The seventh president of the United States served from 1829 to 1837, he was a man of Scottish-Irish descent known as Andrew Jackson, born on the 15th of March 1767 in Camden, South Carolina. While the focus will be on his candidacy as rise to the presidency, his history preceding the presidency plays a significant part in how he became the seventh president of the United States of America ("The hermitage, home," 2011) .
Even as a young man Andrew Jackson was no stranger to war. Jackson played a part in the American Revolutionary War from 1778 to 1781. At the age of thirteen Jackson and his brothers volunteered to take up the fight with British and he even saw action on the battlefield in the Battle of Hanging Rock. Afterwards, when the American Revolutionary War was over Jackson trekked as young man. On his journey, he eventually ran out of financial ends and decided to finish his schooling and even taught afterwards. Before his twenties Jackson decided to become an attorney. Andrew Jackson received his start in public office in his early twenties. The reason he gained that start was due to friend he studied law with was elected as the Superior Court Judge in North Carolinas western district and he appointed Jackson as the public prosecutor. Later on, Jackson became the Attorney General of what is known as Nashville, Tennessee today. Andrew Jackson’s first position that required him to be elected was as a delegate of the Constitutional Convention of Tennessee in Knoxville. His aid in developing the state constitution and bill of rights led to Tennessee receiving statehood and Jackson becoming the state’s first member of the U.S. House of Representatives; he even ascended further and was elected as state senator. Further down the l...
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...e.com. The hermitage is actually the former home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville, Tennessee. The website actually utilizes eight main tabs labeled Mansions, Events, Groups, Andrew Jackson, Visit the Hermitage, Support, Rentals, and Shop. The Andrew Jackson tab that I used was broken down with individual tabs that broke his into sections. Those sections were Early Life, Tennessean, Military Man, Candidate, President, and Sage of the Hermitage. The website offers an array of things like educational classes at the hermitage, tours, items from the museum for purchase, photos, and a listing of annual events that take place at the hermitage.
This website actually gave me a lot of information on Andrew Jackson. I believe the one thing that it definitely makes me want to learn more about is the blemish left on his presidential legacy due to the Indian Removal Acts.
Jackson was always ready to fight for his country. When he was young he went to train at West Point to become a soldier and leader. He wasn’t as bright as some of the other students, but he worked hard pushing to succeed. In the end he ended up 17th in his class, giving him the chance to become 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in the Mexican War. He lived through the war with no problems. He was admired by the army for his courage, he never backed down. After the Mexican War he went to VMI (Virginia Military Institute) to teach. He had two classes, Natural & Experimental Philosophy and Artillery tactics. He was no professor but a great artillery instructor.
As the author of Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, James C. Curtis seems to greatly admire Andrew Jackson. Curtis pointed out that Jackson was a great American general who was well liked by the people. As history shows, Andrew Jackson had his flaws; for example, he thought the National Bank of the United States was going to kill him but he was determined to kill it first. He resented the Bank because he thought it was the reason for the Panic of 1819. Andrew Jackson was elected to the presidency in 1824 after first being nominated in 1822. He was sixty-one when he was elected the seventh president of the United States.
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States and represented the common people. He did many things that he believed helped the people of the United States, but in fact were unconstitutional. In my opinion Andrew Jackson acted like a king. Some of the damaging events of his presidency include the bank war, the trail of tears and the nullification crisis.
Andrew Jackson was a man that people see that he is a good person and others say he is a terrible person. Andrew Jackson can be bad person and a good person it depends what type of person is Andrew Jackson is he going to help out the world or is he going to mess up the world? Democracy is a form of government were the people have a right to assist in the law making process. If Jackson didn’t support the people and wasn’t in the government the bank and the people would be in a huge mess. Andrew Jackson was very democratic and there are political , economic and geographic ways to prove it.
In 1812 a war began. Jackson was elected the general of Tennessee Militia in 1802. Then the troops were needed on the southern and western frontiers, the War Department sent Jackson along with Tennessee Militia. Jackson became a war hero, in doing so, he surprisingly defended New Orleans against a full-scale attack by the British forcing them to withdraw form Louisiana. The unexpected victory launched an enormous sense of national pride as America began to realize its true potential.
Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote and became the seventh president of the United States in March 4, 1829.[1] In his presidency, I have known and perceived that he has done few of great actions. But in my opinion, I would not claim that he was either a good or bad president because I learned about his attainments in life, being a president, a fighter in wars, etc.; however, I have also learned some of his unimpressive performance that led to some people who did not find it convenient.
