Many people believe the Andrew Jackson was the most democratic president ever, but how democratic was he? Being a democrat means a person who believes in the political or social equality of a all people. Most people believe that he was the most democratic president ever because he represented the common man. According to document 1, “Methods of Electing Presidential Electors” by the time 1828 when Jackson was first elected most states, presidential electors were chosen by the people and not the legislative
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In 1834, Jackson began a push to move towards "hard" currency, gradually phasing out small bills over more than twenty years. He and Benton believed that only gold and silver provided proper security, as, during financial bust periods, working-class people could not get credit. Hard money, then, ensured the workers would always be paid in money that had real value. The move terrified many rich Democrats, who saw a future in which they might not be able to conduct business with large bills. In a final
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During his time as president Andrew Jackson had to deal with a large number of issues facing the country, such as a financial crisis, increasing sectionalism throughout the country, and the Native Americans. While many historians consider Jackson to be one of our greatest president, his domestic policies were ultimately detrimental to the well being of the country; therefore, he was not a great president but a immoral, corrupt leader, whose victories in the war of 1812 and his popularity overshadow
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Compared to the early 1800's standards, President Andrew Jackson did not demonstrate democracy on numerous occasions. He violated the Constitution by overriding the Supreme Court's decision to let Indians remain untouched in their land, and kicked the Indian tribes out of Georgia and sent them on the notorious Trail of Tears (Doc 8). Jackson again failed to practice democracy when he assigned his supporters as the nation's leaders, even though some of them were thieves and hurt the people. He was
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Many historians argue about the fact whether Andrew Jackson is a democrat or a autocrat. Based on the evidence gathered from the documents it can be concluded that Jackson was an autocrat. In the beginning of his presidency his intentions were shown to be democratic. He wanted everyone to be equal as stated in document “Spoils System: Doc 2.” when he says”No man one man has any more-right to official station than the other. Throughout his term of presidency it shows that he had more of an autocrat
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The reasons why Andrew Jackson was a very popular man of his day he was considered a man of the people is Because he was a very noble man he is even on the cover of the 20 dollar bill and he was know for many things like the industrial revolution and much more the various amounts of reasons are endless and he was a very good man to the united states of america. But there was also many bad things he did to america Andrew Jackson resigned from senate just so that he can run for presidency and he really
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Andrew Jackson: Tyrant or Man of the People? Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, is one of the most studied and controversial presidents in United States history. Whether he was a tyrant or a man of the people is one of the most discussed and debated topics by students of history and politics. He was both and neither, depending on one’s perspective. Throughout his presidency, specific political decisions seem to be in conflict with other political decisions, making it
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An American President: Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, near Lancaster, South Carolina. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth. He was the 7th president of the United States and he served from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Andrew did not attend college because in 1784 he enlisted into the Continental Army. In 1787 he decided that he wanted to become a lawyer. Andrew was a representative, then senator of Tennesee, governor of Florida, senator again and then became president
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others. Andrew Jackson was a courageous president and a great leader, a man who cared about his people and got the job done. If there were something that he passionately believed in, if there was a problem that needed to be fixed, Jackson would not disregard it or put it aside. However, some of the ways he fixed the nation’s problems, such as obtaining Native American’s aboriginal land for the United States by forcing them to move, was unfair. Because he was such a complex man, Andrew Jackson was neither
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The central idea of the fascinating Newsela article, “Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20 a deeply symbolic move” by Deepti Hajela and Errin Haines Whack by the Associated Press, is that people are pleased to know that Harriet Tubman will be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. In the first place, changing the bill will be very significant for Native Americans. “A slave-owning president who forced Cherokees and many other Indian nations on deadly marches out of their southern homelands, being
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