Notes

LIST OF CONS OF ANDREW JACKSON
1. Before he became president, he decided to invade Florida against orders. His instructions were to only capture runaway slaves but instead he conquered the territory and wiped out entire villages.

2. He executed two British officers while in Florida. This was against the orders given to him by his own military court.

3. Even though the Supreme court had ruled that the Cherokees had a legal right to stay on their land in Worcester v. Georgia, he still forced them out of their land. This action led to the death of over four thousand Cherokee Indians.

4. He promoted slavery by removing American Indians off their land so that he could get cotton land for white Americans

5. He violated the first amendment and illegal mail tampering by ordering Southern postmasters to stop delivery of anti-slavery literature in the South.

6. Being a cruel slaveholder, he owned around one hundred forty slaves and even offered at one time a reward to anyone who delivered three hundred lashes to one of his runaway slaves. Jackson wanted this to be a scary example of any slave who thought about running away.

7. He was stubborn and self-willed and listened only to himself.

8. Jackson was selfish and ran the country ignoring two of the three branches of government. If he did not like a law or bill he would simply choose to ignore it.