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This 3 page paper discusses the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Jackson Presidency Research Compiled
by K. Von Huben 11/2010 Please Introduction President Andrew Jackson was either one of the best presidents weve ever had, or
the worst, depending on ones point of view. This paper discusses why he was controversial, what he hoped to achieve, what policies characterized his administration and what he and his
successor Martin Van Buren hoped to accomplish. Discussion Jackson is reviled in large part because of his attitude toward Native Americans. Jackson had fought Indians early in his military career
and appears to have brought his dislike of them with him to the Oval Office. In 1830, after having been in office just a year, "Jackson pushed a new piece
of legislation called the Indian Removal Act through both houses of Congress" ("Indian Removal"). The Act gave the president the power to negotiate with the tribes living in the East
to give up their lands in exchange for lands in the West ("Indian Removal"). Those Indians who wanted to remain in the East would become "citizens of their home state"
as the removal was "voluntary" ("Indian Removal"). In actual fact, however, those who didnt leave were forced off their land, igniting nearly 30 years of struggle in the East and
Southeast, including two Seminole Wars ("Indian Removal"). Jackson had a "paternalistic and patronizing" attitude toward Native Americans, whom he described as "children in need of guidance" ("Indian Removal"). With
the Removal Act in force, those tribes that did try to defend themselves had a very difficult time; the Choctaws are a case in point. They signed the removal treaty
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