American history cannot be complete without the mention of slavery that caused much suffering to African Americans. The war of 1812 that came shortly after America’s ndependence was another milestone in American history that cannot be forgotten (Horsman). The one time president of the United States, Andrew Jackson was adversely mentioned in the slave history because of his positive contribution towards the freeing of the American slaves during his tenure as the president. America’s early history revolves around slavery and war events as they influenced the American society significantly. Jackson has a special place in American history given his historical background from military work to the presidency. This section focuses on the War of 1812, the Underground Railroad, and President Andrew Jackson in relation to their impacts on American history.
War of 1812
The War of the 1812 involved military conflict that lasted for more than two years from 1812 to 1815. The war was fought between American soldiers and their United Kingdom opponents based in Canada at the time. The war has attracted two definitions as historians from America and Canada viewed it as a war in their perspective, which is, in contrast, their British counterparts who define it as a divergence threat from the Napoleonic wars …show more content…
His parents were immigrants from Ireland. Jackson received a little formal education. His parents were poor, having emigrated from Northern Ireland only two years earlier. They were pious Presbyterians. They settled in Philadelphia in North America in 1765. The father died on February 1767 in an accident when he was only 29 years of age (O'Connor and Martin 91). Jackson was born when his mother was on her way back from home where she had gone to burying his father. The mother and two siblings (Cumming 67) died between 1780-1781 when Great Britain invaded South Carolina and he was taken
War of 1812
The War of the 1812 involved military conflict that lasted for more than two years from 1812 to 1815. The war was fought between American soldiers and their United Kingdom opponents based in Canada at the time. The war has attracted two definitions as historians from America and Canada viewed it as a war in their perspective, which is, in contrast, their British counterparts who define it as a divergence threat from the Napoleonic wars …show more content…
His parents were immigrants from Ireland. Jackson received a little formal education. His parents were poor, having emigrated from Northern Ireland only two years earlier. They were pious Presbyterians. They settled in Philadelphia in North America in 1765. The father died on February 1767 in an accident when he was only 29 years of age (O'Connor and Martin 91). Jackson was born when his mother was on her way back from home where she had gone to burying his father. The mother and two siblings (Cumming 67) died between 1780-1781 when Great Britain invaded South Carolina and he was taken