Andrew Jackson
, born in 1767 was a child of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants. He ended up with enough education to be qualified to practice law. Jackson’s father died before he was born. The Revolutionary War started soon after he was born. It was very bloody in the wild and poor country where they lived. Jackson at the age of 13, joined a regiment. He was captured by the British, was wounded and nearly killed by a sword to the face for not polishing a British officers boots. He and his brother, imprisoned together, caught smallpox. Jackson’s mother got the boys released, but his brother died on the long trip home. His mother later went to tend wounded American prisoners and was fatally stricken by ...
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militia Major General. He continued to have military successes, though in his invasion of Spanish Florida, he got the reputation of being a kind of Caesar. In 1821, Jackson, at the age of 54 was in a very dangerous state of health. He, like many other southerners had defended his “Honor” in 2 or 3 duels and 1 shoot-out. He took two bullets. One lodged beside his heart and the other shattered his arm. At about this time, the “Hero of New Orleans” was perhaps the most popular man in the country. He received a “Favorite Son” endorsement for the presidency from his state of Tennessee. Believing that Washington had become a “Sink or corruption”, he felt called to work for the office. To gain credibility, he ran for and won a seat in the Senate. This time, in his maturity, he handled the job well, making a favorable impression on the old government hands. Many of which had expected a wild man dressed in buckskins. Jackson immediately made peace with Thomas Hart Benton, who once said ...
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event. Not this time! All of the guests were his friends. In their muddy boots, self-made coon-hats, and many other irregular clothes, the northwestern fur traders, mountain men, hunters, and old soldiers came marching to the White House. They broke through the lines of guards and came crashing through the front door. They ripped clothes, smashed fine china and glasses, and climbed on $150 chairs ruining them. In order to get all of these “vandals” out, the butlers and organizers moved all of the punch bowls and food trays to the lawn outside. During Jackson’s presidency, he took care of many major events. One was his refusal to submit to South Carolina. They said they would make their ...
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