Political cartoons of Andrew Jackson

What was one of the main reasons Andrew Jackson was often referred to as "King Andrew the 1st"?

• He vetoed the extension of 2nd U.S Bank

• He killed a bunch of Natives

• He hated the common people

• He enforced the indian removal act

What would the Whigs blame Jackson for later on due to the outcomes of this political cartoon?

• The Great Depression

• Panic of 1819

• The Panic of 1837

Why did Jackson's "spoils system" lead to corruption?

• The rotation would allow for more Whigs to enter governmental posts, which is unwanted by Jackson

• He appointed those who supported him, which many thought was unfair of him to do such a thing.

• It didn't lead to corruption because Jackson claimed to use it as a way to make the it better than it was

What could the chains being held by the lady possibly represent?

• Taxes

• Murder of more Natives

• Slavery

• Prisonment

Who does the Devil like figure represent? Can you Infer whether or not this political cartoon is against or supportive of Jackson's decision?

• The figure represents a reflection of Jackson, showing that the creator thought Jackson's decision was wrong.

• The devil is the bank, showing support for Jackson's decision.

• The figure represents the President of the Bank(Nicholas Biddle), which many Pro-Jacksonians opposed

• The devil represents the Whig political party as a whole, which leads me to believe that the creator encouraged his decision.

Why is the devil pulling strings from above? Who does this represent? Choose the best answer

• The devil represents Calhoun, a large political member of the Whigs. The strings show how he made many illegal deals in his time.

• The devil represents Jackson, the strings show how corrupt his "spoils system" was

• The devil and the strings show that America was falling apart, everything was corrupt and it would barely live through

• The devil is a representation of Andrew Jackson, and how he was unfit to be president, as Jefferson states

What does the falling of the pillar and the chair breaking represent? What does this have to do with the rats? Choose the best answer

• The Pillar, Chair, and Rats all show the Cabinet falling apart, the Rats are the members of said Cabinet

• Everything falling apart shows how the"spoils system" would lead to resignation due to the Cabinet seeing how corrupt Jackson was.

• The Pillar shows the the 2nd bank of the U.S. falling apart, the chair and the Rats represent the aftermath of it; the Panic of 1837

• Best Answer

• Van Buren was working behind the scenes and caused government to collapse, at least figuratively

What do the dogs in the political cartoon say about Jackson? What do you think they represent? Choose the best answer

• The dogs are represent the people, the "common man", and how oblivious they were to what Jackson did

• The dogs are a representative of what England/Britain/United Kingdom thought of Jackson

• best answer

• The dogs represent represent the most other countries thought of America, and we're sarcastically giving them compliments to show that know of the effects of using "branch/pet banks"

• The dogs represent Newspapers from that time period that were very supportive of using "branch/pet banks".

Choose the option below that accurately describes what is happening. Choose the best answer

• The natives have just lost the Second Seminole War

• Some of the whites are trying to "civilize" the natives, others are taking apart their ancestral land.

• The natives have finally won their peace from the Americans

• The Colonists are taking over the land of the Natives

• The Indian Removal Act is occurring, which should be through the means of negotiations, not through the means of force

Why was Andrew Jackson such a controversial President? Choose one of the following option as either why he was hated or why he was loved

• He caused a depression(Panic of 1837), killed so many natives, and he used his power as if he was a monarch

• Because he was a Westerner, who grew up in the south(NC), Northerners already had regarded him through a bitter view

• Many people hated him for the annexation of Florida

• Many of the people in America at the time could align their own principles with Jackson's. Basically he represented "the common man".

• So many people hated that he was bringing more democracy into the country. They the federal government should have more control instead of the people