JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
Question
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President Andrew
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King Andrew Jackson
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King Jackson
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King Andrew
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Detailed explanation-1: -"King Andrew the First” is an American political cartoon created by an unknown artist around 1832. The cartoon depicts Andrew Jackson, the 7th United States president, as a monarch holding a veto bill and trampling on the Constitution and on internal improvements of the national banks.
Detailed explanation-2: -King Andrew the First. After his unprecedented veto of the Bank bill, President Andrew Jackson’s opponents accused him of abusing his Presidential powers. This cartoon depicted him as a tyrannical king, trampling on the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -A classic of Jacksonian era political propaganda, this broadside illustrates the popular sentiments ("Shall he reign over us, or shall the PEOPLE RULE?") that led to the formation of the anti-Jackson Whig Party in Jackson’s own backyard.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does the cartoonist want readers to think of President Jackson? That the president does not follow America’s set of laws, abuses power, power-hungry, acts like a king.
Detailed explanation-5: -The cartoonist seems to think of Andrew Jackson in a positive way since he has him standing strong like a leader.