Was Andrew Jackson A Good Or Bad President?
I have this paper due in class tomorrow and we just got it today. I'm really stuck on this because I'm supposed to put it in the pros and cons of what Andrew Jackson did through his time as president. So can you please help me and give me your opinion on if you think he was a good or bad president and please tell me why you think that. Please and thank you. =]
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Today, better than ever, we can see just what happens when government allows a central bank unlimited power without oversight. The FED is owned by the same families as the Bank of the US.
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Andrew Jackson was a general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a war hero when he
defeated the British at New Orleans.
In 1824 Jackson wins popular votes .But in the electoral college their was no exact winner. But a deal was made between two other candidates and Adam becomes president.
Andrew Jackson felt cheated and since know one liked Adams. He didn’t really accomplish anything so he wasn’t a very good president. In 1828 a relection occurred and this time Andrew Jackson was the victor. During Jackson’s precedence he accomplished many important things. Such as fixing the second national bank. Some people considered this good such as the common people and the poor. But the rich didn’t like the idea because the bank was favoring them. Another important thing was the Indian removal act. This was the removal all Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi. A reason why this is bad is because on the the Trail of Tears.(Indians migration to the west). Indians where treated like garbage they where force to travel gruesome miles in the freezing cold
And they had to follow what ever the soilders said. Many Indians died on the trail of tears. Another reason is that he ruled some what like a king. If their was some law that wasn’t exactly what he wanted he vetoed it. He also was becoming to powerful and tried to do anything he wanted.
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It was bad that he got his supporters on the high posts as advisors because they were not professionals, but at the same time they were representing the common man.
The removal of the indians showed how cruel he was while it gained America new lands.
The attack on the national bank made the money trickle down to lower class, while the economy suffered badly making no place for new businesses.
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answered 1 month ago
As for me, I think he was very hypocritical. He contradicted many of his actions and it is very hard to define what he really was. The major thing that defined him was his LEADERSHIP, nobody that I've read now can honestly compare to his stuborness. He was a very strong-willed man. He was able to conquer the people's hearts and create the Democrat Party to have a voice for the people. That's simply outstanding. It's kind of funny, how we had several presidents before him, but none of them truly did much for the country. They kind of did it for themselves to prosper. Well, anywho, he was very nationalistic and had great importance for the country along with the people. Another thing that I thought was very successful of his part, was the Bank War. Many people think that this was a breaking point and it destroyed him, but it actually made him. Many people began to hate him, but he didn't care. He backed up the peoples's rights and the bank was corrupt. How greater of a man could he be? Seriously.
Yeah, well the Trail of Tears is kind of saddenning and I had no respect for him at the beginning, when I knew he had done this, but once you really start reading on it, you develop your own opinion and it becomes a strong one.
I should really get going on my essay. I hope it sort of helped somebody out there!
To compensate the Cherokee for their loss without retaining some land and living a normal life among the settlers, Ross came up with the figure of 20 million dollars, or about 25% of the value of the land if sold separately to each settler. For this amount 17,000 men, women and children would leave voluntarily and relocate to the Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma. This comes to a payment of just under $1200 per person. This is roughly $4.34 per acre (the going rate for similar, nearby land sold in the state of Georgia in 1835 was between $18.00 an acre and $25.00 an acre. I think that the trail of tears was a bad thing to happen and the Cherokee should have not got kick out.
Another bad one is the spoils system
The Spoil System was the practice of winning candidates, then giving the government jobs to political backers and supporters. This is wrong to put these people ahead of more hard working, smarter, and more experienced people. Doing this is favoritism, just because they helped them with their election doesn't mean they should be rewarded with jobs that they might not be equipped for.
In the political system of the United States, a spoil system, also known as a patronage system is an informal practice where a political group, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters and backers as a reward for winning the victory, and as a bribe or incentive to keep working for the party, as opposed to a system of awarding offices on the basis of some measure of merit independent of political activity. The term was derived from the phrase "'to the victor belong the spoils..." by New York Senator William L. Marcy. Similar spoils systems are common in other nations.
One of Jackson's many other terrible choices was the spoil system. This was when he replaced all government workers with people who were loyal to the office holder's political party. This was a terrible choice because many qualified, hard working, deserving, innocent workers will lose their jobs to less qualified and not as experienced people. This is not fair at all and it makes Jackson seem like a very irresponsible, immature president. This is unfair because he is just ignoring the other half of the country that was simply just voicing their opinion. Also the new workers that Jackson picked were defiantly not as experienced, so the quality of the goods and products are lower. IT IS NOT FAIR!!
A good thing is his leader ship
One reason Jackson was a good leader because of his war experience. At age thirteen he joined the militia to fight in the Revolutionary War. He was very brave and never backed down he always stood up for what he believed in even at such a young age. After the war of 1812 he was appointed general in the army. In the battle of New Orleans in 1815, he soundly defeated the British even though they were so greatly outnumbered. After this defeat he became a national war hero. He knew how to run a proper army so people trusted him to know how to run a proper country. Jackson's humble background, and his reputation as a war hero, helped make him president. People loved that he supported the common man instead of just the wealthy. I defiantly agree with that. They felt that he was one of them. I think that's the kind of person I would want running my country. Many saw his rise above hardship as a real American success story. This brought in many votes.
The fact that Andrew built a successful legal practice proved that he had great leadership skills. You wouldn't be able to do that with out those skills. He was very smart and he knew how to handle things. He also could handle land very well. He purchased a plantation near Nashville and ran successfully for Congress.
Andrew was a great person and president for our country to be lucky enough to have. He was a firm person who got things done. The fact that he was re-elected proved that people knew he was a good leader. They wanted him to continue making important decisions for our country.
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well this is what i think so byye!!
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answered 8 months ago
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