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 Maurice Jones Pd.3 3-11-10


 * __Andrew Jackson__**



Date of Birth: March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina-June 8, 1845 at the Hermitage near Nashville, Tennessee Political Party: Democratic Party Presidential Terms: 1828-1836 Vice Presidents: Term I: John C. Calhoun (1828-1832) Term II: Martin Van Buren (1832-1836)

I would have give __President Andrew Jackson a C.__ Andrew Jackson overall was a very narrow minded President he believed in one thing and nothing could change his mind. He would stick to what he believed and usually never listened to the words of others who went against what he believes to be right. If Jackson was not as stubborn and unyielding as he was he would have definitely received a higher score. Jackson’s goals consisted of making the country better and as well as making a better Tariff in which instead of crippling the nation would help further the nation’s progression. As far as making the country a better place he did that by expanding the America’s farther west into territories such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee to America. This plan did not completely work out in his favor so he put his focus elsewhere the relocation of the Indian people was one of them he believed that the Indians could never coexist with America. So through his forced policies he caused the creation of the Indian Removal Act which uprooted 100,000 Indians from their natural home lands. Also it was his goal to bankrupt and destroy the bank. So for the most part he completed his goals albeit some were not the best for the nation. For the most part his relationship with congress was bit shaky but, one thing that can be said about Jackson is that he was not controlled by Congress. He did not bend to the will or power that Congress could force on his predecessor John Q. Adams, his main rival in it all Henry Clay was at the forefront of his main altercations with Congress. If it were not for Clay and his Clayonites then I believe that Jackson’s relationship with Congress would have been very well just because he was considered just as Washington was a war hero in which case he gained more respects as a person for his military expertise that he exercised in battle. The one and only positive outcome that comes to mind from Jackson’s presidency is the Trail of Tears, by him making the Indians relocate because the Indians were already getting kicked and forced out of their lands by white settlers. The white settlers would either race or duel for the land and whoever won would take it as their own even if it was currently occupied. So by him creating the Indian Removal Act which led to the Trail of Tears he help save countless Indian lives from a worse fate. Also by him vetoing the bank recharter an infuriated Henry Clay made a mistake and threw a certain argument pertaining to Jackson becoming the senior partner of the other two branches of government by Clay implying this upon Jackson it enter the election of 1832 in which Jackson won yet again destroying Clay’s chance at presidency. By Jackson being so narrow minded he was highly determined to end Biddle’s Bank and because of the charter being denied it only hardened and strengthened his conviction and resolve that the bank must be terminated before its due time in 1836. So three years prior in 1833 Jackson began to remove and use the federal deposits from the vaults to speed up the process of the banks burial. He was doing something that was wrong, unnecessary and even unconstitutional and because his cabinet would not bend to his will he shuffled his cabinet till he found someone who would and from there continued his vindictive task of burying the bank. Also by burying the bank he left a hole in the economy by getting rid of the central bank all the other smaller less significant banks who thrived in the time of Biddle’s Bank now where left to themselves and with that many problems were created that Jackson could not fix. So, because of Jackson’s vindictive attitude towards the bank he in turn by caused financial panic that lead to a financial crash by 1837. Jackson’s impact was severely poor he did nothing but cripple the future for all he did by getting rid of the bank was actually create the economic crash of 1837. By getting rid of Biddle’s Bank all the other “pet banks” were “left out to dry”, Jackson’s vindictive attitude and hatred of Biddle’s Bank caused great financial trouble and did nothing but hinder the future of America by slowing our economy. Also, by him creating the Specie Circular which made all public lands only purchasable by “hard” or metallic money, by him doing this he soundly halted expansion west which became another hindrance and problem for America’s next President to deal with. As far as Jackson was concerned his Presidency was over let the next poor fool worry about what he had created. Jackson was the people’s President in many ways, but he was also a very hateful and vindictive man by his anger and stubbornness he eliminated Biddle’s Bank and in return cause the economic crash of 1837. His first attempt at Presidency was taken away by the Corrupt Bargain which may have helped fuel his vindictive agenda, but, Jackson also abused his federal power on many different occasions. So for these reason as well as his decision on the Trail of Tears Jackson made a lot of stubborn and at times large mistakes in running the country and that’s he deserves a C. Works Cited 50, the late 1830s the Jackson administration has relocated nearly, and 000 Native Americans. "Facts about Andrew Jackson." //Facts About Everything! Arts, Literature, Science, History, Events, Entertainment, People, Places and the Natural World//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. []. campaign., the public discussion of their supposed immorality during the. "Andrew Jackson." //State Library of North Carolina//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. []. favorite, the Eternal! I'll smash them!" So he did. His, Van Buren, became Vice President, and where he died in June 1845.. "Andrew Jackson | The White House." //The White House//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. [] . []
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