How Did Andrew Jackson View Of Power

The seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, was criticized heavily for imitating a king while he held office. His actions he took during his presidency exemplify his characterization of king. Jackson was a power hungry leader, who would take any actions to acquire additional power and despised when anyone or any other faction had equivalent or almost as much power as him. He even took unconstitutional actions to gain more control and power. Two notorious actions of Jackson was his carnage of the Second National Bank and also his conduct with the Native American’s and their land. These actions that he took, using illegal power, concluded with atrocious outcomes, such as the Panic of 1837 and the Trails of Tears. Jackson portrayed

He comprehends the Constitution as a formal document that clearly asserts that all the power that resides in the Executive branch is entirely in the president’s control. This direct quote by Jackson exemplifies his stance on the ideology of power and can foreshadow the upcoming occurrences like issues with the National Bank, which critics have reprimanded him continuously for. While Jackson voiced his opinion frequently, he also expressed his hatred and contempt for the National Bank. The National Bank was originally set up by Washington in his presidency and granted the bank a charter for twenty years, which meant who ever was in power at that time could regrant the bank or discard of, if it was not successful. The bank was not renewed by the president at that time, James Madison; however, “The Second Bank of the United States was founded in 1816; five years after this first bank’s charter had expired” (Andrew Jackson shuts down Second Bank of the U.S.). Therefore, when Jackson came into office, the second National Bank was still up and running. Right when Jackson arrived into the White

From the start of the United States, the citizens of America and the Native Americans have had a ranging relationship, from despised enemies to respectful friends; therefore, the United States recognized Native Americans as sovereign nations of people, and treated them like every other nation. To achieve land from the Indians, Americans would have to compromise a treaty with them like any other; however, in the 19th-century, American citizens would become hungry for more and more estate, especially towards the west, where, inconveniently, some Native Americans were settled. Once Jackson was in power, he was too power hungry, and desired for additional land. In 1814, “ Andrew Jackson led an expedition against the Creek Indians climaxing in the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend...where Jackson’s force soundly defeated the Creeks and destroyed their military power. He then forced upon the Indians a treaty whereby they surrendered to the United States over twenty-million acres of their traditional land…” (“Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830”). The act of forcing a nation to sign a treaty while holding them at gunpoint was very much illegal; however, Jackson did it anyways. After this, he then went on to lead “the way in the Indian removal campaign, helping to negotiate nine of the eleven major treaties to remove