Andrew Jackson: The Champion of the Common man or King Andrew?

Though his presidency was a monumental era in U.S. history, I do not think Jackson was a very good president. He was very unprofessional at times and allowed personal bias and hatred to get in the way of his duties as the president. He did not like John Calhoun and Nicholas Biddle because of personal issues. Jackson's hatred of Biddle helped to drive him to try to destroy the National Bank. The Peggy Eaton affair was another event in which Jackson used his love of his departed wife, and his power as the president of the U.S. to place Eaton and his wife in to the Cabinet's social life, an irresponsible use of his power.

Not only was he unprofessional at times like these, but he also condoned racism against the Native Americans and was apt to harbor the feelings of hatred himself. Jackson drove out the last remaining Natives in U.S. territory against their will with brute force. This man is not the Champion of the Common Man, he is closer to a King because he made his decisions personal affairs, he did what he liked and nobody could oppose him, and lastly, because he did not treat all people with equal sincerity.