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Tarun Sai Bhadri

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  • Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained. ... The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the Union. ---Andrew Jackson, Second Inaugural Address, 1833
  • Jackson's military career, which had begun in the Revolution, continued in 1802 when he was elected major general of the Tennessee militia. Ten years later Tennessee Governor Willie Blount (of the North Carolina Blount family) gave him the rank of major general of U.S. forces. In 1814, after several devastating campaigns against Native Americans in the Creek War, he was finally promoted to major general in the regular army. Jackson also later led troops during the First Seminole War in Florida.
  • Jackson's opponents were Henry Clay of Kentucky, John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, and William H. Crawford of Georgia who were respectively speaker of the house, secretary of state, and secretary of the treasury.
    • Merritt Dudgeon
      Merritt Dudgeon on 04 Mar 14
       
      Why were they opponents of Andrew Jackson?
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  • Jacksonians often referred to the 1824 election as the "Stolen Election" because while Jackson swept the popular vote hands down, he did not have enough electoral votes to automatically win the presidency. Therefore the election had to be decided by the House of Representatives.
  • Jackson believed in a strong presidency and he vetoed a dozen pieces of legislation, more than the first six presidents put together. Jackson also believed in a strong Union and this belief brought him into open opposition with Southern legislators, especially those from South Carolina.
  • Another major issue during Jackson's presidency was his refusal to sanction the recharter of the Bank of the United States. Jackson thought Congress had not had the authority to create the Bank in the first place, but he also viewed the Bank as operating for the primary benefit of the upper classes at the expense of working people. Jackson used one of his dozen vetoes, and the Bank's congressional supporters did not have enough votes to override him.
  • The Revolution took a toll on the Jackson family. All three boys saw active service. One of Andrew's older brothers, Hugh, died after the Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina in 1779, and two years later Andrew and his other brother Robert were taken prisoner for a few weeks in April 1781. While they were captives a British officer ordered them to clean his boots. The boys refused, the officer struck them with his sword and Andrew's hand was cut to the bone. Because of his ill treatment Jackson harbored a bitter resentment towards the British until his death.
    • Tarun Sai Bhadri
      Tarun Sai Bhadri on 03 Mar 14
       
      Was revenge part of Andrew Jackson's enthusiasm of war against the British? How did Andrew Jackson treat his British prisoners?
  • All his life Jackson was a loyal friend and a fierce enemy. This was never more true than during his years in politics at the national level beginning with the 1824 presidential election.
    • Tarun Sai Bhadri
      Tarun Sai Bhadri on 03 Mar 14
       
      I wonder whether any of his friends were disloyal or committed treason against him?
Tarun Sai Bhadri

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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.
    • Merritt Dudgeon
      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)? 
Andrew Plumaj

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  • More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      Who suggested Andrew Jackson to run for president?
  • by 1828 enough had joined "Old Hickory" to win numerous state elections and control of the Federal administration in Washington.
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      When did his first come up with the idea of "Old Hickory"?
  • Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and other Whig leaders proclaimed themselves defenders of popular liberties against the usurpation of Jackson
    • Lauren Curran
      Lauren Curran on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did they not want it?
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  • Jackson met head-on the challenge of John C. Calhoun, leader of forces trying to rid themselves of a high protective tariff.
  • Clay and Webster, who had acted as attorneys for the Bank, led the fight for its recharter in Congress
  • But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.
  • Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel.
  • He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate
  • Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education
    • Caroline Morris
      Caroline Morris on 03 Mar 14
       
      How was Andrew Jackson able to make up for his incomplete education and still become a lawyer?
  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    in the duel did Andrew Jackson purposely kill the other man?
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  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    what was the insult to Mrs.Jackson that started the duel?
  • Michael Scott on 04 Mar 14
     
    who was the other person in the duel?
  • Andrew Plumaj on 04 Mar 14
     
    Why did hennry clay make insults about ms.jackson When did andrew jackson get married Why was it such an affence to the rest of the united states
Dorian Wilson

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  • After narrowly losing to John Quincy Adams in the contentious 1824 presidential election, Jackson returned four years later to win redemption
  • Jackson joined a convention charged with drafting the new Tennessee state constitution and became the first man to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
    • Dorian Wilson
      Dorian Wilson on 03 Mar 14
       
