During the 1800’s, Andrew Jackson ran and won presidency in 1828 “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. People wondered if Jackson would be a good president after winning presidency in 1828. Jackson became the seventh president in the United States and is known to be a man of contradictions “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11). Jackson was Anti-Black and Anti-Indian “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Jackson had no certain event but rather a candidate of a separation “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Andrew’s image was highlighted as a man of the people fighting corruption “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Andrew Jackson is looked upon as the President who imbedded the patronage which is considered the …show more content…
The president was legally approved to negotiate with what is called The Indian tribes happening in the South of many States for the federal territory removal of the Mississippi river “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. There were two leaders by the name of Keokuk—who crossed the river and Black Hawk-who refused to cross the river. “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. It was known that the Black Hawk War fought for a couple of years and then the fight ended “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. The Native American Surrendered in 1832 and 100 Indians and kids died “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Under the presidency of Jackson there stood the Indian Tribe. The United States government began a organized effort to remove Native American tribes from the southeast such as the: Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee which is referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. It was found that gold was on the Cherokee land (Sequoyah) “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Syllabary- Cherokee Phoenix and Indian advocated half English language and half Cherokee language“(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. There it became an Indian powerful removal policy in support of western land prices to be cheaper mirrored his self-government's provision in the southwestern frontier “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter 11)”. Then there were The Second Bank of the United States was a corporation chartered by Congress to provide a national paper currency and manage the government's finances: soft money was against the National Bank- They wanted things fast. The hard money was done with control. Jackson was pro-hard money but both were against the National Bank. “(class notes/recorded notes, chapter
President Andrew Jackson held contempt for the Indians and wanted them removed. While some tribes moved peacefully, some did not, and they were known as The Five Civilized Tribes. Jackson then used military force to remove the tribes, and this is what then lead to what we now know as The Trail of Tears. This was unconstitutional and thousands of lives were lost due to Jackson’s greed and hatred of one ethnic group.
“The Birth of Modern Politics” is about the 1828 presidential election, which pitted Andrew Jackson vs. against John Quincy Adams. Parson’s book also discusses the events in Andrew Jackson’s and John Quincy Adams’ lives leading up to it as well. The book opens by giving background information about Andrew Jackson and his achievements. Specifically, his success in conquering the Native Americans at the battle of New Orleans and his humble origins made Jackson America’s first “man of the people” candidate for the 1824 election. However, during the 1824 election, Jackson had lost to Adams to which his followers claimed he was denied and should have won.
Jackson shut out the Indians from states that what lead to the event “Trail of Tears”. The Trail of Tears would be his lowest point in the presidency. Even though the Five Civilized Tribe adopted American culture, speaking English, and try to become more “American”, but Andrew Jackson still did not want to accept them as a part of American people. He defended his policy as he proclaimed that Indians were a major problem for state sovereignty and obstacles to white
Was the Government Justified in Removing the Cherokee from their native land? “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it…” (Jackson). After a suffering loss of the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson made a comeback in the election of 1828 and became the president of the United States. During this time westward expansion was still a very desirable wish.
Andrew Jackson was the first person to be elected as a member of the senate and later elected president of the United States. He was a man of many contradictions who had little formal education. Jackson claimed he was a “people’s” champion, yet he excluded many, especially the Indians, from the country’s democracy calling them “savages”. (Schwartz, Lecture 19). With the exclusion of the Indians followed Jackson being a forceful proponent of Indian Removal.
“I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me” (Meacham 1). Andrew Jackson was born on March 15,1767 to Andrew and Elisabeth Jackson. Andrew was the youngest child in the Jackson family with two older brothers named Hugh and Robert. Andrew grew up in a log cabin in Waxhaws, North Carolina. Later in life he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and lived out his final days on his cotton plantation in which he named “The Hermitage”.
In the article “Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830,” the author, Alfred A. Cave, writes about President Jackson’s abuse of power. He is arguing that Jackson abused his power when he was enforcing the Indian Removal Act. He argues that Jackson broke guarantees he made to the Indians. He uses a political methodology and uses secondary sources.
