Andrew Jackson: A Man of The People

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This paper discusses how Andrew Jackson was well-loved by the American people. His popularity could be attributed to the fact that he was a common man, and Americans felt that they could relate to him. Jackson enjoyed a landslide election despite a smear campaign by his opponent John Quincy Adams and his image was strengthened by his struggle against the Bank of America and the Indian Removal issue. He was an ordinary man who had a blunt, unforgiving manner to him and was adored by most throughout his entire term in office.

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"To demonstrate Jackson's public approval rate, one could take a look at the Presidential Election of 1828. Historians have stated that this election was more of an exercise in slander rather than a debate on public issues, and John Quincy Adams, Jackson's opponent, did, in fact, execute an intense smear campaign. Adams' forces attacked Jackson's character, reminding voters of Jackson's duels, tavern brawls, and execution of militiamen during the Creek War. They also criticized Jackson's marriage to Rachel Donelson, calling the marriage itself an "abduction" and claiming that Jackson had "torn from a husband the wife of his bosom". After Adams' campaign, one might think that Jackson's public reputation would be severely damaged, and that his public support would drop."

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