Andrew Jackson Dbq Analysis

Andrew Jackson was an autocratic president, since the documents from Indian Removal, Spoils system, and National Bank controversy. The first piece of evidence comes from the Indian Removal Act, where Jackson and Congress moved Indians to new territory. In Indian Removal document 1 Jackson removed Indians from their normal land to new land they had never been, and the Indians would have to walk over 400 miles. The reason for this being autocratic was, because even if Jackson was thinking about his people, he still wasn’t thinking about the Indians. Theoretically, this is an autocratic moment in Jackson’s presidency. In Indian Removal document 2, Jackson received a letter from the Cherokee Indians, telling him that they don’t want to move, and

In Spoils system document 1, there was a picture of Jackson riding a pig, only since he was elected president. Also he had to ride the pig, since he had to put people into office, except he only put his loyal supporters into office. The reason for this being an autocratic moment is, because even if he is giving jobs to the common person, it’s only to his loyal supporters. In Spoils system document 3, Jackson appointed a criminal, even though Van Buren tried to warn him about him that he was criminal, and Jackson only appointed him since he was an early supporter. The reason for this being an autocratic moment, is since he could appoint anyone, but he chose a criminal, since he was an early supporter. The final pieces of evidence are from the National Bank Controversy, where Jackson got rid of the National Bank. In National Bank Controversy Document 1, some people portray Andrew Jackson, as a King or Monarch, and a very wealthy King also. The reason for this being an autocratic moment, is because they portrayed him doing whatever he wanted to do, from him getting rid of the National bank, and no one could stop