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in title, tags, annotations or urlAndrew Jackson Biography -7th President of the United States - 1 views
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the Democratic-Republican Party
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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.
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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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Andrew Jackson presidendcy - 1 views
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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.
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by 1828 enough had joined "Old Hickory" to win numerous state elections and control of the Federal administration in Washington.
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Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and other Whig leaders proclaimed themselves defenders of popular liberties against the usurpation of Jackson
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in the duel did Andrew Jackson purposely kill the other man?
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who was the other person in the duel?
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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
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) - Andrew Jackson - 1 views
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Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1796-97 United States Senator, 1797-98 Justice on Tennessee Supreme Court, 1798-1804 Governor of the Florida Territory, 1821 United States Senator, 1823-25
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U.S. became debt free (briefly) for the only time in history.
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Jackson signs Treaty of New Echota with unrecognized leaders of Cherokee Nation, which allows him to force the Cherokees to move to land in what is now Oklahoma. 4,000 Native Americans die on this journey, also known as the Trail of Tears.
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Alexander Hamilton - 0 views
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James Monroe, Henry Lee, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, and Marquis de Lafayette were some of the Continental Army officers who served George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Of these rising stars, Alexander Hamilton overcame the greatest odds, including impoverishment and illegitimacy, in obtaining his position as aide-de-camp to General Washington.
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Alexander Hamilton was born on the West Indian Island of Nevis
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Around the age of ten the family moved to the nearby island of St. Croix where his mother died soon after.
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Andrew Jackson - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com - 0 views
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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
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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
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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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The American Experience | The Duel | People & Events | Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Duel - 0 views
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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.
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When the duel was over, Hamilton would be mortally wounded, and Burr would be wanted for murder.
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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.
The 1828 Presidential Election < Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 A brief biography < Biographies < American History From Revolution To Reconstruction and beyond - 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.
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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.
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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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Jackson, Andrew | NCpedia - 0 views
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Andrew Jackson Marysville act - 1 views
Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson < Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 A brief biography < Biographies < American History From Revolution To Reconstruction and beyond - 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.
Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel - History.com This Day in History - 5/30/1806 - 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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Estimates of the number of duels in which Jackson participated ranged from five to 100.
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Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel.
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Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar - 0 views
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The Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar was released on August 14, 2008. This was the seventh coin in the Presidential Dollars series and the third release of 2008.
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Nashville, Tennessee. This was President Jackson’s former home.
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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
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Duels were not uncommon
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perhaps by flinging his glove before him, the origin of the phrase "throwing down the gauntlet"
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