PROS:
1. Andrew Jackson helped expand the power of presidency
2. In 1832 when The Nullification Proclamation was issued Andrew Jackson swore to enforce it with arms if necessary which then resulted in an entire war being prevented
3. He was the first self made wealthy person to be in office, in fact Andrew Jackson was actually born into poverty and worked hard for everything he had
4. In 1816 the second bank of the United States was authorized which Jackson helped eliminate by rejecting the finding if congress that the bank was legal
5. Andrew Jackson expanded voting rights to the “common man”
6. In 1836 Texas formally declared that it was independent from Mexico and Andrew Jackson supported this
7. The Jackson administration terminated the national debt
8. Andrew Jackson helped to form the first treaties for the government with in the east, before and commerce and trade was with Europe
9. His toughness earned him the name “old hickery”
10. He desired to represent the common man and was known as a “peoples’ president”
CONS
1. Jackson owned many slaves
2. Jackson lead charge to remove the native Americans from the south
3. Many believe Jackson cause a financial crisis while in idc with called the panic of 1837
4. Andrew Jackson seized millions of acres of Native American land
5. Andrew Jackson’s closure of the banks resulted in weaker currency
6. He only expanded votes in order to win a second election
7. Jackson needed authorization to deploy the military during the nullification and congress had to compromise