if Andrew Jackson hadn't been president?
Probably not. Jackson was a tremendously popular personality. People trusted him
and believed that he was on their side and would do what would ultimately be
be best for them, even if they did not immediately agree with what he was doing.
Whose lawsuit to gain freedom was denied in a landmark US Supreme Court decision?
Dred Scott was the famous slave who sued to gain his freedom and was denied by the US Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857). The decision in this case is considered one of the catalysts of the US Civil War.
The Battle of New Orleans, fought after the treaty was signed, made Jackson a national hero, and was one of few victories on land.
