The Common Man
Andrew Jackson was a firm believer in the theory of democracy. He pushed for a equalization of all people under his presidential term. He opened up voting to all white males instead of just white males who owned land and represented those who wanted to make the government responsive to the will of the people rather than to the power of special interest. The Jacksonian democracy was the effort to control the power of the capitalist groups for the benefit of non-capitalist groups, farmers, and labouring men. Even Robert V. Remini, a leading Jackson biographer of the post war era., noted that " Jackson was a genuine man of the people." His goals were to relieve the entrenched officeholders, and permanent officeholders and give other people a chance. He also realized the government was about special intrest and removed 1/5 the federal officeholders during his 8 years in office. He wanted to get rid of the National bank because he believed that it was ran by the entrenched officeholders and they were hurting the country. Even though he wanted to get rid of indians he did it so that he could help his country expand because he believed it was in their best intrest. He also believed in nullification which helped him write and grant alot of new laws. Overall Andrew Jackson was a common man who used his place in society to benefit others. He democratic and government reforms helped and hurt society but it all was for the overall good of the country. Andrew Jackson was indeed a genuine common man.
3 comments:
Andrew Jackson was anything but a common man. He was the President of the United States. There is nothing common about that. He was a hero to the common people of his time for his actions but in no way was a common man himself.
He was the common man. He tried to protect people from everything but he also did some things in his own interest. Sometimes he did not think and he did destory what some people have built. He may have ruled with some kind of a iron fist but he wasn't that bad which makes him the common man hero.
I believe that daniel is most right, Andrew did want what was best for the people in the terms that he set up that all white males not just landowners could vote. This is in the favor of the people and NO one else... He also believed that by putting new people in office positions, that he could better help to set up the goverment in a permenant position to serve the people after he was long gone.
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