Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States of America. Enlisting in the army at 13, Jackson later on became a general, and later became president. So that leaves the question, was Jackson democratic? No, Andrew Jackson was not, he bullied the indians out of their own home and if they didn’t leave he forced them out, some Americans thought of him as a tyrant or monarch and people usually only do that if they have good reason, and he assisted in destroying the economy after he abolished the National Banking System.

The first reason that I believe Andrew Jackson was not democratic was that he drove the indians out of their home. In document 9 it says, “... On the soil which contains the ashes of our beloved men we wish to live-- …show more content…
economy by abolishing the national bank and distributing all of the government money among state governments. In document 3 it shows jackson dressed like a king standing on, you guessed it, the internal improvements of the U.S. bank, his least favorite thing. I would also like to bring to attention that in this political cartoon jackson is “holding” the power of veto, with he used to veto the Internal Improvements of the U.S. Bank. Jackson’s reasoning for the veto followed in document 4 where he states, “... The present Bank of the United States… enjoys an exclusive privilege of banking, ...almost a monopoly of the foreign and domestic exchange.” As previously stated, this document holds Jackson’s reasoning for the veto. Document 5 shows Congress’ thoughts on Jackson’s veto as they rebuke, “It manifestly seeks to inflame the poor against the rich, it wantonly attacks whole classes of people, for the purposes of turning against them the prejudices and resentments of the other classes.” I believe that this shows that Congress actually cares about the country’s well being.

Andrew Jackson was not democratic in the long run. He kicked the indians out of their homes, pretty much lied to the people residing in the U.S., and he assisted in destroying the nations economy. Though, that doesn’t mean he was never democratic or a good person, like when he adopted an indian baby because he