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American Battlefield Trust

Library of Congress

Brittanica

Discovery Education chapter 7

Short Bio

Alternate Textbook info on Andrew Jackson

National Constitution Center

Jackson's 1st Inaugural Address

Smithsonian

History.com 10 Things You May Not Know

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Andrew Jackson was born on the border of North and South Carolina in 1767. Though a young boy during the Revolution, he acted as a courier and witnessed the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill as a British prisoner of war. While in captivity Jackson suffered greatly, nearly starving, contracting smallpox, and being slashed by a British officer for refusing to clean his boots. His older brother died of heatstroke at the Battle of Stono Ferry, his younger brother after his release from British activity from smallpox in British and his mother died of cholera after nursing American prisoners in Charleston Harbor. By age 14, Jackson was an orphan, with a thorough hatred for the British. After the Revolution, he began a legal and political career in Tennessee, serving in the House once Tennessee became a state. He returned to military service as a Major General Tennessee Militia during the Creek War, part of the War of 1812, commanding at the Battles of Talladega, Emuckfaw (Enotachopo Creek), and Horseshoe Bend, accepting the Creek surrender in August of 1814. Following this, he assumed command of New Orleans with the rank of General. At the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815, he soundly defeated the British. After the War of 1812, Jackson served in the First Seminole War, invading Spanish Florida and forcing a peace treaty. Because of his national recognition and military record, he was nominated for the Presidency in 1822 and elected Senator again in 1824. Jackson won the hotly contested election of 1828, defeating John Quincy Adams, to become the 7th President of the United States, serving two terms until 1837. After his Presidency, Jackson returned to his plantation, Hermitage, dying in 1845.

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Andrew Jackson was born on the border of North and South Carolina in 1767. Though a young boy during the Revolution, he acted as a courier and witnessed the...

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Andrew Jackson signed the indian removal act, allowing people to KICK THE NATIVES OUT.

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Andrew Jackson participated in as many as 100 duels and got shot in the chest in one of them.

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Andrew Jackson served as a courier for the Continental Army and was captured and imprisoned by the British in 1781. He witnessed the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill as a British prisoner of war

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By the age of 14, Jackson was an orphan; many of his family members had died in the Revolutionary War either by heatstroke or disease.

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Jackson captured nearly 56 percent of the popular vote in winning the presidency in 1828.

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Andrew Jackson was the first president to grow up in a poor, western family.

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Andrew Jackson was born to farmers, not as a wealthy aristocrat.

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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. He directly went against Congress by signing the Act. Many Natives tried to fight against it because they had initially been backed by Congress. This ultimately lead to the Trail of Tears.

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Created the Democratic party

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Sacrifice The Young For The War Effort! - Noah

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Sacrifice The Young For The War Effort! - Noah

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Andrew Jackson joined the military at 13 years of age!

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First president to grow up poor and on the western border area.

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His father died shortly before his birth.

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On January 30, 1835, President Andrew Jackson was the first victim of an attempted presidential assassination, but both of the attacker's guns misfired.

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During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson earned the nickname "Old Hickory", which refers to his strength and determination during the war.

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Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which kicked the Native Americans from their land.

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He was the first president who grew up poor, and he lived on the western border of the country.

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He became an orphan at the age of 14, both his mother and brother dying in the revolutionary war

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Wanted to protect the interests of the common people because he felt that the government favored the aristocratic landowners.

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His two brothers were captured by the British. While in prison, they suffered from smallpox.

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Andrew Jackson was the target of the first attempted presidential assassination

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Jackson was nominated for president because of his military experience

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Andrew was known as the "Common Man" because of the impression he gave to the people. He inspired them to believe that even common people and people who did not grow up wealthy like him can leave their mark and have an affect on the government.

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During the election of 1823, Andrew Jackson did get the most votes, but the House of Representatives still choose John Quincy Adams instead of him.

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When Andrew Jackson was young survived a British invasion of the Western Carolinas in 1780-1781

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His greatest military victory was at the battle of New Orleans in 1815. Jackson inflicted over two thousand casualties on a battle hardened British invasion force. His own men suffered only 71 casualties. The victory made Jackson a national celebrity and earned him the nickname “Old Hickory” for his toughness.

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Jackson was nicknamed "Old Hickory" for his toughness on the battlefield.

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Andrew Jackson was elected to the U.S senate in 1823. Later that same year he was appointed to Senate committees on foreign relations and military affairs.

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Andrew Jackson challenged washingtons rules and traditions due to his aggressive nature.

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His mother and two brothers died of a sickness in 1780.

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Jackson was born in the then remote Waxhaws region of the Carolinas, on March 15, 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish immigrants, and his father died just three weeks shy of Jackson’s birth.

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He was the only president to have been a former prisoner of war.

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Andrew Jackson was the first to be elected for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1796. This allowed him to gain traction and political standing.

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Andrew Jackson refused the renewal bill of the National Bank, therefore closing it.

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Although he claimed to fight for the "common man", that term excluded both women and Native Americans.

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Jackson’s portrait appears on the $20 bill although he detested paper money.

