Andrew Jackson DBQ

When Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828, he brought about many changes in the government. Jacksonian Democrats claimed to be the "guardians of democracy", but instead they were merely guardians of their own sectional interests. In other words, they were very selfish. Despite the fact that they were selfish, they actually were able to protect political democracy and equality of economic opportunity, but they were not guardians of the constitution or individual liberty. Their main goal was not constitutional justice and individual liberty, but instead they strived to squash New England, the Whig Party, and to preserve state's rights. When Jackson went against the Supreme Court, the United States constitution was not protected. In the Worcester v. Georgia case, Jackson went against the supreme court decision with the removal act. Indians were forced to move westward because of the Indian removal act (Doc G). Their decision was very unconstitutional because it
Thousands of Cherokee Indians died on the journey. The Trail of Tears was when the Indians were forced to move westward (Doc G). There was racial violence between Irish and Americans (Doc E). The caucasian men had way more privileges and black men were being abused (Doc E). Jackson gave equality of economic opportunity by reducing monopoly with his bank veto, but his financial plans caused a financial panic. Andrew Jackson finally had put a stop to the monopoly (Doc B). He protected the common men from abuses of the rich (Doc B).
Andrew Jackson really became a voice for the common people. The Jacksonian politics supported the constitution. A lot of racism was in the United States. Although his financial policies brought about a depression, Jackson was able to help commoners by stopping monopolies. The people started to get a voice in the elections at this point though the Jackson administration was