To What Extent Was Andrew Jackson A Hero Or Villain?

One of many atrocities that Jackson committed was the forceful removal of thousands of Indians and the subsequent death of many of them. Although his reasoning, as is stated in his Message to Congress "On Indian Removal," was

Throughout the years, there had many of different of presidents such as Obama, Bill Clinton and George W.Bush. All these presidents had changed the United States became better or worse before. Andrew Jackson would be one of the top president in the United States, all he did in his whole life was meant a lot of America. He has changed the United States in many ways such as the removal of the Indians, the use of the spoils system and largely reduced the nation’s debt. He was also a military hero and two –term president and that was why he has been featured on the front side of the 20 dollar bills in 1928 until today.

Andrew Jackson was a hero to America. He served as a great seventh president for this country. Since he was in the military, he made a name for himself, he became a wonderful General that helped the U.S. He was a mere common man, who had to join the army when he was thirteen years old. If anyone could come up with the best ways to make the country best for everyone, not just the elite, it would have Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the US government shared his strong beliefs behind his initiative called the “Indian Removal Act'' that forced Native American tribes to relocate to Oklahoma territories. The policies in which native american’s were forced away to Oklahoma territories was known as the Trail Of Tears, and it was an awful process filled with death and despair for the native population and their culture. Andrew Jackson stressed that his policies, “will separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites” and therefore allow for both parties to prosper (Jackson, 371). Similarly to eminent domain, Jackson’s intention could be beneficial to everybody, unfortunately however the Native Americans would later nearly completely perish due to the disease and wars with colonists. However, the land taken from the Native Americans was later built on and used to benefit American citizens at the expense of Native Americans who lived there.

As Andrew Jackson slowly rose to the complete power of president, controversy over his motives arose as well. Born in 1767 in South Carolina to a poverty-ridden family and an absent father, Jackson became one of the most debated presidents ever. His hot temper and self-reliance seemed to appeal to the people, yet his inability to take criticism and advice did not go unnoticed by the country’s government. To the bare eye he was a war hero, but if you dug deeper, you would discover he was a murderer, he was the common people’s choice, yet he seemed to not care about any other race besides his own. With these opposing characteristics, Jackson became the center of many debates and conflicts, hero or villain?

Jackson pushed out the potential threat of the Native Americans. They were getting more advanced with a written language, a constitutional government, and a newspaper in their language and in english The Natives were in American owned territory and if the Americans went around them they could have been a threat later on and one does not want a threat in the middle of their territory. The movements were harsh and many died. When the removal of the Choctaws happened there was a lack of essential supplies. As it states on page 358, “The federal government did not provide enough tents, food, blankets, shoes, winter clothes, or other supplies.

Is Andrew Jackson a hero or a villain? Throughout history Jackson has been viewed as both. Some see him as a war hero and the people’s president. Others see him as a racist and a political tyrant. To me, Andrew Jackson is more of a hero.

Jackson forced these people from their homes and land with the military, resulting in a quarter of them dying. He didn’t take care of these people, he let them starve and suffer brutal deaths. Andrew Jackson may have expanded the country, but he showed how inhumane he was. Not only did the Native Americans fear him, but white men had the right to fear him because he showed them what he was capable

Andrew Jackson during his time was considered a very patriotic politician he hated the rich, he hated the Indian, and loved the idea of slavery. It has been said that he grew up not educated and had a bad up bring but still managed to get to a high political suture. Jackson at one point was general and had a very decorated portfolio, which made sense he would become president, Andrew was most well know for “The Battle of New Orleans” where Andrew Jackson, prevented the British Army and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans nearing the end of that war.

Andrew Jackson’s sentiment towards the Native Americans was certainly not a kind one. Manifest destiny was a popular belief among Americans, including Jackson, and he would go to the extent of forcing Native Americans out of their homes to reach their “ordained goal”. He believed in the expansion of southern slavery which is why he pushed for removing the Indians west of the Mississippi, which makes it the more disgraceful. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 said that it will allow American government to offer in-state territories to the Indian’s for their western land. This wasn’t the case when the U.S. went in and drove the Indians out by force.

Although Jackson was important, he was part of many terrible things. Around the 1820s there were many major indian tribes in eastern United States such as Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole. This soon came to a change. Andrew Jackson thought these Indians were in the way of eastern development, using the Indian Removal Act which the congress had approved he decided to kick them out and send them west. In 1831 the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Indians had the right to self government and the United States could not interfere with that.

The time has come to make a judgement of the great Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States from 1829~1837. Although some people didn’t like Jackson very well due to very few of his decisions, he made many good decisions during his presidency. Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero of the common man due to his unifying leadership, generous approach of governing, and concern for economic equality. The first reason that Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero is because of his unifying leadership.

President Jackson and Congress disagreed on the Indian Removal Policy, but Jackson went forward with it anyway. The Indians had fought with the people since the original colonization, and the U.S citizens were usually the aggrovators. The U.S had only had a couple of good relationship years, the rest of the time, there was a large amount of tension and small “wars” between the people and Natives. The U.S and Natives had been under tension for multiple years when Jackson declared the Indian Removal policy. The authors perspective towards the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears helped to shape our current understanding by showing how different people can have different views on a topic.

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, young at the time. Some believe that Andrew Jackson was a good president, but doesn’t stand out too much. Others, including me, believe that Jackson was not a pleasant person, nor president.

The Genocide: Trail of Tears/ The Indian removal act During the 1830s the united states congress and president Andrew Jackson created and passed the “Indian removal act”. Which allowed Jackson to forcibly remove the Indians from their native lands in the southeastern states, such as Florida and Mississippi, and send them to specific “Indian reservations” across the Mississippi river, so the whites could take over their land. From 1830-1839 the five civilized tribes (The Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, and Chickasaw) were forced, sometimes by gun point, to march about 1,000 miles to what is present day Oklahoma.