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Were Jackson and the principles he represented healthy or dangerous for the United States?
Were Jackson and the principles he represented healthy or dangerous for the United States? Identify the best and worst things Jackson did or encouraged as president and explain what you think about them.
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- TheSicilianSageLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Dangerous.
He advocated "democracy" as opposed to "republicanism"
He ignored the Constitution and acted in opposition to law
- See: The Trail of Tears - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
He believed in using the office of the Presidency for personal reasons
- See: The Spoils System - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system
- 8 years ago
That depends on who you ask. There is rumor that the donkey that represents democrats was named for Andy Jackson, "Jakass" Wanting a Federal bank was a mistake, Yes he won New Orleans but by the time he got there the treaty was already signed.
Source(s): history boks
