The Wrong Of Andrew Jackson

From 1829 to 1837, Andrew Jackson was the President of the United States of America. He was known as the “Buckskin Hero,” proudly representing the North West. He caused the Trail of Tears, confronted the South Carolina about the Tariff of Abomination and nullification, and won the Bank War. Though there was some good in these things, he either over stepped his power by ignoring Congress, or wouldn’t use the power Congress gave him, giving the states too much power. Jackson’s policies during his presidency were severely faulted.

The first wrong of Andrew Jackson was the Trail of Tears. Jackson’s stubbornness and refusal to follow the Supreme Courts ruling, marks a tragic event in our countries history. Where the tears of the Cherokee Nation

After being ignored South Carolina claimed the tariff to be null and void. In the eyes of congress this would not go, so in response they passed the Force Bill. The Force Bill allowed Jackson to take military action against South Carolina. President Jackson sent military ships to South Carolina as a way to show muscle, but cut a deal instead of using military action. The tariff was revised and lowered. South Carolina then took the nullification off of the tariff and placed it onto the Force Bill as a symbol of their ability to get what they want. This showed a lack in federal power, especially after Jackson’s actions with Georgia and the Trail of Tears. It also allowed for the seed of thought for slave states to secede if any act was passed outlawing slavery. The third wrong of Jackson during his presidency was destroying the bank with the bank war. Yes, the economy boomed but it was unregulated with no sense of any consequences for letting it be that

Jackson, angry at their tried manipulation, wrote a beautiful veto and won the favor of the people. In his veto he wrote, “Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection and equal benefits, but have besought us to make them richer by acts of congress.”

Clay and his supporters found Jackson’s ideas absurd. Clay, when running against Jackson for presidency, tried to use it against him. This plan also backfired though; because of the way Jackson framed the bank controversy to the language of the people. With the support of the people Jackson was once again elected into office.

Since Congresses majority was also Jackson’s party, there were no overrides. By Jackson’s hand there would be no Bank of the United States after 1836. He took large sums of money from the national bank and distributed it into state banks. With his plans the economy was unleashed and unregulated. The excess silver from Mexican mines gave bankers an excuse to make more bank notes, causing major inflation. Basic goods rose more than fifty percent.

Though the economy boomed, it was unregulated and had major inflation. The bank currencies were “bloated”. Few people stopped to worry about the consequences were to be if the economy bubble that had formed were to