Andrew Jackson Research Paper

Erin Appel
Mr. Wilson
APUSH - Period 1
11 November 2014
Andrew Jackson: Friend or Foe? Andrew Jackson once said, “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” Jackson was born on the frontiersmen border of North and South Carolina. He had risen from the masses with a relatable background of the common man. In all of his presidency, Jackson stood for the people. His chosen class of people were all the working class because he believed that all white men should be equal. Throughout Jackson’s life, he fought for every one of his beliefs and anyone who questioned his stance would soon realize that Jackson was a strong opponent. Jackson was a very temperamental man who let his emotions control

Because of the negative effects to the Southern economy, this was also known as the Tariff of Abominations to the Southern people.This act was designed to protect American businesses from European competition. But this caused the to pay higher prices on foreign imports People from the South had to pay higher prices on goods that they could not get in the their region. Another affect the tariff had was it lowered the business with England. Though this tariff was to protect both the North and the South, the South was more affected because they could not afford Northern goods. The Vice President at this time was John C. Calhoun who represented South Carolina did not like the tariff. South Carolina was a farmers’ state whose economy depended on their exports. Calhoun presumed that the states had the authority to pay no heed to the federal law. He thought that South Carolina did not need to pay the taxes. This caught the attention of Jackson, to which he responded to by just telling them to deal with it. Rather than listening to South Carolina’s pleas, Jackson went to Congress and pushed the Force Act to be developed. Aforementioned was an act that allowed the use of military forces opposing whatever states that resist taxes on imports. To ease tensions, Henry Clay composed a compromise which was named the Tariff of 1832. Although it steadily lowered the tax on imports, once it reached a certain point, it would slowly start to

He went into office with a goal of destroying the national bank which he succeeded in doing, only to cause the country to go into an economic panic. In which he left for the next president, Martin Van Buren to clean up the mess. He caused the death of thousands of Natives with the Indian Removal Act. Jackson only used his federal powers when he wanted certain things. Jackson was a hypocrite when it came to enforcing laws that he desired to be followed. Such as the instances of the Cherokee Nation versus Georgia, where he choose not to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling but then in the Nullification Crisis, used his federal power to force South Carolina to pay the import taxes. Although there were times when Andrew Jackson did have positive impacts, his terrible reputation overshadows his deeds because his let his emotions cloud his judgement.
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