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Merritt Dudgeon

Andrew Jackson Biography - 7th U.S. President Timeline & Life - 0 views

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  • Jackson was given the nickname “Old Hickory” because of his tough personality and sometimes his aggressiveness.
  • Andrew Jackson was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson. He was born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaws area, a Scottish-Irish community situated between the borders of North and South Carolina.
  • Jackson was a hailed war hero, defeating the Creek Indians during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, and also the British during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
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  • There was a famous incident during their imprisonment where Andrew Jackson was asked to clean the boots of a British officer. The brave, young Jackson refused to do so and the officer slashed Jackson with his sword, leaving scars on his head as well as his left hand.
  • On April 27, 1781, Jackson’s mother secured the release of both her sons. Sadly, both brothers contracted small pox while they were imprisoned and just days after they were both released, Robert died. When Elizabeth was assured that her remaining son Andrew would survive, she went as a volunteer to help nurse prisoners of war in Charleston harbor.
  • Merritt Dudgeon on 28 Feb 14
     
    Andrew Jackson 7th United States President" Previous Next " In office Mar. 4, 1829 - Mar. 4, 1837 V. President John C. Calhoun Martin Van Buren Political Party Democratic Personal Info Born Mar.
Emma Synnestvedt

The Volunteer State Goes to War: A Salute to Tennessee Veterans - 0 views

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  • Andrew Jackson led the army of Tennessee militia and volunteers through the Creek War and, later, at the climactic battle against the British forces at New Orleans.
  • Jackson fought the Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek a week later on January 22-24, 1814.
  • By December 1813, after the victories won by the Tennessee Volunteer armies at the Battle of Talladega in November 1813, General Andrew Jackson faced a mutiny by his volunteers regarding their enlistment periods.
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  • From an original force of around 1000, only 200 Creeks escaped, along with their badly wounded chief, Menawa, to take refuge with the Seminole tribe in Florida. In his report, Jackson comments on the effectiveness of the militiamen.
  • After severe delays, 8,000 British troops finally attacked at daybreak, but the dense fog covering their approach lifted just as they came within range of the American artillery.
BalancEd Tech

Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.[5][6]
Michael Scott

Rachel Donelson Jackson | The White House - 0 views

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  • Andrew Jackson married her in 1791; and after two happy years they learned to their dismay that Robards had not obtained a divorce
  • When Jackson was elected President, he planned to have young Donelson for private secretary, with Emily as company for Rachel.
Chance S

Aaron Burr Duel - 1 views

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  • One of the most shocking events of his presidency was the Aaron Burr duel with Alexander Hamilton
  • Duels were not uncommon
  • perhaps by flinging his glove before him, the origin of the phrase "throwing down the gauntlet"
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  • affairs in order and written their will
  • Alexander Hamilton had called Vice President Aaron Burr "a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government" which had been printed in a newspaper
  • requested an immediate retraction and apology
  • Weehawken, New Jersey
  • Aaron Burr was let off and completed his term as Vice President
  • Alexander Hamilton was 47 years old and Aaron Burr was 48 years old.
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      Chance S on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why didn't he want to take a shot?
    • Chance S
      Chance S on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did he choose Nathaniel?
    • Chance S
      Chance S on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why wouldn't Hamilton shoot Burr?
    • Chance S
      Chance S on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did Hamilton choose Pendleton?
Tarun Sai Bhadri

The 1828 Presidential Election < Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 A brief biography < Biographi... - 0 views

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  • All of Jackson's high-handed actions as General were brought up. One notable example was the "Coffin Handbill" featuring pictures of 6 coffins, and describing one-sidedly the story of some soldiers that Jackson had court-martialed and executed. Naturally, Jackson's record of dueling made good print for the opposition.
  • The South was adamantly anti-tariff, and prominent South Carolinians were on the verge of proclaiming a right to "Nullify" offensive national laws, with a threat of succession if Washington intervened by force.
  • In December, it had become obvious that Jackson won the election in a landslide. The count was 178 to 83 electoral votes, or 647,276 to 508,064 electoral votes.
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      Merritt Dudgeon on 04 Mar 14
       
      How did Andrew Jackson convince people that he was a president to vote for?
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  • On election day, in some places, Jackson men marched en masse to the polls, in a celebratory parade. An astonishing fact is that the number of voters counted nearly quadrupled over 1824. Four of the 24 states, including New York, took away property requirements for voting, so that basically all white males could vote.
  • Jackson as the least of two evils against the Adams-Clay alliance. And Adams was the very stereotype of New England with its disdain for the slave states and the poorly educated South and West.
  • Symbols of "Old Hickory" were everywhere. Large hickory poles erected in town squares or smaller ones attached to signs, steeples, and fore and aft on steam boats. In New York there was a parade a mile long. Hickory brooms also stood for 'Hickory' sweeping out the filth of corruption.
    • Tarun Sai Bhadri
      Tarun Sai Bhadri on 03 Mar 14
       
      What does Hickory have to do with a presidential election?
  • During the campaign, Jackson was mostly out of sight, as was thought proper for a presidential candidate.
    • Tarun Sai Bhadri
      Tarun Sai Bhadri on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why was Andrew Jackson out of sight during his presidential campaign? 
  • Yet they supported Jackson.
    • Tarun Sai Bhadri
      Tarun Sai Bhadri on 03 Mar 14
       
      I wonder if Southerner approved of Jackson's policies during his presidential term (even though they supported him to office)? 
Tarun Sai Bhadri

Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson < Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 A brief biography < Bi... - 0 views

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  • Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel very much according to the customs of the time in the south. Dickinson, known as one of the best shots in Tennessee if not the best, had choice of weapons and chose pistols. Dickinson fired the first shot, which broke two of Jackson's ribs and lodged two inches from his heart. Dickinson then had to stand at the mark as Jackson, clutching his chest, aimed slowly and shot him fatally.
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Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel - History.com This Day in History - 5/30... - 1 views

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  • President Andrew Jackson kills a man who accused him of cheating on a horse race bet
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      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why would something like cheating on a horse race bet lead to a duel and ultimately murder?
  • Estimates of the number of duels in which Jackson participated ranged from five to 100.
    • Reagan H
      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did Jackson have so many disputes that couldn't be settled verbally?
  • Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel.
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  • At the first signal from their seconds, Dickinson fired. Jackson received Dickinson's first bullet in the chest next to his heart.
  • Jackson re-cocked the gun and shot again, this time killing his opponent.
    • Reagan H
      Reagan H on 03 Mar 14
       
      Was Jackson's goal to kill Dickinson?
  • Jackson was not prosecuted for murder, and the duel had very little effect on his successful campaign for the presidency in 1829.
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