Andrew Jackson may have been the "most popular president" of the United States by claiming that he listened to the voice of the people when in reality he only ever attracted power to his own position despite autocratic ways (BE). Jackson ignored the separation of branches of government and vetoed any bills he didn't like, such as renewing the National Bank's charter. He kept his supporters and friends in larger government roles, such as Samuel Swartout. Finally, he also forcibly removed the Native Americans to address the many protests of farmers who wanted land for cotton. Andrew Jackson never considered Native Americans citizens, even when they stated their rights. In Jackson's message to Congress, he was misleading in stating that the Native Americans were leaving by "persuasion" and that ". . . emigration must be voluntary” (Document 8). Native Americans were forcibly removed from their homeland and traveled great distances to reach their new shared territory in Oklahoma. Jackson continued the elimination of natives in favor of whites' cry for more land to plant cotton. Jackson took advantage of the expulsion of the Indians to appeal to ordinary farmers, which made him more popular and well-liked. The Cherokee wanted to remain in their homeland with “a perfect and original right to remain…”. . .” (Document 9). Native Americans wanted rights like white men, even some of them became accustomed to American ways of civilization such as farming and slave owning. Moving west would be unfamiliar territory for them that would provide them with small necessities like food and water. Each tribe did not want to decrease its population due to lack of food and water, or even lose its sacred cultures and languages. The Native Americans wished to remain... middle of paper ...... he was advised by Secretary of State, Van Buren, he warned Jackson that in the past Swartwout had "criminal tendencies" (Document 7 ) . Andrew Jackson ignored the warning and stuck to patronizing and selecting his supporters like Swartwout into important positions. Years later, Swartwout sailed for England with more than a million dollars from the port of New York. Jackson's mortification at this monumental theft amounted to the appointment of ordinary men who are unfit for government positions and cannot be trusted. Andrew Jackson was an autocratic president who exercised his authority as the "first king" of the United States. Jackson's power shifted from single-handedly vetoing the National Bank charter to ignoring the separation of branches of government, placing unfit men in important official positions, and forcing Native Americans from their homeland..