Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil and the Presidency Video Assignment - ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT

Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil and the Presidency Video Assignment How is Andrew Jackson’s character developed by the events of his childhood and young adulthood? - He was born in Carolina back when it was a British colony, and was only eight when the American Revolution broke out, so he had a constant wariness and a constant threat of violence. - When Andrew refused to clean the boots of a British officer, the officer slashed him with his sword, leaving Jackson with scars on his left hand and head. - One of his brothers died of heatstroke while in battle, and his mother and other brother died of disease. The now-orphaned Andrew Jackson blamed the British for all of it, and would carry his hatred toward them throughout his life. Give two examples of how Andrew Jackson can be viewed as a good president. 1. Jackson signed into law the tariff of 1832 but it could not appease all southern states, prominently South Carolina. The issue escalated to a major crisis with threat of secession from South Carolina and its passage of the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared the Tariff of 1828 and 1832 null and void. Then he signed both the Force Bill and the Compromise Tari