Andrew Jackson: Modern Democratic Party

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States is known as the founder of the modern democratic party. Andrew Jackson was born in the Carolinas on March 15th 1767. He was in office as president from 1829 - 1837. He was a dominant figure in politics during his life, but that does not make him a good person. He was a general for the US Army before he became president. He won many battles against the Indians and British. While he did some good, he was a negative figure in American history, and the negative outweighs the positive. You have probably heard of the infamous Trail of Tears, the forced 300 mile march taken by the Cherokee, which was due to the actions of Andrew Jackson. He also, as a general, disobeyed the orders of the president

He has fought many battles against the Indians and British, winning all. Although he did win battles, not all of the battles were for a good cause. In particular, the invasion of Spanish occupied Florida. Andrew Jackson was known for not liking very many people. He did not like Indians, opposing political figures, or the Spanish. In 1818, president James Monroe sent General Andrew Jackson’s troops to secure the Florida border. In April 1818, Andrew Jackson decided to invade Florida, with no direct orders. He did this because of conflicts happening between the United States and Seminole warriors. The Seminole were another Indian tribe that lived in Florida. Andrew Jackson decided to invade Florida to capture Seminole raiders. This act resulted in the first Seminole war. During the war, Jackson took over most of Spain's important military posts. He then overthrew the governor of Florida. Consequently, Spain was not happy with him or the US in general. Although this was a very bad decision on Jackson's part, many Americans supported him. In 1819 the US and Spain signed the Adam-Onis Treaty, which settled all border disputes between the two countries. The treaty gave the US East Florida, and gave Spain what is now Texas. Andrew Jackson was not a good president. He was the cause of a lot of conflict and problems with the US. Jackson may have done good at some point in his career, but overall, he was a bad person. He hated a lot of people including Indians, Spanish, and all opposition of his political figure. He did things simply because he wanted to, and did not think of what he could harm while doing so. He killed innocent people, he forced the Indians out of their land, invaded Florida for no reason except because he wanted to, and was just a mean person. As a