President Andrew Jackson

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President Andrew Jackson

I . Introduction

Jackson , Andrew , the seventh President of the United States . His election in 1828 marked the end of the aristocratic tradition in the Presidency that had prevailed since the nation 's beginning . Jackson , a self- made man , frontiersman , and military hero , was the first President from west of the Appalachians . He was identified with a new kind of democracy---a democracy embracing the entire population rather than only those who were wealthy or owned property

p Jackson was neither an original nor a profound thinker , and did not always follow or understand the principles of the Jacksonian democracy ' that bears his name . However , he did know how to interpret the aspirations and viewpoints of the common people who were clamoring for a voice in government . Jackson was skilled and astute politician who molded a faction , composed mostly of Southerners and Westerners into the Democratic Party . Although politically conservative and a believer in states ' rights , he expanded the powers of the Presidency and was fervently committed to the preservation of the Union

Jackson had a domineering personality . He was proud , ambitious , and aggressive . Throughout his life , his temper frequently caused him to act hastily or injudiciously , and he was often swayed by personal prejudices . However , his fearlessness , honesty , and loyalty endeared him to wide sections of the populace . His influence was felt well beyond his two terms , and the period from his election to that of Abraham Lincoln is often referred to as the Age of Jackson

II . Discussions

A . Early Life

Jackson was born March 15 , 1767 , in a backwoods settlement called Waxhaw on the b between North Carolina and South Carolina . Jackson said South Carolina was his birth place , but there has been much controversy on the subject . His father , mother , and two brothers had arrived there in 1765 from Northern Ireland . His parents had been linen drapers . His father , for whom he was named , died in an accident shortly before Andrew was born

Jackson had attended school for a while before British troops began operating in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War . Though only 13 Jackson joined a local militia company along with his brother Robert in 1780 . Their older brother Hugh had already been killed in the war . After a skirmish with the British in 1781 , Jackson and his brother were captured . When a British officer ed Andrew to polish his boots , he refused and demanded to be treated as a prisoner of war . The angry officer slashed Jackson with his saber , leaving him scarred for life

The brothers were sent to a military prison , where they contracted smallpox . Their mother won their release . But Robert died on the way home . Not long after , Mrs . Jackson died while nursing two of Andrew 's cousins , who were soldiers imprisoned by the British . Andrew was left alone at the age of 14

B . Old Hickory

Jackson lived at the Hermitage managing his business holdings...