Due to his vast holdings, and his leadership on this new state called "Tennessee", Andrew Jackson landed a seat in the U.S. ... It was after his senate resigning that Jackson would become major general of the militia of Tennessee and where his great accomplishments in the battle field start. ...
Political Thought of Andrew Jackson: Jacksonian Democracy In the decades surrounding the presidency of Andrew Jackson democracy began to expand. States rewrote constitutions and extended the franchise to all free white males. European visitors such as Alexis de Tocqueville noticed the spirit of equ...