Andrew Jackson

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man ever elected to the presidency, he was sixty-one
and perhaps the most unhealthy. He had two bullets permanently lodged in
him, and often spat up blood because of them. Many missions of Andrew
Jackson's were self-righteous and stubborn. By his victory at the Battle
of New Orleans, where he killed many Native Americans, he gained enough
momentum for the American people to adore him. With this momentum as "Old
Hickory," "Old Chieftain," and "Old Hero," people felt forever indebted to
his military value, therefore staying aboard his zany political wagon.
"The Bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me, but I will kill
it." After accomplishing his goal, stuffy Jackson claimed it as a matter
of self-defense. His several flirtations with bankruptcy made him
distrustful of paper money. The Nashville Bank was his only bank of choice,
because he questioned the constitutionality of a national bank. Only
Jackson saw it as the "Monster on Chestnut Street," but he fueled a
following ...

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