Andrew Jackson: Human rights abuser

Andrew Jackson is one of America’s most evil presidents for several reasons. He owned slaves, he was racist against African Americans, he forced Native Americans out of their lands, ignored the Supreme Court, crushed the National bank, caused a depression in the economy. Slavery was the source for most of Andrew Jackson’s wealth. His plantation, The Hermitage, relied on the work of enslaved African American men, women, and children. He owned up to 300 slaves throughout his lifetime. He treated them without any respect whatsoever and believed that whites were the most superior race and the only ones who deserved respect. One of the worst acts ever made by a president was Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal …show more content…
The bank had created a boom in industry in the north, land expansion to the West, and increase of cotton production in the South. However, Andrew Jackson thought the bank had too much power and didn’t benefit the common people. He was determined to get rid of it. He attacked the bank in the press and vetoed the “Bank Recharter Bill.” He did end up destroying the National Bank by not giving it a new charter, but in the process, he created a depression in the economy a few years later called the Panic of 1837. This panic lasted six years, there was unemployment nationwide, food riots, ruined Martin Van Buren’s presidency, and nothing was done to help the people affected. The Panic also made American people hesitate in participating in the economy. Some disagree and think that Andrew Jackson was a great president. They argue that he had a bad childhood and was only acting with what he thought the people wanted. They say he can not be blamed for his actions because of his childhood or because he was only doing what he thought was best, but Hitler also had a bad childhood and the actions he did he was clearly blamed him. They think his choices benefit us, and our country wouldn't be this way if he did not take