When you think about the era of President Andrew Jackson (better known as the Jackson or Jacksonian era), where does your mind take you ? Does this make you think about the stories of Andrew Jackson himself, or do you think about the influence his presidency had on America? In this article, I will discuss how the Jackson era changed the American economy, public policy, and society of the time. To begin, I will talk about the economy. Andrew Jackson and his followers were strong believers that freedom from debt was essential to the establishment of a free republic and that without debt the people would be freed from the burden of creditors (Remini). With this conviction, he began working to free America from its debt. His efforts led to the first and only period (1835-1837) in which we as a nation were debt free (Remini). One of his plans for this debt-free period was the bank veto. In 1829, Jackson launched an attack on the bank in a message he delivered to Congress (Miller Center). He rejected the idea of ​​renewing the Bank's charter for two main reasons. The first was that, like Jefferson, he believed the bank was unconstitutional. He believed that government should remain as separate from the economy as possible (Remini). Another of his beliefs was that the concentration of financial power represented in the banking system posed a threat to popular liberty (Miller Center). When Nicholas Biddle, the Bank's president, attempted to renew the Bank's charter in 1832, on the eve of the election, he and his supporters hoped that this would force Jackson to authorize it, rather than create a problem before his re-election (Miller Center). When Jackson vetoed it anyway, his message became ...... middle of paper ...... ch 14, 2014, from http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/ andrew-jackson/the-jackson-era.phpJacksonian democracy. (nd). History.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014 from http://www.history.com/topics/jacksonian-democracyLatner, R. (nd). Profiles of American Presidents. Andrew Jackson. Accessed March 14, 2014, from http://www.presidentprofiles.com/Washington-Johnson/Jackson-Andrew.htmlMiller Center. (nd). US President: Andrew Jackson: Impact and Legacy. Retrieved March 13, 2014 from http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/essays/biography/9Remini, R. (nd). Teaching History.org, home of the National History Education Clearinghouse. Jacksonian era. Retrieved March 14, 2014 from http://teachinghistory.org/category/tags/jacksonian-eraSocial Changes in Jackson Era USA. (nd). End of the road. Retrieved March 13, 2014 from http://www.jmisc.net/Jksn-era.htm