Jackson; Hero or Villain?
By: Charles Corrado, Wyatt Schmon, Will Supper
White Male Suffrage
Spoils System
Indian Relocation/Trail of Tears
Tariffs of Abominations
Bank War
Peggy Eaton
His Role in the War of 1812
During the War of 1812, Jackson was appointed a Major General and sent to New Orleans to prepare the city's defenses against an impending British attack. His army of Tennessee and Kentucky volunteers defeated an invading British force of 7500 men and forced the British to withdraw from the region. The political future of the "Hero of New Orleans" was secured by this victory.
"King Andrew I" Nickname
This 1832 cartoon uses that theme to show Jackson, dressed as a king, trampling on the Constitution. While the cartoon garnered support for the opposing Whig Party, it did little to thwart Jackson's desire to increase the power of the presidency.
Slavery
The Hermitage was a 1,000 acre, self-sustaining plantation that relied completely on the labor of enslaved African American men, women, and children. They performed the hard labor that produced The Hermitage’s cash crop, cotton. The more land Andrew Jackson accrued, the more slaves he procured to work it. Thus, the Jackson family’s survival was made possible by the profit garnered from the crops worked by the enslaved on a daily basis.
We believe Jackson to be unclear.
Sources
http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/Spoils-System.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
http://www.shmoop.com/war-1812/andrew-jackson.html
http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/4b1.html
http://thehermitage.com/learn/mansion-grounds/slavery/
http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/36974
Wikipedia.