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Jessica Fisher

Andrew Jackson Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 0 views

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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.
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.
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    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.
Merritt Dudgeon

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    Introduction In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country's future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S.
Alberto Whitmer

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  • Andrew Jackson is the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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  • The War of 1812 gave him the national recognition he would later need to win the presidency.
Trevor Dunn

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  • Andrew Jackson continued and renewed the political and military effort for the removal of the Native Americans from these lands with the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
  • While the latter ruling was famously defied by Jackson,[9] the actions of the Jackson administration were not isolated because state and federal officials had violated treaties without consequence, often attributed to military exigency, as the members of individual Native American nations were not automatically United States citizens and were rarely given standing in any U.S. court.
  • The military actions and subsequent treaties enacted by the Jackson and Van Buren administrations pursuant to the 1830 law are widely considered to have directly caused the expulsion or death of a substantial part of the Native Americans then living in the southeastern United States.
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  • Jackson had no desire to use the power of the national government to protect the Cherokees from Georgia, since he was already entangled with states’ rights issues in what became known as the nullification crisis. With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the U.S. Congress had given Jackson authority to negotiate removal treaties, exchanging Indian land in the East for land west of the Mississippi River. Jackson used the dispute with Georgia to put pressure on the Cherokees to sign a removal treaty.[29]
  • and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, was imposed by his successor President Martin Van Buren who allowed Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama an armed force of 7,000 made up of militia, regular army, and volunteers under General Winfield Scott to round up about 13,000 Cherokees into concentration camps at the U.S. Indian Agency near Cleveland, Tennessee before being sent to the West. Most of the deaths occurred from disease, starvation and cold in these camps. Their homes were burned and their property destroyed and plundered. Farms belonging to the Cherokees for generations were won by white settlers in a lottery.
Matthew Wilkie

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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.
    • Matthew Wilkie
      Matthew Wilkie on 03 Mar 14
       
      Was Andrew Jackson in the era when a president could be reelected as many times as they wanted, or only allowed to serve two terms?
  • Nashville, Tennessee. This was President Jackson’s former home.
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  • A ceremonial “coin pour” of new Andrew Jackson Dollars took place. The public was invited to exchange their paper dollars for new dollar coins.
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      Matthew Wilkie on 03 Mar 14
       
      Where these coins intended to take over paper money?
    • Matthew Wilkie
      Matthew Wilkie on 03 Mar 14
       
      Did the U.S. stop production of paper dollars so people would use the $1 Coins?
  • Andrew Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War and was a hero in the War of 1812. As President, he worked to strengthen the executive branch of the government, vetoing more bills than the prior six presidents combined.
  • The obverse was designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Jim Licaretz. The reverse was designed and sculpted by Don Everhart.
Andrew Plumaj

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    Andrew Jackson Born: Birthplace: Waxhaw, S.C. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in what is now generally agreed to be Waxhaw, S.C. After a turbulent boyhood as an orphan and a British prisoner, he moved west to Tennessee, where he soon qualified for law practice but found time for such frontier pleasures as horse racing, cockfighting, and dueling.
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.
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    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?
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    How come Andrew Jackson was so victorious with his battles?
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    Why did Jackson retire as a state supreme court judge
Trevor Dunn

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  • Michael Valk on 03 Mar 14
     
    Do you think Andrew Jackson was a good President? If you had your choice between Andrew Jackson or his opponent, which would you choose? Do like Andrew Jackson?
Merritt Dudgeon

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    Andrew Jackson ( March 15 , 1767 - June 8 , 1845 ) was the seventh ( 1829 - 1837 ) President of the United States, sometimes called "Old Hickory". Andrew Jackson's parents Andrew Jackson, Sr (c. 1730 - February , 1767 ) and Elizabeth "Betty" Hutchinson (c.
Camilla B

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      Camilla B on 03 Mar 14
       
      Why was he the only president not born of health? What did he do to be known as a man of the people? How was his life changed/affected after his wife died of a heart attack?
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