Undemocratic Andrew Andrew Jackson was the 7th U.S. president, he grew up between North and South Carolina in the lower class. His father passed before he was born and after serving in war at the age of 13 his mother passed also. Jackson embodied a strong mental state even with everything that happened to him, giving him the nickname “Old Hickory.” After marrying his wife Rachel Donelson he got involved in land speculation, farming and slave ownership. Jackson was elected in 1828 and got involved in 3 different events that proved him to be undemocratic, Native American Removal, spoil systems, and vetoing the National Bank. One reason Jackson was undemocratic is his involvement in Native removal. He forced the Natives to leave their land. Instead of giving them a say in where they go they got sloppy options that basically sum up to become a slave or die. According to an …show more content…
A spoil system is the practice of a successful politician giving public office to its supporters, meaning it’s giving power to those who would be beneficial to them. In doing this Jackson unevened the power. Democracy is a way of governing which depends on the will of the people, which is the opposite of what Jackson was doing with spoil systems. Jackson wanted to appoint Samuel Swartwout to office. Though secretary of State, Van Buren tried to warn Jackson of Swartwout’s “criminal tendencies,” “The Life of Andrew Jackson” by Robert V. Remini reads, “Unfortunately, Jackson refused to listen. He liked Swartwout because he had been an early supporter…and so he went ahead with the appointment.” Jackson ended up losing $1,222,70.09 to Swartwout. Jackson only chose him because he was a supporter thinking it would be beneficial to have someone already on his side in power. These actions were not democratic and do not stand for what Jackson speaks. He says one thing and goes with another. This is why he was an undemocratic