Andrew Jackson was an autocrat, a person who exercised absolute authority. This is shown through the documents about the Indian removal, the spoils system, and the national bank controversy documents. Jackson was an autocrat because he forced the Indians to move away from their homeland, which they wanted to stay in. The Indian Removal document 1 was a map showing where the Indians were before and where they were moved to. This document helps support the fact that Jackson was an autocrat. Jackson wanted his country to have more land, which is a good thing. However, the Indians were unfamiliar with the land that they were forced to move to. They wanted to stay on “the land of their fathers.” This was shown in the Indian removal document 2. They had to leave their homes, their farms, their streams, and their forests. Doing something like this isn’t a democratic-like thing to …show more content…
It was titled, “To the Victors Belong the Spoils.” It was a phrase that was used to explain why people who were elected were entitled to hand out government jobs to their followers. Thomas Nast drew the cartoon in 1877, after Jackson’s presidency. In 1877, Nast was battling politicians in New York and while he was there, they proved his belief. That the patronage, “To the Victors Belong the Spoils,” really was corrupted. This shows that Jackson was an autocratic leader. He followed the patronage and exercised power. This is also shown in the Spoils System document 3. Jackson appointed Samuel Swartwout to the office. However, Van Buren knew that Swartout had criminal tendencies. Regency also detested him. Jackson refused to listen to what they had to say and got betrayed by Swartwout. Swartwout took $1,222,705.09 and left Jackson mortified. All that happened because Jackson was an autocrat and didn’t listen to everyone