The seventh presidency of the United States is one that the nation will never forget. Andrew Jackson was a troubled, yet successful figure that brought the nation great achievements as a military man, president, and a radical common man that had at one time won over the country. Jackson grew up as troubled teen, having lost all his immediate family by the age of 15. Although this meant Jackson had to grow up fast and fend for himself, it also meant that Jackson grew up as a strong and capable young man who knew what he had to do to survive. His bitterness towards the British as a kid is most likely what drove him to be so stern as military man when fighting and defeating the British. He was a stubborn sparkplug who did what he thought
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Unlike any other presidents the United States had seen before, Jackson was not a politician and he was not well educated unlike his predecessors and running opponents. Although controversial, Jackon’ s Indian Removal Act of 1830, relocated thousands of Indians from their lands that they had lived on for hundreds of generations. This did however, allow the US to gain a substantial amount of land. As a military leader, Jackson successfully led his Tennessee troops against the Red Sticks People in the Creek War. He also ended the creek war with the victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. In the last major battle of the War of 1812, Jackson once again led his troops to Victory against the British. Forever earning him the title of a war hero. Along with being a major war figure, Jackson also founded the Democratic party, which is still an active party in today’s government, and was the first democratic president of the United States. Jackson’s Campaign to transfer political power from the Elite to the common man was known as “Jacksonian Democracy,” which is believed to have been the inspiration for the future of American democracy. Along with democracy for the common man, Jackson also stood with the working man during a time of growing industrialization- exhibiting his devotion and ability to stick to his
Unlike any other presidents the United States had seen before, Jackson was not a politician and he was not well educated unlike his predecessors and running opponents. Although controversial, Jackon’ s Indian Removal Act of 1830, relocated thousands of Indians from their lands that they had lived on for hundreds of generations. This did however, allow the US to gain a substantial amount of land. As a military leader, Jackson successfully led his Tennessee troops against the Red Sticks People in the Creek War. He also ended the creek war with the victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. In the last major battle of the War of 1812, Jackson once again led his troops to Victory against the British. Forever earning him the title of a war hero. Along with being a major war figure, Jackson also founded the Democratic party, which is still an active party in today’s government, and was the first democratic president of the United States. Jackson’s Campaign to transfer political power from the Elite to the common man was known as “Jacksonian Democracy,” which is believed to have been the inspiration for the future of American democracy. Along with democracy for the common man, Jackson also stood with the working man during a time of growing industrialization- exhibiting his devotion and ability to stick to his