is eight years of presidency, he removed no more than one-fifth of the federal officeholders. In doing so, embraced the philosophy of the spoils system (Brinkley, 239).Jackson favored tariffs for raising revenue. On one occasion, he met head-on the challenge of John Calhoun, leader of forces trying to rid themselves of a high protective tariff. When South Carolina assumed to nullify the tariff, Jackson ordered armed forces to Charleston and privately threatened to hang Calhoun. Violence seemed imminent until Clay negotiated a compromise tariffs were lowered and South Carolina dropped nullification (Jackson, Seventh President 1829-1837).Jackson never liked the Indians, and his attitude toward them was clear. He wanted them to move out of the way of expanding white settlement. His hostility toward the Indians was particularly intense due to his earlier experiences leading military campaigns against the tribes (Brinkley, 244).Andrew Jackson retired from public life in 1837, being the most beloved political figure of his age (Brinkley, 256). He may be considered the most beloved political figure of his age, but he is certainly not a great president. Although the Jackson’s era radically changed the American party system and methods of electioneering, I consider him to be an aggressive, violent, bias, and racist president. An aggressive president for firing two of his secretary of treasury for not carrying out his order; a violent president for threatening to hang Calhoun; a bias president for destroying the Bank of the United States and his views on the banking system; and a racist president for attitude and view toward the Indians. I believe for a person to be the president of the United States, he does not represent only one race or one group of people but rather the whole nation, everyone as a whole. This he did not accomplish and therefore in my eyes, he was not a great president. ...
