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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy, which dominated his presidency, became the basis for the rise of Jacksonian democracy. His legacy is controversial: being praised as an advocate for white working Americans and preserving the union of state…
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Born 15 March 1767 · Died 8 June 1845 · Q11817
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2026· 26 entries
“Let it be signified to me through any channel ... that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.”
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WAFF: Jackson County woman charged with stealing $185,000 from co-workers’ paychecks
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Motorcycle Sports: Napoli apunta a Jackson del Chelsea, Zirkzee del Manchester United y Gabriel Jesús del Arsenal.
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WDRB: Andrew Jackson
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The Economic Times: Quote of the Day by Andrew Jackson: ‘There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots
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Dignity Memorial: Gail Poteete Obituary - Old Hickory, TN
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Dignity Memorial: Presley Smith Obituary - Old Hickory, TN
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Floridian Press: JUICE🍊— 8.14.2026 — DeSantis Unveils Andrew Jackson Statue — U.S. Reaches $432B Monthly Budget Deficit — and More...
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mypanhandle.com: Ron DeSantis unveils Andrew Jackson statue in Jackson County
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legacy.com: Andrew Jackson "Jack" Nesbitt Obituary (2022) - Albany, GA - Mathews Funeral Home - Albany
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ABC7 WWSB: DeSantis celebrates Andrew Jackson statue in Marianna at America 250 event
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wjhg.com: Jackson County marks its 204th birthday with Andrew Jackson Statue Unveiling
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Sports Illustrated: Andrew Jackson Academy vs Jefferson Davis Academy Football - Oct 30, 2026
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Dignity Memorial: Bobby Mannery Obituary - Old Hickory, TN
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MaxPreps: Schedule - Andrew Jackson Tigers (Jacksonville, FL) Girls Basketball 26-27
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MaxPreps: Schedule - Andrew Jackson Tigers (Jacksonville, FL) Basketball 26-27
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Rocky Top Insider: WATCH: Rodney Garner, Andrew Jackson, Tennessee Defensive Linemen Break Down UT Fall Camp
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247Sports: Andrew Jackson assesses Tennessee’s LEOs after six preseason practices
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On3: What Tennessee LEOs coach Andrew Jackson said after Wednesday's practice
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legacy.com: Cody Andrew Jackson Obituary (2026) - Trumann, AR - Cox Funeral Home - Walnut Ridge
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Dignity Memorial: Joan McGuire Obituary - Old Hickory, TN
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Mshale: Andrew Jackson: Full Life Of America's 7th President - Narrated Wikipedia Article Kharg (G3IUwlIGEx)
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Dignity Memorial: Bobby Hollingsworth Obituary - Old Hickory, TN
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Vietnam.vn: El Chelsea ha fijado un precio de 95 millones de libras esterlinas por Nicolas Jackson y Liam Delap, traspasándolos ambos al Newcastle United.
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MaxPreps: Schedule - Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors (Ehrhardt, SC) Football 26-27
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2024· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “U.S. President Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot swore so much at his 1845 funeral that the bird had to be removed.” Unproven.
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2016· 2 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “"Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."” Mostly True.
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Barack Obama's administration announced it was removing Jackson's portrait from the $20 bill and replacing it with one of Harriet Tubman
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2014· 2 entries
And the second most polarizing after Donald Trump in both 2018 and 2024
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Falling to 15th in 2018 and 21st in 2024, but he was rated the third most polarizing president after Barack Obama and George W
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1845· 7 entries
Died 1845-06-08.
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“Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.”
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“Do they think that I am such a damned fool as to think myself fit for President of the United States? No, sir; I know what I am fit for. I can command a body of men in a rough way, but I am not fit to be President.”
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“The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his Government, deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and friend to her foe.”
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“The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the Government, the sovereign power.”
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“The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.”
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“Desperate courage makes One a majority.”
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1838· 1 entry
Jackson became an official member of the First Presbyterian Church in Nashville
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1837· 1 entry
A Democrat-majority Senate expunged Jackson's censure
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1836· 3 entries
Cherokee leaders ceded their land to the government by the Treaty of New Echota
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As new states tended to support the party that had done the most to admit them
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The profits from land sales were eight to twelve times higher than a typical year
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1835· 4 entries
Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter from England, aimed a pistol at him, which misfired
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When a Congressional investigation revealed his mismanagement of the Post Office
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Jackson again nominated Taney for Chief Justice; he was confirmed by the new Senate, serving as Chief Justice until 1864
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Jackson became the only U
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1834· 2 entries
To authorize reprisals against French property if the country failed to make payment, as well as to arm for defense
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The president and Emily became estranged for over a year during the Petticoat affair, and she was replaced by Sarah Yorke Jackson, the wife of Andrew Jackson Jr in 1834.
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1833· 2 entries
Jackson signed an executive order ending the deposit of Treasury receipts in the bank
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Caused western banks to relax their lending standards; the Indian Removal Act made large amounts of former Native American lands available for purchase and speculation
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1832· 3 entries
Arguing that the country should not surrender the will of the majority to the desires of the wealthy
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Vetoed a bill by Congress to reauthorize the Second Bank of the United States, viewing the Bank as a branch of government run by the elite
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Seminole leaders signed the Treaty of Payne's Landing, which stipulated that the Seminoles would move west and become part of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy if they found the new land suitable
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1831· 2 entries
Treasury Secretary Louis McLane told Biddle that Jackson was open to chartering a modified version of the Bank, but Biddle did not consult Jackson directly
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Though Jackson ordered them withdrawn immediately afterwards despite the petition of local citizens for them to remain for protection
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1830· 1 entry
Jackson personally negotiated with the Chickasaw, who quickly agreed to move
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1829· 2 entries
Attempted to purchase it, but Mexico did not want to sell
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1829–1837).
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1828· 3 entries
The country was prosperous and the currency was stable, but Jackson saw the Bank as a fourth branch of government run by an elite, what he called the "money power" that sought to control the labor and earnings of the "re
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1828–1829).
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Defeating Adams in a landslide victory despite issues such as his slave trading and "irregular" marriage
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1825· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1825–1825).
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1824· 2 entries
Winning a plurality of the popular and electoral vote
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Most of the Democratic-Republicans in Congress boycotted the caucus, and the power to choose nominees was shifting to state nominating committees and legislatures
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1823· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (1823–1825).
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Which surrendered much of their land in Florida
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1822· 2 entries
Jackson agreed to run in the 1824 presidential election, and he was nominated by the Tennessee legislature in July
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Career landmark: grand master (1822–1823).
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1816· 1 entry
To restore the United States economy after the War of 1812
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1815· 1 entry
Was given the Thanks of Congress and awarded a Congressional Gold Medal
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1812· 1 entry
The United States declared war on the United Kingdom, launching the War of 1812
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1807· 1 entry
Implying that it was Burr's associate James Wilkinson who was guilty of treason, not Burr
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1806· 1 entry
“can conquer not only [Florida], but all Spanish North America”
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1804· 2 entries
Due to credit-fuelled land speculation had biased him against paper money and toward a policy favorable to hard money
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Jackson had nine African American slaves; by 1820, he had over 100; and by his death in 1845, he had over 150
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1802· 1 entry
Also became major general, or commander, of the Tennessee militia, a position that was determined by a vote of the militia's officers
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1797· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1797–1798).
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1796· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1796–1797).
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1767· 1 entry
Born 1767-03-15.
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