Andrew Jackson Argumentative Essay
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the unmarked border between the Carolinas’. He grew up on a small farm with only a mother and two brothers, which, he later lost in the war. During the Revolutionary War, Jackson was captured and tortured at age 14 by British troops. After the war he became a frontier attorney in Tennessee. In 1796, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and later to the House of Senates. He was appointed colonel in the Tennessee militia in 1801, known as a war hero. He was then elected as the 7th president of the United States in 1828, where he served two terms. Some make the argument that he was one of the best presidents, but he hurt the country more than anything. His war with the U.S. Bank and the Indian Removal Act are some of the most tyrant actions ever made by a president, which proves he was a bad president for our country. Even though Andrew Jackson is known for bringing the “common man” into politics, he acted more as a monarch than anything. A political party was formed, called The Whigs, just to go against him. They hated Jackson so much they even called him “King Andrew I.” The Whigs weren’t the only enemies Jackson had while in office. He made politics very personal. If he didn’t like you as a person then he went against your political views. He was known to have a temper and
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Also that the country had no debt while he was in office, but this doesn’t make up for all the bad he did to our country. He was a very violent and controlling person who didn’t obey the Supreme Court’s decision. He also went against Congress and the Second Bank of the United States. These selfish decisions he made for the country resulted in major setbacks in our economy. Some of his actions put the country through some of its toughest hardships. Andrew Jackson was anything but a good president for our
Also that the country had no debt while he was in office, but this doesn’t make up for all the bad he did to our country. He was a very violent and controlling person who didn’t obey the Supreme Court’s decision. He also went against Congress and the Second Bank of the United States. These selfish decisions he made for the country resulted in major setbacks in our economy. Some of his actions put the country through some of its toughest hardships. Andrew Jackson was anything but a good president for our