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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

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.
Reagan H

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.
Nick P

Battle of Horseshoe Bend/ Andrew Jackson - 0 views

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  • Nick P on 04 Mar 14
     
    Who was the leader of the rival army the Red Sticks?
  • Nick P on 04 Mar 14
     
    What happened to the land after the battle?
  • Nick P on 04 Mar 14
     
    Why did the Native Americans drive out some americans?
Jacob Acey

Jacksonian democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Jacksonian Democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
  • The Federalist Party and the First Party System were dead, and with no effective opposition, the old Democratic-Republican Party withered away.
  • Jackson fulfilled his promise of broadening the influence of the citizenry in government, although not without vehement controversy over his methods
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  • Jackson's equal political policy became known as "Jacksonian Democracy", subsequent to ending what he termed a "monopoly" of government by elites
  • "stretches the concept of democracy about as far as it can go and still remain workable....As such it has inspired much of the dynamic and dramatic
  • Jackson's biographer Robert V. Remini argues that Jacksonian Democracy,
  • events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in American history—Populism, Progressivism, the New and Fair Deals, and the programs of the New Frontier and Great Society."[2]
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      Jacob Acey on 05 Mar 14
       
      I wonder what would have happened if the jacksonian democracy just didn't work? luike Robert V. Remini said; it "stretches the concept of democracy about as far as it can go and still remain workable". what if it din't work?
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    Jacksonian democracy
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