Topic > The Presidency of Andrew Jackson - 518

Andrew Jackson was like no other president before him. Previous presidents had one thing in common, they were all part of the founding fathers, or in the case of John Quincy, Adam was the son of a founding father. However, Jackson was a western plantation owner who had no ties to the government. He also had different views from other presidents which made his presidency unique. Two things that distinguished Andrew Jackson's presidency from previous presidencies were that he appealed to ordinary people and that he disapproved of the Bank of the United States. One of the ways in which Andrew Jackson was different from previous presidents was his connection to ordinary people. During his second election Jackson won by speaking to the middle class. Although he was a wealthy plantation owner himself, he dressed in casual clothes and did not show off his riches. Unlike his opponent, John Quincy Adams, Jackson spoke to the concerns of ordinary people. Jackson's campaign was the first to appeal to ordinary people. Thanks to his new style of electoral campaign he became very popular and won the election...