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How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson An Autocrat?
Andrew Jackson is an Autocrat because even though he said he was a Democrat, he barely showed that in his actions. The only Democratic thing he did was give more power to the lower farmers, but after that, Jackson became a tyrant. He kept the bank money for himself (Doc. National Bank Controversy 1, 2, and 3) and drove indians out of there land, even though they had the right from previous documents to stay (Doc. Indian Removal 1, 2, and 3). The crueler part about the Indian Removal was that his adopted son was a Creek Indian and Jackson killed the Creek Indian kind by removing them from their homes (Doc. Indian Removal 3). He did not follow the documents in the past (Doc. Indian Removal 1) stating that certain Indians could stay in their land,

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