Andrew Jackson Dbq

Unlike previous presidents, Andrew Jackson represented the common men. He and his followers did not support the aristocrats, but instead favored the interests of farmers and urban workers. When they gained power, the Jacksonian Democrats brought about great advances in creating a more democratic and economically equal society.

Did Andrew Jackson support the people and their rights? Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He vetoed the National Bank because he said that it only supported the rich and was unconstitutional. Also Andrew Jackson set a land territory west of the Mississippi River for the Indian tribes and adopted a little Native American boy who was left from his tribe. How democratic was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is a form of government where the people have a right to assist in the law making process. Andrew Jackson was democratic in many political, economic, and geographic ways.

Andrew Jackson helped to provide for a strong protection of popular democracy and individual liberty to the United States. Andrew Jackson known as the people’s president held a strong emotion in the states right’s which advocated to the increase of executive power. President Andrew Jackson was good for his country, because he provided certain decisions that helped form America into a better place than where it was before. President Andrew Jackson showed significant positives towards the people of the United States. President Andrew Jackson’s creation of the Democratic Party still exists today. His great efforts to eliminate the Bank of the United States helped to pay off all the national debts in America.

Many lower to middle class men voted for Jackson in the hopes of him extending democracy and fighting for the average man. He was the first president to ride on a train, almost get assassinated, and also to serve in both the revolutionary war and the war of 1812. His presidency included the creation of the Whig party following the demise of the federalists and also the ending of the charter of the first national bank. During the Jackson administration from 1829 to 1837, democracy extended primarily due to work on shrinking the wage gap. Meanwhile, democracy seemed to take steps backwards due to Jackson’s interactions with Native Americans.

Jacksonian's viewed themselves as guardians of the constitution, political democracy, individual liberties, and equality of economic opportunity. Many of his followers from that time tended to agree but a lot of people today look back and disagree with each of these assumptions. I believe that he was a keeper of the constitution and political democracy. Depending upon your outlook, Jackson was a guardian of individual liberties, even with his oppression of African American slaves, Indians, and women. His equality of economic opportunity was more towards the common man that the elite but gave that common man a larger chance for equality with the elites without allowing the elites a greater chance to increase their wealth.

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).

The quote from Document 1, “Vote for us, if you think the people should govern,” showed how he appealed to many Americans who this was their first time voting. Due to the removal of the land requirement to vote, eager American men could input their say in government to a leader, Jackson, who stood up for the people. The evidence further explains why Andrew Jackson was a democratic supporter of the people. He had the people on his side, including the common folk, in vast

Andrew Jackson was a president who did what he wanted. Jacksonian Democracy emerged as a result of the way that Andrew Jackson governed the United States. Jacksonian Democrats believed in protecting the true American values that the United Stated was founded on. Although Jacksonian Democrats were committed to defending the values on which the United States is based on such as the Constitution, political democracy, and equality of economic opportunity, they failed to fully protect individuals’ rights.

In 1828, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were engaged in an intense election. Jackson will win the presidency this time around. Why? Jackson is seen as a symbol of the working man, and ran his campaign as such. America was looking for a new start, a lack of trust in the capability of leaders, caused by the financial panic of 1819, and a brewing dispute over slavery policies plagued everyday conversation. The democratically structured society, the western frontier, which Jackson was raised in, will allow him to take the leadership role, as president in the future, and spread the fruit of democracy. This new and refreshing promulgation of democracy is shown through universal-manhood suffrage, the spoils system, and the institution of a laissez faire style regulation of the economy

In the 1824 presidential election, Andrew Jackson won the popular vote and electoral college, but did not win the election. Because there were four candidates, Jackson did not win the majority vote, leaving the decision to the House of Representatives. Going against the people’s wishes, they voted John Quincy Adams into office. But in 1828, Andrew Jackson ran for president again, and this time he won by a landslide. But his decisions made in office made people question whether or not Andrew Jackson was a democratic supporter of the people who fought for political and social equality for all, or a tyrant, someone who abused their power.

He told people that he would he would listen to them and do their will. In 1828, Andrew Jackson won the presidential race and was later reelected in 1832. Lots of people think that Andrew Jackson was a very democratic president. Democracy is defined as the branches and agencies of the government must listen and follow all the wishes of the people. The branches of government are the president, the congress, the national bank, and the supreme court.

It is clear from the documents that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason that Andrew Jackson acted like a king was because he owned a lot of slaves. Document 7 shows that he owned a lot of slaves. In between the years 1794 and 1830 he owned slaves. But his numbers were the biggest in between 1829 and 1837. But he was the President in 1829. That shows he got more slaves when he was president. That means when he should have been doing stuff for our country he was getting more slaves to do work for him. Mr. Moore taught us Andrew Jackson owned over 300 slaves. That shows he acted like a king because he had people to work for him. He did not need slaves, he should have been focused on what was going on in our country and try to help it.

Andrew Jackson left a permanent impact on American politics, and the period under Andrew Jackson’s presidency was largely advocated democracy, but there were some evidence that showed that this era was not entirely democratic. Since Andrew Jackson was the leader of the Democratic Party, he did a lot to promote democracy. The initial democracy in America only granted white, male landowners the right to vote, which is totally unfair, however, after 1820s, state legislatures started to eliminate the property qualification of voting, which probably helped Jackson get elected. Moreover, Jackson ran the champion as a common man since he had little education and he was the archetypal self-made man.

According to Document 1, Four states had taken away property requirements for voting, so that basically every white male could vote. Jackson appealed to these voters who were the “common man.” In addition to that, Andrew Jackson’s campaign slogan was, “Vote for us if you believe that the people should govern.” This evidence helps to explain why Andrew Jackson is a democratic supporter of the people because he was the definition of democratic with Jackson wanting social and political equality got all with his support of expanded suffrage and his campaign being about how the people should govern.

President Andrew Jackson acted more like a president of the common man rather than a king. First reason being, Jackson opposed the American System because it gave few citizens privilege/benefit. Jackson was also concerned for the United States overall during the Nullification Crisis occurred (thought it was end of US). Lastly, President Andrew Jackson picked his own cabinet members, who were his friends and common men.