Jackson's Economic Development

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The modern day America didn’t come together overnight. America was shaped on many visions that various figures had. Figures such as Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay had their own visions in what they wanted America to become. Some wanted America to be conservative and focus on building its own self up and develop some necessities such as a strong military and economy. On another hand, some wanted to just live a somewhat peaceful life as farmers and not want much to do with developing the elder day United States. In this paper, I will analyze how the US developed in ways such as politics, economics, as well as motivations behind methods that were used to improve the United States between 1820 and 1840, which eventually lead the country to …show more content…
Jackson wasn’t a big fan of the economic system in place when he took office and instead of simply trying to replace the economic system Jackson essentially declared war on what was the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson didn’t like what the Second Bank stood for and wanted it replaced. In 1832 Jackson vetoed a bill that would have reshaped the Second Bank of the United States in what was described as, “A turbulent exchange between Jackson and the economic system of the United States that occured because Jackson made known it was his way or no way.” As mentioned Jackson stood by his beliefs and wouldn’t let anything change them. Jackson made it clear to Congress that the economic system in place was a disaster and he essentially wanted the Second Bank gone. The bill to recharter the Second Bank was well liked among the public as well as in Congress however, Jackson simply couldn’t support it so he vetoed it and faced backlash from many about the way he was handling the economic system. Jackson virtually didn’t care what was thought of him and wasn’t going to budge until he got the economic system he wanted. Under the Jackson administration recreation of the economic system was attempted but never came to full fruition. Many criticized Jackson for not doing much to help the economy but Jackson’s presidency wasn’t defined by the economy. While some would say there is a “black mark” on Jackson’s presidency for not developing the economy Jackson had a different vision for America and his vision was applied to other aspects in improving the United States. In the end, Jackson was a politically aggressive person and wouldn’t let anything stand in his way. Some loved Jackson whereas some didn’t support him due to his aggressive beliefs. Even though Jackson had his ups and downs his visions helped shape America and significantly contributed to where America is
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