Jacksonian Democracy

Jacksonian Democracy For quite some time Americans have been led to believe that during the 1820s and 30s, Jacksonian Democrats were the guardians of the people, and worked to improve the nation for the people. The truth remains, however, that during this period, President Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the Bank of the United States of America, infringed on the rights of Native Americans, used “brute” force to bring Southerners under submission during the …

…established Cherokee Nation legal. Jacksonians refused to recognize the Court’s decisions, which infringed on the power of the Court, and violated the rights of Native Americans. When South Carolina passed the Acts and Resolutions in 1835, it became a crime to distribute pro-abolitionist material. This was also not supoported by Jacksonians because it infringed on the constitutional rights of people, and promoted sectionalism. It might be noted that Jacksonians were more autocratic rather than democratic.