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Andrew Jackson, impacts as president, fun facts, early life, controversy -…
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impacts as president
His military accomplishments are what led him to be nominated for president and he received the highest number of votes in the election of 1828.
He was the first president from the west of the Appalachian mountains and this started a westward movement of political power.
He talked to the people and created a strong bond with them even when he was speaking through Congress.
During his term the two party system was back in action and when he retired he left a well organized Democratic Party system.
During his term he only passed one major law and he vetoed twelve bills which was more than the past 6 presidents combined and one was the first “pocket veto” in history.
fun facts
He adopted two Native American boys even though he was known for the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears.
He was the target of the first attempted presidential assassination on January 30, 1835.
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He married his wife while she was still married to another man and also fought in a duel over her which led to him having a reputation of violence after he killed Charles Dickinson.
His face has been on money since 1869 where he has been on the 5,10,20, and 10,000 even though he despised paper money.
early life
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In 1796 he was the first representative of Tennessee in the House of Representatives and then a year later was elected to be in the Senate.
He was elected the major general of the Tennessee militia and was considered the “hero of the west” after he beat the Creek Indians in the battle of Tohopeka.
In 1815 he won the Battle of New Orleans which led to the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and he was a huge source of pride for the whole country.
controversy
His treatment towards Native Americans was controversial because he wanted them to move to the west and if they didn’t he forced them to leave with little supplies which was known as the Trail of Tears where it is estimated that 10,000 Native Americans died.
He opposed abolition and stood with the people in the south who did not want to end slavery. He told Congress to ban any anti slavery works in the southern part of the US.
His cabinet was called the “kitchen cabinet” because he would put people in his cabinet who were his friends and who had the same political views as him.
His cabinet did not like his friend, who was the Secretary of War's wife because of her past and this led to him siding with his friend and forcing them to accept her into their social groups.
He did not like the elites because he was not one growing up so he was a man who supported and was supported by the common man.