Andrew Jackson was the first president without any political background or formal education. He never received a college education but relied on his military record in order to gain popularity. He was the first person considered an outsider who was elected president. This meaning that he had no affiliation with the government before his presidency. This gave him much popularity as he appealed to the common man. Jefferson shared a nationalistic view of the nation and made it explicit to the public, emphasizing the importance of the Union. Andrew Jackson’s election began a new age in politics as he rearranged members of government multiple times, ignored other branches of government, and removed most of the Native American tribes from their land. Once Jackson was elected, he implemented the spoil system into government. The spoil system dismissed anyone in government that John Quincy Adams administered while he was in office. Jackson then replaced them with his supporters who helped him get elected. He did this so that when the next election comes, those in office will support Jackson or lose their job. Jackson also had a group of friend that he would ask for political advice. These people were called his “kitchen cabinet” as they were apart from his original Cabinet. Jackson was also forced to reassemble a new Cabinet after the original was …show more content…
He did this by passing through Congress the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Jackson was the first president to make removing the native Americans his first priority. He did not want to wait for them to assimilate into the white culture because there were people who wanted their land. He used different methods for the different tribes around the nation. He formed treaties the provided compensation to moving west of the Mississippi river or used military force to forcibly remove those not willing to leave their