How Did Andrew Jackson Influence Society

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States Of America, commanding the nation and making decisions for 2 terms (1829-1837). During his time as commander in chief, he helped shape America into the dominant country that it is today. He was a War of 1812 veteran and is thought to be the founder of the Democratic party. He was a huge believer in states rights and agrarian lifestyle. Early in his life, he and his family supported the revolutionary side of the war between tyrannical Britain and patriotic America. He then went on to become a lawyer. He served time in Congress and spent the better half of his life in politics, before and even after his presidency.

Early in his life, Jackson was hit with hard times. He was an orphan

Just four years before, he had lost the presidential election to Adams narrowly, but this time was different. In the election of ‘28, Adams’s numbers didn’t even threaten Jackson’s. He was inaugurated in March of 1829, and jumped right into commanding the nation. Jackson was infamous for vetoing just about anything Congress brought to him, replacing his Old Hickory nickname with “King Jackson l”. This negative nickname was given to him by his biggest opponents and critics: the Whig party.
Jackson faced lots of negative feedback about the way he chose to run the country and the absolute power he displayed all eight years of his presidency. Another thing Jackson faced during his time in the White House was the recharter of the Bank of the United States (expired in 1832). Andrew Jackson and his democrats were strongly against the bill to recharter the institution, saying it hurt the common people in the long run and saw it as a privileged institution. Henry Clay, a whig and an Anti-Jacksonite of the time, argued for its recharter and against all that Jackson believed

Orphaned before his teenage years, Jackson fought in numerous battles and two different wars. The battlefield is where most of his immediate family died. Nonetheless, he put himself through law school and began practicing law until the eruption of the War of 1812. When this war broke out, he led his militia men into a battle in New Orleans they would emerge from victorious. His military service and hero status are how he gained his fame to eventually win the presidential election. Jackson’s very first election was a hard fought battle on both party sides, but Andrew Jackson just came up short. He returned four years later, ready to rule. Throughout his time in the oval office, he ran the country very close to his party lines. He was famous for excessive vetoing of bills and for running the country on his terms and no one else’s. Even post-presidency, Andrew Jackson found himself engrossed in politics. The only catch this time was that he could not control them. Andrew Jackson ran America like no other, making him an iconic president in American