Andrew Jackson: Bully?
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States (1829-1837), was a presidential bully. He did not make decisions based on the interests of the whole nation but on his own personal benefit. Although he portrayed or possibly manipulated the citizens to believe that he was a president for the common man that was simply not the way he acted. His presidency and policies, such as the Indian Removal Act, and his part in The Second Bank of the U.S and South Carolina’s Tariff, consisted of such personal opinion and were so controversial few will ever forget the reign of Andrew Jackson.As president, he was said to be rude and uneducated, which might have led to the reasons why he was such a power hungry tyrant; but before one makes this harsh judgment they must first realize the type of life that Andrew Jackson lived. It almost certainly was the main reason why his thought process was so different from the regular wealthy, educated presidents before him. The third child of Irish immigrants, Jackson was said to have a bed reputation throughout his childhood because he had a quick temper. He grew up with people who were ready to fight at any time to defend their honor. Whenever a boy played a joke on Jackson, Jackson would chal
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