Andrew Jackson: Hero or Zero??
Is Andrew J. a President for the people, or becoming a king?
Jackson's Presidential Events
The Worcester vs. Georgia case
The Worcester vs. Georgia case was when the Supreme Court went against the Cherokee for the Cherokee's right to stay in Georgia. In the end, the Cherokee got the right to stay, and the Supreme Court declared the Cherokee as their own country, and agreed not to interfere with them. But A. Jackson had a different idea. He said "screw you, Supreme Court" and sent the Military to forcefully remove the Cherokee.
The "Spoils System"
The "Spoils System" was a system that gave people that "helped Jackson get to President" jobs. But these weren't any jobs, these were government jobs. So now they had people working for them that had no idea what they're doing. The people that just got these jobs love it because they're free jobs, but everybody else hates Jackson because he let these people work for him.
The "Trail of Tears"
The "Trail of Tears" was the forced removal of the Cherokee from Oklahoma to Georgia. Andrew Jackson said "screw the Worcester vs. Georgia case" and forced the Natives out by way of the Military. Along the way, the Natives could've started a war, but that would've caused the death of their tribe, as they were outnumbered and outgunned by the Military. And not to mention that many of the Natives had already died from disease.
Andrew Jackson Political Cartoon
In the cartoon below, it shows Andrew Jackson sitting on a pig that has money signs all over it. This is depicting the Spoils system. This system was that he would fire people with jobs in the office, and replace them with people he believed to have helped get him to Presidency. This didn't work out so well, as most of these new workers had absolutely no clue what they were doing in these job positions.
We interviewed the Cherokee Leader about the Worcester vs. Georgia case, and he said, "We absolutely despise of President Jackson! First we were on good terms with the Supreme Court, and we still are, but then Jackson unconstitutionally sent in the Military, against the regulations of the Supreme Court, and kicked us out! Can you believe that? President Jackson deserves to be taken out of office for what he did!"
We also interviewed a Southerner about the "Trail of Tears" and he said, "I'm super happy that the President moved the Natives. Before that, we were in a tiny house that was about to fall over, with no land to farm on. But now that the Natives are gone, we can move to Georgia and get tons of farming land for dirt cheap, and maybe even find gold! We appreciate President Jackson much more now!"