Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was, in many ways, very similar to Donald Trump in terms of the kind of figure he was. Jackson was a populist who came to power based on his military prowess and his intolerance of Native Americans (roughly paralleling Trump's rise to power based on business acumen, television presence, and intolerance towards Mexican and Muslim Immigrants). He wanted to destroy the powerful economic institutions like the Central Bank because the general American population's dislike for it. Additionally, he was a boisterous and aggressive personality. Educated people, especially in the Northeast United States found this to be abrasive and short-sighted. The people in the West and South found Jackson to be much more representative of their wants and needs.

Jackson owned many horses, of course, during the course of his life.

He raced thoroughbreds, some of whose names were Indian Queen, Thruxton

and Pacolet.

While in the White House, he raced some his horses at the local track, but I

do not know any of their names.

While Jefferson considered himself as part of the “natural aristocrats, Jacksonian Democracy can be considered an outgrowth of Jefferson’s ideas that the people should rule. The Jacksonian Democratic movement was also the consequence of the growth and energy of the nation during the 1830s and 1840s. Prosperity meant more people could consider politics. Politicians and participation in politics grew. There was an increase in education available to citizens and the right to vote was being extended, especially in the west. Jackson believed in the ability of the “common man” to participate in government. He made use of the spoils system to reward his supporters. Jacksonian Democracy believed in equal opportunity extended to white males. The attitude towards women, children, Blacks, and Indians were typical of the time. Jacksonian Democracy also believed in the supremacy of the power of the national government over states’ rights advocates.

There were multiple events that occured during Andrew Jacksons presidency.

Jackson worked to dismantle the Second Bank of the United States. He claimed it was unconstitutional. He was also responsible for the Indian Removal which is ironic because he adopted a native american child named Lyncoya. Jackson almost got assasinated during his presidency. He was also involved in the Nullification Crisis.

Andrew Jackson wanted the Native Americans out of the south because they were on fertile land. Also they heard that the Native Americans had gold so the Americans wanted their gold.

He took over the American bank

battle of the falling timbers

Jackson hated the Bank of the United States, and got his buddy James Madison over in Congress to try and block it. He thought it was a tool for the elite to overpower everyone else. He did everything to try and get it shot down.

In 1828 Martin Van Buren formulated the commonly known "Tariff of Abominations" and this action has been argued to have the purpose of getting Andrew Jackson elected as President of the United States. Later that year, the Tariff successfully performed its purpose and Jackson was elected under a campaign promise that he would lower the Tariff. His Vice-President, John C. Calhoun (South Carolina), was also used for this same purpose and to "balance" the ticket. After Jackson proved he had no intentions on removing the Tariff a rift occurred between Calhoun and Jackson. Calhoun's home state was probably the most negatively affected by the Tariff and as a result Calhoun essentially did not function as Vice-President. Later in 1832 when a compromise Tariff bill was in question in Congress South Carolina decided that the best way to affect a change for their constituency was to call for "nullification" of the Tariff of Abominations. This crisis is commonly refereed to as the "Nullification Crisis" for this reason. Jackson was very authoritarian and did not agree with South Carolina's attempt to question Federal Authority. Jackson called the Army down to South Carolina to put down the "rebellion" as he perceived it. Fortunately the US Legislature was able to pass two bills ending the crisis and pleasing both sides. Though Jackson acted at times similar to a monarch, his actions during the Nullification Crisis have been called his shinning moment as President. If it had not been for him the American Civil War would have begun in 1832, not in 1861 under Lincoln's watch.

Andrew Jackson felt that the Native American tribes have more swagg than him so he wanted to remove them

American democracy was changed in which he supported Unity more than state rights and he did not refrain the federal government as Jacksonians believed.

Donkey: as in the senate's arms they would say.

The purpose of Reconstruction was to give freedmen and white Unionists power to organize governments and control the former Confederate states indefinitely.

Good:

. Allowed the common white male to serve in government

. improved trade with European and south American countries

. earned lots of respect for demanding our right full payment from France

Bad

. closed the national banking system

. He only put his friends in government jobs. This was known as the "spoil system".

. He killed many Native Americans.

. He exercised his power in government by ignoring two branches of government.

. He was a slave owner

. He broke campaign promises

ex/ said supported state gov over fed. government then ended up expanding fed gov

Didn't just kill many Native Americans, he was responsible for the Trail of Tears - thousands of Native Americans died because of him.

. In the first inaugural address of Andrew Jackson he said he would observe the Indian's rights which is a consistent habit of our government and the feelings of our people. Then turns around and forces Indians to move west because he found gold in there territory which at the time was Georgia.

He grew up with lots of anger and did some pretty bad things before he squared himself.

• He got into many fights.

After achieving national prominence as the hero at the battle of New Orleans, except

for a few months as governor of Florida, he retired to his plantation in Nashville. However,

he had learned a lot about how the federal government operated under the current

administration and he saw widespread corruption, so he wrote letters and opinion pieces

for newspapers. A lot of people agreed with him and before long, people were proposing

him for President. Eventually he was drafted as a candidate and agreed to allow his name

to be placed on the ballot in 1824.

(He had been involved in state and local politics from his youth, having served as a

public prosecutor, state supreme court justice, member of the Tennessee constitutional

convention and the state's first congressman, later moving up to senator.

He promised to take all the American Indians out of the people's way (the pioneers) and he promised to help the poor, low class of people in the south against the rich and upper class people. He was a racist, hypocrite, and the worst president ever in office.. besides Herbert Hoover.

He was from outside of the group of people who had ruled the country from the

first movements of independence on. He was a son of poor immigrant parents with

almost no education and no connections with the ruling families.

Thus when he became a war hero, winning almost the only victory that the Americans

could rejoice in, from the War of 1812, he captured the hearts of the common people

who were also outside of the clique of the founding fathers. So, when the choice

of the electors began to be decided by, or at least strongly influenced by popular

vote, he benefited and rose to a position of power.

John H. Eaton until he resigned because of the "Petticoat Affair". Lewis Cass succeeded him.

Andrew Jackson was known for sending over 15000 Cherokees on a march to reservations west of the Mississippi River. This march is called the Trail of Tears because the Natives were forced out of their land [and their land was protected by treaties] and on the march, about 1/4 of them died

Andrew Jackson was also known for his nickname "Old Hickory" because people claimed that he was as tough as the wood from a hickory tree.

I hope this answers your question.

This sad relocation of the Cherokees occurred after Jackson left office, but

he set in motion the idea that Indians must be moved out of GA and Alabama

into land west of the Mississippi, so must share some of the responsibilty

They killed them mercilessly, gave them blankets infested with small pox... that sort of thing.. I think they prevented migrating herds from going back home to where these tribes were expecting them.

President Andrew Jackson supported the preservation of the Union and in response to South Carolina's threat of secession, Jackson ordered armed forces to the South Carolina capital of Charleston to enforce the Tariff Act. The volatile situation was remedied only when Henry Clay negotiated a compromise tariff acceptable to both the federal government and South Carolina. Calhoun ultimately resigned the vice presidency in protest.

Jackson created the Trail of Tears, which removed all the Native Americans to the west of the Mississippi River

well from my knowledge, white people wanted them to leave so President Jackson passed a Removal Act which the federal government can pay the Native Americans to move to the west of the Mississippi River.

no he was a bad president he invented the Indian removal act