Andrew Jackson Dbq Essay

Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States of America. He won the election of 1828 by a landslide but, this was not a good thing. Jackson created the Spoil system. A system where he allowed his friends and supporters to work in office with him instead of qualified government individuals. He wanted to increase white man’s suffrage and make the common man more important to everyday life. Jackson forcefully evicted thousands of Indans from their homes due to his creation of the Indian removal act. He despised the national bank and this is what was right for the people. Andrew Jackson can be looked at as the man of the people but really he was a dictator.
To start off, The Indian Removal Act is arguably the worst act committed by Jackson during his presidency. Jackson ordered soldiers to remove Indians from their homes. He surrounded

They marched the Indians to a fort that was built at New Echota. After 3 long days, the Indians were marched to Ross’s Landing still on foot, including the little children. (Document 6). This march was known as the Trail of Tears. Jackson marched 20,000 Natives and more than 5,000 of them died in the process. During the trial of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee tribe and proved that Jackson was in fact wrong. Jackson refused to follow the court system and still removed the Cherokee tribe. Jackson was an ignorant and very selfish man. Secondly, The Nullification of South Carolina was a very selfish time for Jackson. He fought for what he wanted, not for what was right. South Carolina had the right to nullify but he ignored it. He said it was unconstitutional, but he was taking control of the constitution (Document 4). Jackson ignored the Supreme Court and made up