How Did Andrew Jackson Corrupt

Although some of Andrew Jackson’s actions were questionable, he always had good intentions for the people. Known as the “Champion of the Common Man” (ushistory.org) , Jackson was loved by the majority. For example, in the Election of 1824, he had more popular votes than his candidates and during his inauguration, the American people had acted like he had “rescued them from a disaster” (Hart 186). Andrew Jackson made sure that the rich did not get any special privileges and had done many things, that he believed, would create peace and equality among the people. The Campaign of 1828, his selection of cabinet members, the Spoils System, the expulsion of the Bank of the United States and the Indian Removal could be considered questionable and

Despite the fact that government positions often lasted a lifetime, during Jackson’s presidency, he rotated people in government. Many claimed that he had replaced many Republicans in office, however, he had only replaced 10 percent of the civil servants and dismissed those who had committed a crime. The act of giving public office to its supporters is known as the Spoils System. Andrew Jackson’s intentions were not to be biased. He had intended to award a small amount of his supporters government positions because he had wanted to reduce corruption in the government. “He thought that many (federal officials) took their jobs for granted” and “Thought it was a great way to reward his supporters for the 1828 elections” (slideshare.net) By changing the system, he could give other people more opportunities. Therefore, Jackson’s intentions of giving some of his supporters government positions was not to show favoritism but to reduce corruption in government and to offer more

“The Bank of the United States was established in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds and as the government’s fiscal agent. Initially proposed by Alexander Hamilton, the First Bank was granted a twenty-year charter by Congress in spite of the opposition of the Jeffersonians to whom it represented the dominance of mercantile over agrarian interests and an unconstitutional use of federal power.” (Bank of the United States, par. 1) The main supporters of the Bank of United States were the businessmen and those who were involved in industry. However, those who were relied on agriculture opposed it. Jackson had wanted to financially damage the bank so it would eventually go out of business. He believed that the bank cheated the farmers and made the rich richer. After destroying the bank, he had put the money into state banks, making the common man happy. By doing this, he had benefitted the common man. He also knew that his actions wouldn’t harm the rich too much. With the bank, the farmers were at an unfair advantage. Jackson had leveled out the rich and the poor. In conclusion, the killing of the Bank of United States had caused Jackson to be fair to the people who were involved in agriculture, thus making him