Andrew Jackson deserves a place on our money for several reasons. He was in the Continental Army as a courier (runner) when he was a young boy (13). He was abused by a British officer while held prisoner in South Carolina in 1781. He suffered from smallpox while held as a prisoner of war. Both his brothers and mother died during this time leaving him an orphan at age 14.
Later as Jackson grew to be a man, he taught school and practiced law. He was the first congressman elected from the new state of Tennessee after Tennessee separated from North Carolina, and he was elected general of the Tennessee militia in 1802.
Jackson distinguished himself militarily during the Creek wars in the Carolina and Georgia areas and against the Seminole Indians in Florida. He was promoted to major general in the regular army during the Creek Wars. The deciding factor in Jackson's military and political career was his decisive defeat of the British in the Battle of New Orleans at the close of the war of 1812. It was during the war of 1812 that his nickname "Old Hickory" was given and stuck.
Jackson was the first president who was a commoner .This is important for several reasons. It created a true sense of government for the people by the people in …show more content…
did not need a national bank which only served the interests of the wealthy classes another major issue during Jackson's presidency was his refusal to sanction the recharter of the Bank of the United States. Jackson thought Congress had not had the authority to create the Bank in the first place, but he also viewed the Bank as operating for the primary benefit of the upper classes at the expense of working people. Jackson used one of his dozen vetoes, and the Bank's congressional supporters did not have enough votes to override him. The Bank ceased to exist when its charter expired in 1836, but even before that date the president had weakened it considerably by withdrawing millions of dollars of federal
Later as Jackson grew to be a man, he taught school and practiced law. He was the first congressman elected from the new state of Tennessee after Tennessee separated from North Carolina, and he was elected general of the Tennessee militia in 1802.
Jackson distinguished himself militarily during the Creek wars in the Carolina and Georgia areas and against the Seminole Indians in Florida. He was promoted to major general in the regular army during the Creek Wars. The deciding factor in Jackson's military and political career was his decisive defeat of the British in the Battle of New Orleans at the close of the war of 1812. It was during the war of 1812 that his nickname "Old Hickory" was given and stuck.
Jackson was the first president who was a commoner .This is important for several reasons. It created a true sense of government for the people by the people in …show more content…
did not need a national bank which only served the interests of the wealthy classes another major issue during Jackson's presidency was his refusal to sanction the recharter of the Bank of the United States. Jackson thought Congress had not had the authority to create the Bank in the first place, but he also viewed the Bank as operating for the primary benefit of the upper classes at the expense of working people. Jackson used one of his dozen vetoes, and the Bank's congressional supporters did not have enough votes to override him. The Bank ceased to exist when its charter expired in 1836, but even before that date the president had weakened it considerably by withdrawing millions of dollars of federal