Politics, Religion, and Reform
Andrew Jackson does not deserve to be ranked among America's greatest presidents. Although many people do think he deserves to be one of the "greats", I feel differently. He was extremely contradictory of himself, and based his actions on personal feelings, rather than what was best for the country. Jackson accomplished some positive things, but the majority of his actions were not done for the good of the country. When Jackson first entered office, nobody really knew his stance on many major issues. This was partially due to the fanfare, and mudslinging present during the campaign, but also partially due to the contradictory messages he was sending. In Tennessee he aggressively pursued wealth and opposed legislation for relief of debtors, but he understood what brought him to office, and decided to express the will of the majority, in order to stay in office. When in the Army, Jackson had defeated a battle against the Creek Indians, The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814. Because of the
Indians defeat, he felt that the Indians were weak. When Jefferson made it to the presidency, he felt there was no need to negotiate with weak people, so he passed the Indian Removal Act, so he could just move them off their land. Jackson didn't look out for the good of the Nation. He made personal decisions that affected the lives of many people. He allowed petty differences to get in the way of his presidency. Jackson was in no way one of our greatest presidents. Jackson vetoed the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States, in 1832. He did not do this because he felt that the country would be hurt by it, or because he felt it was a threat to society. He did this because a bank had hurt him in the past. Jackson had invested money a bank, and lost it, therefore he had no trust in banks, and didn't wish to have a new National Bank. Jackson took his southern support for granted and lost much of it. He lost his support in the north by not supporting the internal improvements,
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