Andrew Jackson Case

It all started in the election of 1824. Andrew Jackson went up against John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. None of them had the majority of electoral votes. Even though Jackson had the most electoral votes the U.S. House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. Henry Clay traded his electoral votes to John Quincy Adams to become the Secretary of State. Therefore John Quincy Adams became president. Andrew Jackson was mad because the people didn't get their choice. Andrew Jackson, a very democratic man, wanted to give the power to the people so he brought a new type of democracy to the United States when he became the 7th president.

Andrew Jackson was very democratic and used his beliefs to make a very democratic nation. He was a man of the people and he wanted the people to have their say. He wanted his way and sometimes abused his power to get what he wanted and to give to the people. That is where the "king Jackson" idea came from. He didn't follow the constitution. Jackson did what he wanted and what he thought was better for the people.

The people loved Andrew Jackson because he gave them power and let their voices be heard. He thought everyone should be treated equal and have equal opportunities. In his letter to Congress, Jackson explained how no one deserved to have a job more than another. He said anyone could be a government official. The offices were created for the benefit of the people so no one has more of a right than another. Jackson then made the law where government officials can only be appointed for no more than 4 years making sure more people could have a chance. Everyone was equal in his book.

When Jackson was looking for a collector he chose one of his long time supporters, Samuel Swartwout. Van Buren warned Jackson about him but he didn't listen he believed Swartwout had as much of an equal opportunity as another person. Van Buren was knew Swartwout was trouble and he was right. Swartwout ended up taking off with over $1.2 million. Jackson's rivals laughed at this mistake. Jackson was wrong but he gave him an equal opportunity.

The people wanted to expand throughout the United States but there was one problem. The Native Americans were set up in some of this land. Jackson decided that the people wanted the Native Americans out. He tried persuading them to go west and get their own land. Some agreed but the rest didn't want to leave the land of their fathers. Jackson then forced them out. This became the Trail of Tears. The natives moved westward while a huge chunk of the population died because of lack of food supply and water. Jackson did it for the people.

In conclusion, Andrew Jackson was a democratic man who did it for the people. He was portrayed as a king because of how he used and abused his power. It was all for the people. He didn't need the constitution to tell him how to run