As United States continued to develop and grow, it needed a leader who would parallel its’ outstanding achievements. This is when the country’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson steps in. Jackson was born in rural South Carolina, he was the son of impoverished Irish immigrants. Jackson was a striking figure, he stunk of individualism, energy and directness. He was the first president from the West, the first to receive no college education, and the first to use an informal “Kitchen Cabinet“ of advisers. During the War of 1812, Jackson took command of militia forces, his soldiers felt his strength, devotion and toughness named him “Old Hickory”. Andrew Jackson was elected president in the Election of 1828, which became known as the Revolution of 1828. Jackson’s’ victory was viewed by many citizens as the triumph of the common man. “Jackson was t
Jackson viewed himself as the spokesman of the people, in return people believed that: “He reflected the American image of a natural born frontiersman who could take a bullet in the chest without flinching”. No president before and few of his followers exercised more authority or leadership
Andrew Jackson took office with hope to increase economic opportunities for ordinary citizens. He refused to sanction the recharter of the Bank of the Unites States. Jackson strongly believed that Congress did not have the authority to create the Bank in the first place, but he also viewed the Bank as operating for the primary benefit of the upper classes at the expense of the working people. Jackson used one of his doezen vetoes, and the Bank’s congressional supporters did not have enough votes to overrule him. The Bank ceased to exist when its charter expired in 183