      What was the tennessee constitution about?
  • served as a major general in the War of 1812, commanded U.S. forces in a five-month campaign against the Creek Indians, allies of the British
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  • Jackson’s supporters raged against what they called the “corrupt bargain” between Clay and Adams, and Jackson himself resigned from the Senate.
  • Jackson became the leader of the new Democratic Party.
  • Jackson became the leader of the new Democratic Party
  • Andrew Jackson took no action after Georgia claimed millions of acres of land that had been guaranteed to the Cherokee Indians under federal law
  • John C. Calhoun.
Dorian Wilson

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  • the Democratic-Republican Party
    • Angelina R
      Angelina R on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why did the Democratic-Republican party split?
  • In 1796, he served at the convention that created the Tennessee Constitution. He was elected in 1796 as Tennessee's first US Representative and then as US Senator in 1797 from which he resigned after eight months.
  • In May 1814 he was made Major General of the army fighting the War of 1812. On January 8, 1815, he defeated the British in New Orleans and was lauded as a hero.
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  • From 1838-39, troops led over 15,000 Cherokees from Georgia in what is called the Trail of Tears.
  • In 1824, Jackson ran for President against John Quincy Adams. He won the popular vote but the lack of an electoral majority resulted in the election being decided in the House.
  • Andrew Jackson was born either in North or South Carolina on March 15, 1767.
  • enforce the tariff
    • Angelina R
      Angelina R on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why didn't Jackson let South Carolina use nullification?
  • favored the wealthy
    • Angelina R
      Angelina R on 03 Mar 14
       
      What made Jackson think that the Second Bank would favor the wealthy over the common people?
  • 54% of the popular vote
Thomas Boogren

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  • Following the War of Independence, Jackson followed several occupations, studied law and became a public prosecutor in western North Carolina (present-day Tennessee) in the new community of Nashville. Jackson became a land speculator and slave owner, who also developed a reputation for brawling.
  • During the War of 1812, Jackson took command of militia forces, but his mission was cancelled. While marching back to Tennessee, his soldiers experienced his toughness and dubbed him “Old Hickory.”
  • In 1823, Jackson was elected to the U.S. Senate and immediately regarded as a presidential possibility. In the Election of 1824, he garnered the most popular votes, but lacked an electoral majority. The House of Representatives selected his rival, John Quincy Adams.
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  • The highlight of Jackson's military career was his victory over British forces at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. The British suffered more than 2,000 casualties while the American sustained six killed and 10 wounded. This victory helped to restore the nation’s pride following the embarrassing White House torching by the British and the government's ignominious flight. Jackson emerged a national hero.
  • Young Jackson fought in the Battle of Hanging Rock (1197:Revolutionary War]), at the tender age of 13.
  • Thomas Boogren on 28 Feb 14
     
    Andrew Jackson was born in rural South Carolina on March 15, 1767, the son of impoverished Presbyterian Scotch-Irish immigrants. He received no formal education. Young Jackson fought in the Battle of Hanging Rock (1197:Revolutionary War]), at the tender age of 13. He was captured by British forces and asked by an officer to shine his boots.
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  • Thomas Boogren on 04 Mar 14
     
    What causes Jackson to fight in duels?
  • Thomas Boogren on 04 Mar 14
     
    How come Andrew Jackson was so victorious with his battles?
  • Thomas Boogren on 04 Mar 14
     
    Why did Jackson retire as a state supreme court judge
Jessica Fisher

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  • he became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812
  • Jackson destroyed the National Bank, founded the Democratic Party
  • At age 13, he joined a local militia and served as a courier during the Revolutionary War
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  • In 1796, Jackson was a member of the convention that established the Tennessee Constitution and, that same year, was elected Tennessee's first representative in the U.S. House of Representative.
  • Senate the following year, but resigned after serving only eight month
  • War of 1812 he led his troops to victory against the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend,
  • After leading 5,000 soldiers in the defeat of 7,500 British in New Orleans, on January 8, 1815, Jackson was dubbed a national hero.
Michael Scott

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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.
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