Andrew Jackson: Bully?

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States (1829-1837), was a presidential bully. He did not make decisions based on the interests of the whole nation but on his own personal benefit. Although he portrayed or possibly manipulated the citizens to believe that he was a president for the common man that was simply not the way he acted. His presidency and policies, such as the Indian Removal Act, and his part in The …

…the fear of the succession of South Carolina was brought to a happy end for Jackson. It is for these reasons that Andrew Jackson was a presidential bully. They are proof that he was a self-centered, selfish, man that only thought of himself throughout his entire presidency. Although it is not one of America’s finest moments, it is important that future presidents learn about Jackson so that they too can avoid a Jacksonian era.