What Was Andrew Jackson's Accomplishments

Andrew Jackson was considered to be a great leader of his time, as president and also before and after his presidency. He was the seventh president of the United States, served as a US Congressman for Tennessee, and was also a great military leader for the US throughout his life. Growing up, Andrew Jackson had a difficult, and different journey, but he ended up being successful. Things like British prison camps, losing his close family, becoming rich as a young adult, and getting a job as a teenager were the things growing up that made his childhood different and difficult. Born on March 17, 1767, he grew up and was raised in his aunt and uncle’s house in Waxhaw, South Carolina. His father died before he was born, his oldest brother died from exhaustion after the battle of Stono Ferry, and his other brother died of smallpox that he got when they were in a …show more content…
When in Congress, he learned to control his temper when needed, and he worked his way up and really benefited the people of Tennessee. As the election of 1828 was getting closer and closer, the United States was entering a new age of development. No longer were foreign affairs as big of an issue as they were before this time, but the main problems were coming from within the US. The increasing and expanding businesses in the east and the west made the people in the US want a president with a voice for the “common people”, leading most people and states voting for him. After being elected as president in 1828, Jackson started using what is known as the “Spoils System”. This is when a president replaces people in office they don’t share the same political ideas with with someone new who agrees with their ideas. Jackson liked to have things his way, and had certain political beliefs that are now known as the modern Democratic Party