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    Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in Waxhaws, a region between North and South Carolina. He lost his father before birth and his mother during childhood. As a young teen, he briefly served as a courier in the Revolutionary War and was once cut by a British officer's saber for refusing to polish his boots. Later in life, Jackson became a U.S. president known for his use of executive power and signing of the Indian Removal Act, which displaced many Native Americans and led to the tragic Trail of Tears. He was also the first president to popularize the spoils system and establish the unofficial "Kitchen Cabinet" of advisors.

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    Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in Waxhaws, a region between North and South Carolina. He lost his father before birth and his mother during childhood. As a young teen, he briefly served as a courier in the Revolutionary War and was once cut by a British officer's saber for refusing to polish his boots. Later in life, Jackson became a U.S. president known for his use of executive power and signing of the Indian Removal Act, which displaced many Native Americans and led to the tragic Trail of Tears. He was also the first president to popularize the spoils system and establish the unofficial "Kitchen Cabinet" of advisors.

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    Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in Waxhaws, a region between North and South Carolina. He lost his father before birth and his mother during childhood. As a young teen, he briefly served as a courier in the Revolutionary War and was once cut by a British officer's saber for refusing to polish his boots. Later in life, Jackson became a U.S. president known for his use of executive power and signing of the Indian Removal Act, which displaced many Native Americans and led to the tragic Trail of Tears. He was also the first president to popularize the spoils system and establish the unofficial "Kitchen Cabinet" of advisors.

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    The Life of Andrew

    Jackson
    By Jenn Wasdovitch

    Date of Birth
    Andrew Jackson was born on the 15 th of
    March, 1767
    Andrew Jacksons parents were Andrew
    and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson
    At the age of 13 Andrew Jackson joined
    a militia and served as a courier, a
    messenger who transports goods or
    documents

    Place of Birth
    Jackson was born in Waxhawks, a region
    between the two Carolinas.
    Jackson considered himself a South Carolina
    native, he was a poor common man and thats
    why he cared about the average man more
    then the rich snobby men.

    Childhood
    Jacksons father passed while his mother was still
    pregnant
    At the age of 13 he joined a militia and was captured
    by the British and almost killed
    While he was imprisoned him and his brother got
    smallpox
    His mother got them released but on the trip back to
    his home his brother passed
    When he was around 13 a British officer told him to
    polish his shoes and Jackson refused so the officer
    slashed him in the face with his saber and Jackson
    did not have to polish his shoes.

    Personal Facts
    Jackson was a Democratic
    His nickname was Old Hickory
    Southerners supported Jackson
    He killed a man who insulted his wife

    Election of 1824
    The election of 1824 was not about the
    politics, it was more about their
    personalities and rivals
    The winner of the election was John Quincy
    Adams

    Election of 1828
    Andrew Jackson won
    the election
    Andrew Jackson had
    178 electoral votes.
    John Quincy Adams
    had 83 electoral votes.

    Jackson and a Political


    Convention
    http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-j
    ackson9350991
    The political convention was the first
    political convention.
    The convention was held by the AntiMasonic Party
    When Andrew Jackson became president
    the National Republicans became the antiJackson party
    In 1832 Jackson won the election and the

    Spoils System
    Spoils system is also known ad patronage
    system
    Spoils system is a practice which the
    political party is winning the election and
    rewards all its campaign workers and
    active supporters

    Kitchen Cabinet
    Jackson got rid of the original cabinet and
    created the Kitchen Cabinet
    The Kitchen Cabinet was full of his friends

    Veto Power used by


    Jackson
    Jackson vetoed more bills than all the other
    presidents before him put together
    Jackson was the first to use the pocket
    veto, which is when the President does not
    sign a bill in ten days which prevents it
    from being a law.

    Nullification Crisis
    The leaders of South Carolina got an idea
    that a state did not have to follow a federal
    law
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
    f0P3JOoEtDg

    Trail of Tears
    The trail of tears is where the Indians had a treaty
    with America to keep their land but the congress
    passed the Indian removal act. So the Indians filed
    a law suit against America and they won their case
    in the supreme court but Andrew Jackson continued
    with the plan because he was still allowed to go
    against the supreme court and the people wanted
    the Indians gone because the Indians land was
    perfect cotton planting land and cotton made more
    money on cotton then anything else. Not only did
    they get moved west of the Mississippi they were
    charged 6 million dollars for the removal.

    Treatment of Cherokee
    Indians
    They forced the Native American out of the
    southern states.
    Migrants had to go through hunger,
    disease, and exhaustion

    Discrimination by
    Jackson
    He let everybody have rights except for
    Native Americans, African Americans, and
    women
    He supported slavery

    Indian Removal Act


    of1830
    Jackson signed a law that unsettled lands
    west of the Mississippi in exchange for
    Indian land within the boarders
    Some of the Indians went through very
    tough times

    Conclusion Page
    Andrew Jackson wasnt the best president
    but he wasnt the worst president. At first
    he made some really good choices but
    towards the end his choices were getting
    worse. Jackson was a smart man but he
    sometimes made bad decisions.

    Reference Page
    http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991
    http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/essays/biography/2
    http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/andrew-jackson/a-life-of-an
    drewjackson.php
    http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991#early
    life
    http://www.270towin.com/1828_Election/
    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/560744/spoilssystem
    http://www.american-historama.org/1829-1841-jacksonian-era/ki
    tchencabinet.htm
    http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/presidents/jackson.html
    http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/nullification-cri
    sisdef.htm

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