Andrew Jackson's Centralized Power

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Reflecting the view that Andrew Jackson had gained a radical amount of centralized power for the presidency, the Whigs dubbed him "King Andrew I." Jackson showed his newly acquired power in his attempts to remove the Indians from the South. Notably, he ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia. He led the charge of influencing Congress to approve of Indian removal bills; however, with the exception of Cherokee hold-outs in 1838, Jackson did at least allow the Indians to make the choice for themselves whether-or-not they would leave to Indian Territory. These actions showed that Jackson probably preferred that Indians and Americans live separately. But, Jackson's attitude wouldn't have mattered because he couldn't have
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