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Was Andrew Jackson A Great Leader
Andrew Jackson was born in South Carolina in the year 1776. His mother was widowed as soon as he was born. He had two more brothers, and they too died during the battles in the Revolution and diseases. His childhood left him with great anger and resentment for the British. When he was free, he lived in the tavern with other students. |
As a president, Andrew Jackson was not one of the very well known presidents. He is more remembered for his misdoings. When he was serving the Congress, he had co-signed a land speculation deal which left his partners bankrupt. He was not considered trustworthy by the banks, and had lot of debt. During his entire presidency, he was at war with the Bank of the United States. In those days, the Bank of USA had a monopoly to the holdings all the federal deposits.
He made several decisions that were not favored and approved by the other party members. When two members from his party refused to carry out his instructions, he fired them. He was rather impulsive and irrational in his approach. He made decisions that would destabilize the financial situation in the country.
He was a strong believer in a democratic government, and made it known with his decisions. He thought that the positions should be rotated among the deserving candidates of the party. However, he was considered biased and aggressive by his party members. So, he was not very popular among his own people and also with the people of the United States.
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