Essay - Andrew Jackson Abstract in Retrospect, the Period of American History...

Andrew Jackson

Abstract

***** retrospect, the period of American history from 1820 to 1850 is commonly known as The Age ***** ***** because of ***** far reaching effect that one man, Andrew Jackson had on the American economy, transportation system, domestic policy, and many o*****r key are*****. In this paper, the policies and viewpoints ***** Jackson will be examined within the context of the areas of his most ***** reaching impact, as well as ***** possibility that the events that ***** is credited with facilitating may or ***** not have taken place regardless ***** who occupied ***** White House during th***** pivotal historic period.

The Spoils System and Nullification

Two actions that are attributed to ***** Jackson are significant not only because of the events that they put into motion, but also ***** they demonstrate the power that Jackson wielded ***** "his age" as it h***** come to be known. The first of these, The ***** System, was a system ***** Jackson used ***** reward ***** political supporters ***** punish his political adversaries simultaneously. Simply *****, The Spoils System rewards members of the ***** party of the winning candidate ***** jobs and special favors ***** intentionally withholds such benefits from the opposing party members (Ryan, 1996). ***** wielded the ***** System like a magic wand to reward friends and a club ***** inflict p*****in on enemies, and in some cases, this ***** still exists today, albeit secretly.

*****, like Spoils, was a popul*****r political and economic tool of Jackson's, which basically granted the power to nullify, or reject unfavorable tariffs, especially in the production ***** goods by slave labor (Silbey, 1973).

***** was ***** of the state's rights issues that ultimately led to ***** succession of the Southern United States, and the Civil war, and in some *****stances, on issues of state's rights in ***** modern age, the reverberations of nullification ***** often heard.

The Bank of ***** United *****

Andrew Jackson, as was typical for him, flexed his political muscle ***** the affairs of the American economy, as shown in his handling of The ***** of the United States. ***** one of ***** most far reaching actions of ********** second term as president, he refused to renew the charter of The Bank of the United *****, resulting in a withdr*****wl of federal funds ***** that bank, thereby weakening the entire American banking system, lowering faith in ***** American economy both domestically and internationally, and some claim leading to the economic woes ***** would befall ***** nation in years to come (Sharp, 1970).

Jackson's veto ***** the measures to ***** ***** Bank of the ***** States stemmed from his longtime mistrust of the commercial bank*****g *****, his fierce support ***** states' rights, and his desire for an extension of ***** presidential powers (Meserve, 1986). Similarly, Jackson likewise took ***** against people and land as he did with money and commerce.

Indian Removal, Land Sale, and the Opening of the West

In a str*****nge irony, much ***** the opening of the