Andrew
Jackson
Andrew
Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He
was a champion of the common man. His nickname was "Old
Hickory."
Andrew Jackson: President of the People
Andrew Jackson, a hard-living lawyer, soldier, and politician with a fiery temper and a desperate need to prove himself, worked his way up from modest beginnings and an orphan youth to be the seventh President of the United States.
White
House Biography
Start with the official source, the home of the President of
the United States.
The History of the Presidential Election
EVERY election, from George Washington to the present. Which political parties have come and gone? Who has been elected more times than anybody else? Who were the "Know-Nothings"? All these and more are answered in this expansive yet easy-to-read article.
The
Papers of Andrew
Jackson
Read the words to better understand the man.
The
Hermitage: Home of Andrew
Jackson
Take a virtual tour of this historic home, where Jackson
lived.
Jackson's
War on the Bank of the United
States
Andrew Jackson succeeded in destroying the nation's federal
bank. See the why and the how.
Why
the U.S. Bank Was Closed, by Andrew
Jackson
Read why Jackson did what he did in his own words.
Andrew
Jackson: the worst President the
Cherokee ever met
Jackson forced the Cherokee to abandon their homes and move
far to the West. This site examines the results.
Jackson's
Case for the Removal of the
Cherokee
The president makes his case for uprooting the Cherokee and
forcing them to walk the "Trail of Tears."
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