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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.
Tarun Sai Bhadri

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  • On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle.
    • Merritt Dudgeon
      Merritt Dudgeon on 04 Mar 14
       
      Why is the duel with Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr related to Andrew Jackson?
  • When the duel was over, Hamilton would be mortally wounded, and Burr would be wanted for murder.
  • The first major skirmish was in 1791, when Burr successfully captured a United States Senate seat from Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's powerful father-in-law. Hamilton, then Treasury secretary, would have counted on Schuyler to support his policies.
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
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