help run his government. They become what is know as the kitchen cabinet (Hart 2011). This group was controversial however. Many thought these men were unfit to run the government. When you take in consideration of the men and women who run our country now, it's no big deal. Jackson is then faced with some …show more content…
One major misstep should not define the legacy of the entire person, all people make mistakes. Jackson may have made some mistakes but in the long run they benefited america. He didn't need to make these mistakes, he would still be known as the common warrior. The legacy of Andrew Jackson should be that of a hero as evident by him being the common man’s warrior, he created more farm land for the new americans, and he started including the common man in the government. It is first evident he is a hero after his inauguration is over, lots of people gather around to support their new president. A eyewitness speaks about how he is the president of the people (Jackson’s rowdy inauguration 1829). His supporters were known as the Jacksonian Democracy. The Jacksonian Democracy was the political movement towards a greater democracy, one made up of the common man. Jackson employed many of the common man