Andrew Jackson was born and raised in the Waxhaws region on the border of North and South Carolina and grew up with a large family that were of Irish and Scottish descent. Jackson identified with the Democratic party and typically consider himself to be someone who is a rule-follower. Some may say that he was nothing but a once poor orphan who has no capabilities of guiding this country into prosperity, but that is not at all what he was according to himself.
Andrew Jackson was a man who had goals for the country. Jackson sought out mass amounts of land where he could see a white man prosper through his hard work. Jackson's main questions which inspired his want for slavery included these: How is a white man supposed to successfully run this country if he is doing all the labor? What are these soon to be prosperous lands, if there is no one to work them? Jackson strongly believed that people who were call slaves, were put on the earth to work. He stated that white men were supposed to rule, govern, and lead society, and the slaves are meant to handle the rest. He believed the white man must continuously follow the writings of our constitution, and never lose his sense of superiority. The importance of slavery had a lot to do with money for Jackson. He thought slavery was crucial to the prosperity of the country, and said it was a concept he could never envision the world without. Without slavery and slave grown products, he thought our economy would be no where. Things like cotton, rice, tobacco, and others are some of the United States’ largest exports, and those things come straight from plantations. His wealth is highly dependent on the labor of plantation workers and without them, he would've be nowhere near the level of prosperity he was at. Jackson was a firm believer in doing everything by the book as he served as a US congressman, a US senator, and a US Supreme Court judge. He believe a white man must serve his country by strictly following the written constitution, as it is not only a statement, but a series of laws which are not meant to be broken.
(One of Jacksons slaves, Hannah)
Any man who claims to be an abolitionist is going against the union. Slavery is the most cost-effective solution for free labor for any white man and a beneficial way to protect one's assets, claimed Jackson. He believe that Negros should be treated with humanity and the master must create a boundary between authority and kindness, and punishment and forbearance. Slaves must be treated as humans so that they are more likely to work hard and not make an attempt to escape. Jackson thought that through slavery, every white man had the opportunity to pay off his debt and that the economy is better than ever today due to slavery. Andrew Jackson had resentment towards abolitionists and said that abolitionist have failed to come to terms with the fact that the slaves are being treated fairly. They have a roof over their head and they get fed most of the time. They also get paid But not in a way that would take wealth away from the white man. These plantation workers don't even need to get paid every day. He personally owned upwards of 150 slaves and claimed his work gets done faster, it was free labor, he made more money, and they listened to whatever he said. He failed to see how any sensible white man can be against slavery it can only benefit his wealth if that was the most important goal.
(What Jackson's plantation was thought to look like)
The constitution states that one of its purposes is to promote general welfare so without slavery, aren't we turning against our countries man written law? And an individual who refuses to fend his rights when called by the government to do so deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and a friend to her photo. I leave you with this: who are we? And for what are we going to fight?
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