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When Andrew was only 13 years old, he was enlisted into the South Carolina militia with his brother, Robert.

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Andrew Jackson studied law, and taught school on North Carolina.

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Before his military career, Jackson was a lawyer and helped Tennessee write their constitution as a new state. He was also elected to represent the state in the House of Representatives. Additionally, he served a a US Senator and a judge in the highest court in Tennessee.

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Andrew Jackson was the first president to try to be assassinated.

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Andrew Jackson let Georgia deny a Supreme Court ruling by letting them take over Cherokee land, even though it was deemed unconstitutional by court. He did this by signing the Indian Removal Act.

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Andrew Jackson was the first president to use a presidential veto. This was used when the National Bank's charter needed to be renewed, but because Jackson opposed the bank, he vetoed the bill and the bank was closed.

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Andrew Jackson earned the name "Old Hickory" for his bravery and toughness in the War of 1812.

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During his presidency Andrew Jackson wanted to help the government be more helpful for the people, but didn't accomplish his goal in the most efficient way.

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After the revolutionary war, he moved to North Carolina to study law with the goal of becoming a lawyer.

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When Jackson was 13, he enlisted in the South Carolina militia. During the fighting, the British captured Jackson and his older brother Robert. And both of them ended up with smallpox while they were in prison. And after almost dying from it Jackson's mother and older brothers ended up with small pox and died .

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Andrew Jackson grew up in poverty and joined the military at just 13 years old.

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Jackson Was Tough-and Willing to Commit Murder - Noah

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Jackson Was Tough-and Willing to Commit Murder - Noah

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When in a duel, Jackson was shot in the chest and broke several ribs - but then calmly shot his opponent dead.

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Andrew Jackson was known as the "Common Man" because he was determined to protect the ordinary people, more than the wealthy.

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In 1788, Jackson moved west to Nashville to begin work as a lawyer.

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Shortly after beginning his first term, Jackson was criticized for hiring his friends and supporters instead of experienced government workers. But Jackson never apologized for rewarding those who had supported him.

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On March 16 1824, Andrew Jackson reciveid a gold medal from Congress for the service in the war of 1812

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His first duel, he was shot in the chest, breaking his ribs. Despite this, he was able to shot his opponent dead.

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Jackson promised to remove the rich from the government and return it to the people.

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He died June 8th, 1845 in his home near Nashville, Tennessee.

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When Jackson was only 13, he enlisted in the South Carolina militia.

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During the War of 1812, Jackson led the Tennessee militia in an attack on the Creek Indians in Alabama.

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Jackson was elected to the U.S. senate in 1823.

Also, he married his 1st cousin...

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Andrew Jackson was notorious for being a gambler. At the age of sixteen he gambled away all of his grandpa's inheritance.

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Andrew Jackson was known as the 'common man' during his presidency. He gained popularity because people felt that he cared about the middle class too, not just the rich.

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The first presidential assassination attempt happened against him.

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As president, Jackson used his aggressive nature to repeatedly challenge Washington’s rules and traditions.

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Andrew Jackson forced Cherokee tribes out of their homeland in Florida to the west of the Mississippi. This was called the Indian Removal Act and the Natives had to walk the Trail of Tears, where thousands of them died.

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ANDREW JACKSON THE KING

(He's just like Elvis)

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In his first Inaugural Address, Andrew Jackson thanks the nation for its support in electing him and highlights his promises to use the public funds wisely and to stop the expansion of the military. Jackson also shows that he does not want to support the patronage systems in Washington.

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A few days before he was born, his father died. His mother and two brothers died during the American Revolution.

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1788, Andrew moved to Nashville to begin his work as a lawyer.

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After being slandered by the press before Jackson's election, Jackson's wife, Rachel, tragically died of a heart attack.

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Instead of relying on his official cabinet, Jackson turned to trusted friends and supporters that were nicknamed the "kitchen cabinet".

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Jackson used the "spoils system", replacing Republicans in government with Democrats.

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Andrew Jackson's cabinet was made up of close friends and advisors. He was heavily criticized for this. They earned the nickname of the 'Kitchen Cabinet' because they were rumored to have met in the White House's kitchen.

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After the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson came back to the Senate, running for president 3 times before actually being elected.

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He believed the bank was unconstitutional referred to it as the "Monster"

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In the Spoils System, Jackson replaced around 10% of the government workers. One of them even stole $10,000 and still had the audacity to plead for his job back. Jackson replied, “I would turn out my own father under the same circumstances.”

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Andrew Jackson used a Spoils System where he gave supporters of his important government jobs.

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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, to remove Natives from to the west.

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In 1822 Andrew Jackson was nominated as a candidate for the U.S. presidency by the Tennessee legislature.

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After the war Jackson went to school and in 1787 he became a lawyer

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During the Revolutionary War, which he fought in, he was taken prisoner and slashed with a British officer's sword.

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In 1823, Jackson returned to the Senate. The following year, he ran for president against three other candidates. Although Jackson received the highest number of votes, he did not secure a majority. Consequently, the decision was left to the House of Representatives, ultimately choosing John Quincy Adams as president.