Andrew jackson bio

The People's President

Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, emerged from humble beginnings to become a military hero and a key figure in shaping 19th-century amerika. Known for his populist appeal, he left a complex legacy, with achievements including the Battle of New Orleans and the establishment of the modern Democratic Party.

The Papers of Andrew Jackson Project

The papper of Andrew Jackson planerat arbete (PAJ)

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Andrew Jackson Papers at the Library of Congress/John Spencer Bassett’s Correspondence of Andrew Jackson 

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Andrew Jackson: Life Before the Presidency

Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, , in the Waxhaw settlement, a community of Scotch-Irish immigrants along the border between North and South Carolina. Though his birthplace is in dispute, he considered himself a South Carolina native. His father died before his birth and Andrew's mother and her three small boys moved in with her Crawford relatives. Jackson attended local schools, receiving an elementary education and perhaps a smattering of higher learning.

Soldier, Prisoner and Orphan

The Revolutionary War ended Jackson's childhood and wiped out his remaining immediate family. Fighting in the Carolina backcountry was especially savage, a brutish conflict of ambushes, massacres, and sharp skirmishes. Jackson's oldest brother Hugh enlisted in a patriot regiment and died at Stono Ferry, apparently from heatstroke. Too young for formal soldiering, Andrew and his brother Robert fought with American irregulars. In , they were captured

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Andrew Jackson: Life in Brief

Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was the dominant actor in American politics between Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Born to obscure parents and orphaned in youth, he was the first "self-made man" and the first westerner to reach the White House. He became a democratic symbol and founder of the Democratic Party, the country's most venerable political organization. During his two-term presidency, he expanded executive powers and transformed the President's role from chief administrator to popular tribune.

Jackson was born in in Waxhaw, South Carolina, to Scotch-Irish immigrants. He fought as a boy in the Revolutionary War, studied law, and in moved west to Nashville. In , he began living with Rachel Donelson Robards, whose husband had abandoned her. They were formally married after her divorce in Charges of adultery arising from the episode dogged Jackson's later political career. After serving as Tennessee prosecutor, j