The president during the enforcement of the Indian removal act, Andrew Jackson, thought that the indigenous people were less civilized and moral than the settlers, although many of the tribes had adapted to the European lifestyle. He did not believe that the more “civilized” people should live alongside the indigenous people. When congress passed the Indian removal act in 1830 that stated that it was legal to force indigenous people off of their land, he fully enforced it, pushing tribes west. When there was an auction of Cherokee land, he claimed he couldn 't do anything to stop it, but he didn 't truly want to. The indigenous people wanted to coexist in peace, as Red Jacket stated, “‘You have got our country but are not satisfied; you want to force your religion upon us….
This was a major breakthrough for Jackson’s administration, as one his underlining goals as president was to grown the Democratic Party. Andrew Jackson’s planned to repair the Indian and white relations by allowing the Native American’s to choose if they wanted to live in the United States or on their own land. If they lived in the United States they could learn how to become a civilized race and grow within the United States laws. If they chose to live on their own land the Indian tribes would be required to move to an area set apart from the United States which is only to be used for the Indian tribes. The territory that was set aside for the Indian tribes was west of the Mississippi
Andrew Jackson, The People's President, a man of firm conviction and bravado to boot, a man that both exemplify the Southern gentry yet constantly drew criticism as an untamed ruffian, unfit for the higher office of the Presidency. Self motivated, headstrong, and far too stubborn for his own worth, it surely came as no surprise to those against him that the early days of his Presidency arrived with controversy and contention, even among Jackson’s chosen. Indeed, history will always remember the Petticoat Affair that so consumed the attention of Washington officials within the early 1830s. But the question remains, why was a President, with so many vocal dissidents nipping at his coat tail, so ready, and willing to defend a supposed adulterer
A Washington insider, Margaret Bayard Smith, expressed her discontent over the election after Jackson’s inauguration, “The Majesty of the People had disappeared and a rabble, a mob, of boys, negros, women, children, scrambling, fighting, romping. What a pity! What a pity!” (Smith, 1828). Through Smith’s remark, it is understood that not all Americans are not represented by the rough, rowdy, newly-elected Andrew Jackson, demonstrating that his influence was met with opposition contrary to the belief that he was popular and widely
As President Andrew Jackson noted in 1832, if no one intended to enforce the Supreme Court’s rulings (which he certainly did not), then the decisions would “[fall]…still born. ”44 Southern states were determined to take ownership of Native lands and would go to great lengths to secure this territory, burning out Natives and squatting on their lands.45 President Andrew Jackson outlined his Indian removal policy in his Second Annual Message to Congress.46 Jackson's comments on Indian removal begin with the words, "It gives me pleasure to announce to Congress that the benevolent policy of the Government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation. Two important tribes have accepted the provision made for their removal at the last session of Congress, and it is believed that their example will induce the remaining tribes also to seek the same obvious advantages.47 Once gold was found in Georgia, the Native populations of the South had to be removed. The Five Civilized Tribes were to be relocated by the federal government.
Andrew Jackson’s presidency marked a change for United States Presidents as he was a self made man and a man of the people. Many citizens supported both his inauguration and his presidency, but there were some opposed to his ruling as well. Jackson’s goal as a President was to help the people, but in the end he provided the country with sectionalism, instead of nationalism. His controversial rule promoted division through ‘The Tariff of Abominations’, favoritism, and the collapse of the economy.
Andrew Jackson, being a tyrant, abused his power in his time of presidency. He was the 7th president, but before Jackson’s presidency, he had no political experience. One of the only things that really qualified him was the hardships he went through when he was younger. His father had died while Jackson was young and Jackson received the reputation as a “self-made man”, or an independent man.
Hero or Villain: Andrew Jackson Andrew Jacksons presidenicy was very complicated. He was a man that believed that the white folk should be treated evenly. The poor sohuld get momey like the rich, and the rich should get money the same way as the poor. Being a normal man, the rich disliked him for his opinions that did not fit the rich men and women their needs. The conflict with the Bank, and the Indian Removal act made Jackson a hero in my opinion.