Andrew Jackson had a great reputation before he was president as he was known to be the people’s person and a Great War hero. Additionally, he was from the South, and won the elections by a landslide due to common people voting for him. Sectionalism is the idea of an exaggerated devotion of the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole. Jackson's presidency encouraged sectionalism due to the party’s position on opposing the bank war and also their view on the nullification crisis.
Jackson's presidency encouraged sectionalism because of him opposing the bank war. His sectionalist mindset favored the South as he was from there as he made his political agendas in a way so it favors the South. Andrew Jackson opposed the bank as
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The South opposed this, as this gave more power to the federalists, and were scared that the government was going to interfere with slavery, and that would gravely hurt their economy. Furthermore, Jackson argued that the bank supported the wealthy class and they only benefited from this, while the lower economic class wasn't favored at all. However, the North believed that the national bank should be open as that helps the economy of the United States. This is because the Bank would be able to give the government a short term loan to ensure financial stability and promote the economy by additional credit being deployed by the national bank. Jackson barely considered this idea in his mind and vetoed Clay’s bill to recharter the bank, as he believed in sectionalist ideologies and due to this he created pet banks. This was when Jackson stopped depositing federal funds in the National bank instead the money flowed through selected state banks issued for their officers loyalty. This led to the …show more content…
This issue created even more divide between the North and South, and the government at the time favored the South. This all started by congress passing a new tariff that doubled the rates in 1816. In response, Southerners were mad as this negatively impacted their economy while the North was positively impacted by their industries. This made the southerners' agriculture more expensive due to them depending on British imports. Andrew Jackson's Vice president, John C. Calhoun argued that states had the right to nullify any act of congress that was considered to be unconstitutional, as he wanted to boost the Southern economy, and get rid of congress’s tarif. Henry Clay(person on opposing side) allowed little to no compromise, as a result Clahaoun resigned as Vice president to side with his home country. As expected, Jackson's political interests also aligned with the Southerners, and the plantation workers in the South. He forced and convinced Clay to give them a better compromise. To calm tensions down with the President, Clay passed another tariff in 1833 that lowered rates over a 10 year period. Although the president got his way, and the situation subsided, there was still regional and sectional tension that worsened in the United
Jackson didn't do this out of purely selfish reasons, he wanted to stop a monopoly or lessen the chances of one. However, when he vetoed the renewal of the Bank of the United States he withdrew funds
War on national banks/economic decision: Jackson did not like the bank he said that the bank was unconstitutional Jackson hate on bank became a big issue in the presidential campaign of 1832 Henry Clay said that Andrew Jackson wanted to much power as the president When Andrew Jackson became president again he thought that that meant that the public approved his opinion on destroying the national bank on Andrew Jackson second term his goal was to destroy the bank before its charter ended in 1836 eventually the bank went out of business Jackson won the war but the economy was the victim. Andrew Jackson ended up getting rid of the National Bank and with the money that was in the bank he took it out and gave the money to a lot of smaller banks
Jackson and the Democratic Party believed in limiting the influence of the federal government, with more power lying with the states. While in office, Jackson used his executive power to veto laws more times than any other president before him. One of these veto choices involved allowing the Second National Bank charter to expire. Jackson believed that the national bank only helped the wealthy, not the common people in America. He removed all the money from the national bank, transferred it to the states, and let the charter expire.
Andrew Jackson hated the national bank. The national bank had too much power, he had people spy on the bank and Jackson found out that when they gamble and lose they charge the bank. But when they win the all split it in evenly between them. So he said by the
To take away the bank's credibility that Nicholas Biddle worked so hard establish, Jackson withdrew all of the government’s deposits causing repercussions throughout the nation's economy. The issue over the national bank alone was enough to fuel another political party itself. Many were displeased by Jackson’s veto, however, Henry Clay sided with Andrew Jackson over the issue. “I believed a bank of the United States not necessary, and that a safe reliance might be placed on the local banks, in the administration of the fiscal affairs of the Government.” - Henry Clay.
Jackson did not trust banks for many reasons, one being because he wanted actual money and not paper, another was the Panic of 1819 when the economy collapsed and many families lost their jobs and homes. With these reasons adding up, Jackson did not want a National Bank in America, so he vetoed to better America in his vision. Henry Clay tried to trap Jackson when he did this, trying to make him look wrong for this veto, which angered Jackson greatly. Clay then gathered his supporters and created the Whig party to stand again Jacksonian principles. The Whigs favored Congress over Executive branch which is why they had so many supporters upset from Jackson’s veto.
President Jackson spent a lot of his two terms attempting to devastate the National Bank, which had been sanctioned by Congress in 1816 as a national place for a monetary arrangement. Jackson felt that the bank was uncalled for imposing the business model and that it mishandled or may manhandle its critical power. Jackson put it all on the line to crush the bank, a campaign that just about expense him the administration in 1834 and earned him an official reprimand by the Senate. Regardless, by 1837, he had ended the bank by withdrawing federal deposits from it. For the duration of his life, Jackson was scrutinized for his unfaltering conclusions and despotic way, yet he in any case substantiated himself a sharp and mindful lawmaker.
Jackson vs. Clay Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America is a book written by Harry L. Watson. Harry L. Watson writes the different stances of the presidential race in the Antebellum Era in America. He is very unbiased in his writing, clearly stating each presidential candidate. Andrew Jackson’s beliefs are clearly democratic, meaning he believed that a growing wealth and power in the business community may erode the equality of ordinary citizens. This party was also known as the ‘Jackson Party’.
In 1833, Henry Clay's compromise bill with me slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade, this bill was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis. For that, I appreciate how Henry Clay is trying his hardest to keep the union together without affecting any side. Sure you're going to say Calhoun brought out the doctrine of nullification just because he is in need of votes, and Calhoun is also supporting the tariffs while saying that the South have the right to succeed. True that I want to be president true that I support the tariffs and don’t everything happens with a reason.
It especially opposed control by a select few and so the Bank was doubly against Jacksonian ideals. Andrew Jackson cited these reasons in his veto message which show that his veto reflected the core beliefs of Jacksonian
In vetoing the bank bill, Jackson was protecting democracy since he could see that the bank was only controlled by the rich and wealthy, who are just a small portion of
Jackson also ordered the federal government's deposits removed from the Bank of the United States and placed in state or "Pet" banks. The people agreed with Jackson and he was elected into another term. Biddle then retaliated by making it more difficult for businesses and others to get the money they needed. This caused economic problems at the end of 1833 and into
Andrew Jackson and his thoughts on the National bank were not very good. Andrew Jackson thought the bank held to much economic power. The national bank held all the governments silver and gold. Also the bank could print money whenever the workers wanted to when people asked for loans to buy land. Therefor on Andrew Jackson 2nd term he vetoed a bill to Increase the years of the bank.
From what I read and what he said, I thought it sounded like he didn’t want to shut down the United States Bank. And then in Document 5, Webster acted like Jackson should put an end to the bank by saying, “It manifestly seeks to inflame the poor against the rich, it wantonly attacks whole classes of the people, for the purposes of turning against them the prejudices and resentment of the other classes.”
He showed unifying leadership during the Nullification Crisis and the Tariff laws of 1828 and 1832, he showed a generous approach of governing through the “Kitchen Cabinet” and the “Spoils System”. Lastly, his concern for economic equality was shown through the veto of the Second Bank of the United States Recharter and his concerns for the common men. All of these qualities that Jackson had shown during his presidency are why Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero of the common