President Andrew Jackson held office from 1829 – 1837. Jackson had little formal schooling and was orphaned at age 14, and later moved to Tennessee frontier and became a successful lawyer, land speculator, and planter, living on his estate, The Hermitage. Jackson was

a general in the War of 1812, and was nicknamed “Old Hickory” because of his toughness. Like Jefferson, Jackson was also a founder of the Democratic Party. During Jackson’s presidency, he disapproved of many actions by Congress. Jackson portrayed himself as a “man of the people”, which won the support of many. (This group later became known as the Democratic Party.)

Andrew Jackson, “the common man” was born in North or South Carolina in 1767. In 1776, at the age of 9, he was selected to read the Declaration of Independence to his community. At the age of 11, he was sent to a boarding school. At 13, he joined South Carolina’s mounted militia. In 1781 a British-raiding party captured Jackson. The British commander wanted his “boots cleaned” and ordered Jackson to scrub them. Jackson refused and was slashed across his hand and head. In 1783, he taught school for a short time. In addition to practicing law, Jackson made a huge profit selling land to new settlers. In 1796, he was elected to the House of Representatives, and then to the Senate. Jackson was 1 of 12 representatives who voted against a resolution praising President George Washington’s Administration. He criticized Washington’s Indian and foreign policies. General Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans to lead the U.S. forces in the Victorious Battle of New Orleans in 1815. His position of General propelled him to his presidency. In 1817 President James Monroe gave General Andrew Jackson command of a force to stop the Indian raids. The conflict that followed became known as the First Seminole War. Jackson’s troops began to seize Sp

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