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Who Is Andrew Jackson A Hero Or A Villain

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Was President Andrew Jackson a hero or villain? This is a question that is still debated today. Andrew Jackson was the 7th president and the first president from the West. Many different events happened during Jackson’s eight years as president. These events included: Jacksonian Democracy, the spoils system, the war with the bank and the Indian Removal Act. In my opinion, Jackson was more of a villain because of the Trail of Tears and his handling of the national bank. One reason Andrew Jackson was a villain was because of how he handled the Indian removal act which ended in thousands of lives being lost. According to the text.” In the year 1828, a little Indian boy living on ward creek had sold a gold nugget to a white trader”(Station 3).
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