Andrew Jackson: An Unemocratic President

In the 1820s and 1830s, Georgia ordered a cruel battle to remove the Cherokees, who held dominion within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at the time. In 1827 the Cherokees fixed an basic government. The Cherokees were not only reshuffling their government but also declaring to the American public that they were a free nation that could not be removed without their permission. An angry Georgia legislature responded by intending to extend its authority over the Cherokees living in the states declared boundaries. The state took over the Cherokee lands; overthrew their government, courts, and laws; and settled a process for snatching Cherokee land and distributing it to the state's white citizens. In 1830 reps from Georgia and the other southern states pushed through Congress the Indian Removal Act, which gave U.S. president Andrew Jackson the ability to debate removal treaties with the Native American tribes.

On March 4th of 1829, Andrew Jackson became the United States of America’s seventh president. From then through his two year term, there were many actions taken that some may credit as democratic or non-democratic. Andrew Jackson was originally a soldier before he became president. One of his biggest achievements was when he became a national war hero when defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1812. Andrew Jackson is democratic for three important reasons which had to do with politics, the national bank, and Native Americans.

Only one U.S. president has been censured by the United States Senate and this was Andrew Jackson for what the senate believed to be abuse of presidential power during the Bank War. Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill. While Jackson was the 7th president of the united states and a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812 he got rid of a whole government program because it didn't go along with his viewpoints. In 1816 the second bank of the United States was created five years after the First bank's charter expired. The bank had been run by a board of directors with ties to industry and manufacturing, however Jackson disagreed with the ways that the federal money was being spent as well

In the span of 20 years, 42 states elected by the people, and 27 states elected by the legislature. (Document 1). The election of Jackson was considered a “revolution,” because of its peaceful transfer of power. This revolution was different from any other, because it was achieved by ballots rather than bullets. Jacksonians cried, “Shall the people rule?” and the answer was, “The people shall rule!” Andrew Jackson was so notable that people have come 500 miles to see him and think that the country is rescued from some dreadful danger. It is said Jackson’s victory accelerated the transfer of national power from the country-house to the farmhouse, from the East to the West, and from the snobs to the mobs. If Jackson was a hero of the gentleman farmer, he was surely a hero of the dirt farmer. Jackson was democratic because he granted all men equal rights, and believed that the common man is just as good as the wealthy. This is how he got all his support, most of which came from the common man. We must also consider that he was a common man who became successful as president. He disagreed with the wealthy, who tried to empower the common man/farmers, and was a large supporter of wester farmers, low tariffs, and pet banks, rather than a national bank. (Document 2).

Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States in 1829 until 1837. There is a debate about Jackson asking if he was democratic or not. Jackson was a democratic leader because he listened to the people and gave the common people government jobs, but helping the people was only to benefit himself. By giving jobs and listening to the people he got more votes, which is what he wanted. Although Andrew Jackson wanted to government to be a democracy, his actions and values disproved the ideas of a democratic system.

Jackson DBQ: To what extent was Andrew Jackson and democratic president? Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was the leader of a very unprecedented revolution in the country during the 1820 to 1830s. He claimed to be a common man and to be a representative for the common man. Jackson and his supporters preached that he was going to advance democracy and take power away from the rich and give it to the people. While Jackson and his administration did help boost American democracy, much of those changes were motivated by self interest and Jackson’s backwards and racist ideology.

In what many have called the dirtiest presidential election ever, Andrew Jackson reigned supreme over John Quincy Adams in the election of 1828. For the first time in a political campaign, the main focus was to slander the reputation of the opponent. Issues seemed to be disregarded in favor of personal attacks upon the individual. The days of standing for office and remaining silent towards the American public before elections took place were over. The election of 1828 focused on insults, name calling, and heckling between the candidates and their parties.

Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson kicked the Native Americans out because it was valuable. The Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminoles adopted white culture. The Native Americans had to sign a treaty to leave or be removed at gunpoint. One Tribe leader took his case to the supreme court for a ruling. The Case was called Worchester v. Georgia the judge said the have the right to keep their land. Andrew Jackson said “ he made his decision let him enforce it” and Jackson. During the end of Jackson's Presidency the economy took a dive and the state's power

The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 and his ensuing presidency marked a turning point in American democracy. Jackson established the presidential campaign, made the executive branch more powerful than the legislative, and reestablished political parties.

When Andrew Jackson was denied presidency in 1824 due to “the corrupt bargain” between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, he was furious at the lack of democracy in the election system. He became determined to institute a new age of genuine democracy in America where the voice of the people wouldim being monarchal, Andrew Jackson was a very democratic president evidenced by his drive to give the people more representation and also his attempted transfer of power from the few to the many.

Andrew Jackson knew that to win the 1829 election he had to first win over the votes of the frontier states (North Dakota through Texas). Jackson's main election selling point was to provide free land for the eager settlers. This was especially important in Georgia because new settlers were coming in and greatly desired the land the cherokee had. In order to justify his actions, Jackson stated the Cherokees had fought with the British during the Revolutionary war. However, the Cherokees were actually his allies during that time. One indian even regretted helping Jackson and said if he would have know it was going to be this way he would killed jackson right there. Just a few weeks after he won the election, the Georgia legislature passed a law removing all the Cherokee within the state borders. When the Indians went to the president for help he said, “No protection could be afforded to the Cherokees” unless they moved west of the Mississippi.” Caucasian citizens began to claim the homes of

When Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828, he readily filled the hearts of many of his militia and citizens with confidence. Coming from a poor family, Jackson made himself wealthy through many rigorous efforts, and became the first president to be elected from the west. When it comes to the democracy, the term “Jacksonian democracy” is no mistake. Andrew Jackson played a very influential role in advancing the spread, efficiency, and success of democracy in our country.

Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. He started out poor and worked his way up. Jackson was in some cases democratic and in others, he was not democratic. Democracy is a government where the people have the power. Jackson was undemocratic when he took over the Native Americans land and got rid of them and when he appointed Samuel Swartout and he end up stealing 1.2 million dollars, however he was democratic when he wanted the free blacks to join the army.

While Jackson has done wonders for America, he was not perfect. One of his flaws would be the Indian Removal Act of 1830. While the Cherokee’s march did not happen until after Jackson’s presidency, this can still be traced back to Jackson not upholding the rights of Native Americans during his presidency. This Act forced the Cherokee nation to give up their lands and travel to present day Oklahoma. During this journey, the Native Americans were faced with hunger, diseases and exhaustion because of these problems around 4,000 people died. This brutal movement of the Cherokee would become known as the Trail of

Jackson’s version of democracy was in fact a democracy. He was not a very wealthy man, he owned a home and some land. Which was more than could be said about most Americans at the time. About ten percent of the Americans living there at that time owned enough land to vote. There was a law, stating that only white males with a good portion of land could vote in the presidential election. Andrew Jackson thought this system was so unfair, he created a new way to govern the citizens of the newly formed United States.