Jackson, Andrew. “Andrew Jackson: On Indian Removal: The Full Text.” Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. 4vols. Schlager Group, 2008. Salem History Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
Andrew Jackson was like no other president before him. The previous presidents had one thing in common, they were all part of the founding fathers or in John Quincy Adam’s case was the son of a founding father. However Jackson was a plantation owner from the west who had no connections with the government. He also had different views from other presidents that made his presidency unique. Two things that separated Andrew Jackson’s presidency from previous presidencies were he reached out to the common people and he was disapproving of the Bank of United States.
America’s most influential political figure during the 1830s, Andrew Jackson left a permanent imprint upon American politics and democracy. Born on the border of North and South Carolina, Jackson was left to confront the world on his own after the death of his parents. By the age of 29, he got involved in law and politics as he was elected as Tennessee’s first representative in the U.S. Senate. Jackson’s first successes came from war, specifically when he commanded American forces in the defense of New Orleans against the British in 1815. In 1824, Jackson decided to make his first run for the President of the United States and won both electoral and popular votes. Jackson is often connected to a new spirit of democracy that swept over the United
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and was one of the most controversial presidents ever. Jackson initially gained national fame through his role in the War of 1812, where he led a victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. Three year laters, Jackson invaded the Spanish-Florida territory which directed to the Adams-Onis Treaty. Although Andrew Jackson proved to be a great military strategist, his unneeded hostility, which was brought out in the Spoils System, the Indian Removal Act, and the ongoing feud with the National Bank, ultimately classify him as poor president.
Andrew Jackson is one of the most controversial presidents. Many regard him as a war hero, the father of the Democratic Party, an inspiring leader, and a spokesman for the common man. While there is plenty to praise about the seventh president, his legacy is tarnished by his racism, disregard for the law of the land, cruelty towards the Native Americans, and ruthless temper. Jackson was an intriguing man who was multi-faceted. One must not look at a singular dimension, and cast judgment on him as a whole. To accurately evaluate one of the most complex presidents, it is crucial to observe Jackson from all possible angles. Prior lifestyle, hardships in life, political ideology, lifestyle of the time, political developments, and his character
His was born about three weeks after his father, Andrew. His mothers name was Elizabeth Jackson. He had two older brothers, Hugh Jackson and Robert Jackson. Two years before Andrew Jackson had been born, his family had emigrated from Northern Ireland to a Waxhaw settlement where he grew up surrounded by lots of family. Andrew and his brothers enlisted to fight the British in the Revolutionary War when it started in the year 1778. Both of his other brothers lost their lives in the war. Andrew and his brother, Robert, had been taken into captivity two years after Hugh died. Andrew had been struck by a sword that left a scar on his face and hand for not polishing an officer’s shoes while being held captive. Andrew and Robert both contracted smallpox and Robert eventually died from the disease. HIs mother contracted cholera and died when he was 14 years old. After staying with extended family for a short time, he went on to Charleston to complete his education. While doing that he was known for his playfulness, daring, and hot-headed temper. When Jackson was 17 he decided to become a lawyer and received his license in 1787. He was a public prosecutor in Nashville in the year 1788. He eventually married Rachel Donelson Robards in 1794. They never had children of their own but they did take in several children that needed them. Jackson had a political career including being Attorney General district in Nashville, he served as a delegate on the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, and then became Tennessee’s first member of the United States House of Representatives from 1796 to 1797, and was then chosen to be Tennessee’s United States Senator from 1797 to 1798. He was also in the Military during the War of 1812. He then Became the United States seventh president in 1828 to 1837. His wife died before he was able to rake
From serving in the Revolutionary War and getting captured with his brother and becoming orphaned at such a young age, to becoming our nation’s seventh president and being loved by so many, his legacy will live on. “The Age of Jackson” helped shape the national agenda that we lacked and also fix our American policies that we did not enforce. From believing that the president’s authority was derived by the people and made it for the people and by the people, started the idea of the spoils system, and started the power to veto, he made a tremendous impact on our society today that you would have to see it to believe it. Jackson is a very historical
Born poor, poorly educated, self-risen, first westerner, the first to be elected in a grand popular poll and all in all the first living proof that in America, any one with enough initiative and will can grow up to be president. The image of Andrew Jackson is very much of a rollercoaster, to admirers he stands as a shining symbol of American accomplishment, the ultimate individualist and democrat and to detractors he appears an incipient tyrant, the closest we have yet come to an American Caesar. Overall attributed a lot of influences toward the United States through the Nullification Crisis, Bank of the United States, and the Cherokee Indian.
To some people Andrew Jackson is remembered as the, metaphorically speaking, “People’s King” and is accused of dictator-like political moves. However, Andrew Jackson was quite the contrary, he was exalted amongst the people for being the new era of democracy: instilling a political revolution, the protection of the American people, and social equality among the masses. Therefore, Andrew Jackson was a precedent of democratic rule in the United States.