President Jackson: Common Man or “King Andrew"
President Jackson: Common Man or “King Andrew”
Andrew Jackson was a strong president who used his title to pursue his own agendas. In any ways he can be viewed as a king, rather than the common man that he was when he grew up. Jackson instilled fear in many, and behind his back was called “King Andrew” jokingly. The title was a joke but in many ways described his presidency. More than often he did away with the laws of the constitution and followed his own ways.
In 1829 Andrew Jackson created the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was a law that stated that Native Americans that were settled east of the Mississippi River had to move west of the river to a portion of land that was set aside for them in the Oklahoma territory. The Cherokee Indians that were settled in Georgia became angry with the law and decided to sue the state of Georgia, because they felt like they were entitled to the land. The Supreme Court case became known as Worcester v. Georgia. It was won by the Indians and the law was proven unconstitutional. President Jackson chose to ignore the results of the case and carry on wih the law, causing the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the name given to the horrible event where Jackson force the Native Americans to travel during one of the worst winters to the other side of the Mississippi River. Jackson went against the constitution and around the verdict of the Supreme Court, so that he could get exactly what he wanted. Jackson was very unlike the presidents before him, by performing selfish deeds such as the Trail of Tears to get what he wanted.
Another issue during his presidency was the re-chartering of the bank of the U.S. Jackson opposed the bank for various reasons, the main one being that he strongly disliked he bank’s president Nicolas Biddle. Jackson blamed Biddle for the loss of his money during a panic prior to his presidency. For that reason, including others, Jackson made it his goal to close the
Andrew Jackson was a strong president who used his title to pursue his own agendas. In any ways he can be viewed as a king, rather than the common man that he was when he grew up. Jackson instilled fear in many, and behind his back was called “King Andrew” jokingly. The title was a joke but in many ways described his presidency. More than often he did away with the laws of the constitution and followed his own ways.
In 1829 Andrew Jackson created the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was a law that stated that Native Americans that were settled east of the Mississippi River had to move west of the river to a portion of land that was set aside for them in the Oklahoma territory. The Cherokee Indians that were settled in Georgia became angry with the law and decided to sue the state of Georgia, because they felt like they were entitled to the land. The Supreme Court case became known as Worcester v. Georgia. It was won by the Indians and the law was proven unconstitutional. President Jackson chose to ignore the results of the case and carry on wih the law, causing the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the name given to the horrible event where Jackson force the Native Americans to travel during one of the worst winters to the other side of the Mississippi River. Jackson went against the constitution and around the verdict of the Supreme Court, so that he could get exactly what he wanted. Jackson was very unlike the presidents before him, by performing selfish deeds such as the Trail of Tears to get what he wanted.
Another issue during his presidency was the re-chartering of the bank of the U.S. Jackson opposed the bank for various reasons, the main one being that he strongly disliked he bank’s president Nicolas Biddle. Jackson blamed Biddle for the loss of his money during a panic prior to his presidency. For that reason, including others, Jackson made it his goal to close the