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Similarly, Jackson likewise took actions against people and land as he did with money and commerce.
Indian Removal, Land Sale, and the Opening of the West
In a strange irony, much of the opening of the Western United States to white settlers came as a result of some rather questionable tactics on the part of Andrew Jackson. Regardless of the motives, Jackson, it should be noted, supported and coordinated the forced removal of indians from their tribal lands, and court appeals by the indians often fell on the deaf ears of Jackson loyalists and appointees; these lands were then sold by the U.S. government to the highest bidder or offered in land grants in an effort to "open the West" to settlers and developers (Meserve, 1986). Even for the sake of economic development, these tactics on the part of Jackson are irresponsible at best. Presently, indian nations are still fighting for much of these lands that were taken away so long ago.
Transportation Innovation in the Age of Jackson
Despite the means used to achieve the end, Jackson should in fairness be credited with the vast expansion of transportation across the United States, namely in the form of railroads that were being built in order to reach the newly settled areas of the American west. The massive investments required for these expansions would not have come forth had Jackson not taken control of indian lands and coordinated mass land...
Ultimately, it is arguable that they would have, as for as much as Jackson liked to exercise power for power's sake, he did in fairness try to hear the voice of the people and act in their best interests as well as his own.
Summary
Andrew Jackson served his nation in some of its most formative and trying times, serving the interests of the nation in some instances and his own in others. In closing, however, regardless of Jackson's motives and behavior, his indelible mark on American history is unquestioned.
References
Meserve, W.J. (1986). Heralds of Promise: The Drama of the American People during the Age of Jackson, 1829-1849. New York: Greenwood Press.
Ryan, M.P. (1996). Narratives of Democracy, or Shistory Without Subjects. American Literary History, 8(2), 311-327.
Sharp, J.R. (1970). The Jacksonians vs. The Banks: Politics in the States after the Panic of 1837. New York: Columbia University Press.
Silbey, J.H. (1973). Political Ideology and Voting Behavior in the Age of Jackson. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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