Andrew Jackson

Hello, My name is Andrew Jackson. I was born March 15, 1767 in the Wax haws region of the Carolinas. I am not sure if I am from North or South Carolina as the borders were not clear in the remote region. My parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. My father passed away three weeks before I was born. I received an informal education at the local school. The school was know as the old field school. I am known mostly for my career in politics and in the military. I was appointed colonel of the United States army and led our troops to important victories such as the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the Battle of New Orleans. I was also the seventh president of the United States where I served two terms. Before becoming President I was senator of Tennessee. I have helped the United States by winning the last battle that helped us win the War of 1812, paid off the national debt, installed the spoils system, and cleared up land in the east for settlement.

Issues

During my time as President I contributed to the economic reform in order to try and make more opportunities for the common man and not just the elite. I also tried to reform politics with my attempts to abolish the electoral college, installing the spoils system, and signing the Indian Removal Act. I believe what I am doing is the right thing to do as the United States should be for the common man. I am suppose to be the representative of the people and I will fight so that they can have the same opportunities as the elite have.

Solutions
In trying to increase the economic opportunity of the common man and stop with the advantage only going to the elite, I was able to veto the recharter of the Bank of the United States. After I was able to veto the bank without any major backlash I took out the funds and put them in many smaller banks that some called "pet banks." The bank was no more and the economy was successful for a while. I saw a problem with the theory of the electoral college and saw to get it abolished in order to increase the freedom of the people.  I have tried with no success tried to lobby for a new amendment that would abolish the electoral college. At my annual message to congress I pushed to try and make this a reality, but sadly was not supported by the majority. I also looked to fix the theory of who holds a job in the federal department. My idea was to start practicing what is now known as the Spoils System. This helped rotate those who were in holding office to lower the corruption rate that was present. Some people saw this as me trying to increase the corruption as I was possibly hiring and rewarding friends and those who helped with my campaign. Finally I helped to free up land for those farmers to increase the commerce of the south.  Through congress I signed the Indian Removal Act to free up land in the East. Some of the opposition said that it was imhuman and was stealing the land from the Native Americans, but they did not see that I was actually trading their land for some new land they would settle in the west. Being away from our civilization would make it easier for them to keep their own culture.