Andrew Jackson One Of Our Greastest Presidents
BACKGROUND Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina. ... Jackson attended fronteir schools and got a reputation of being very ill tempered. ... Jackson was in the army at age thirteen and was captured by the British. A British officer ordered Jackson to clean his boots. Andrew refused and the British officer cut him with his sword leaving Jacksons face and hand permanently scarred. Jackson was then orphaned at the age of fourteen. ... Jackson did not know they were still married and found out two years later that the divorse had just become finalized. ... Jackson resigned and ran for the vacent seat to vindicate his party. ... Jackson served as judge of the Tennessee superior court from 1798 to 1804. Jackson returned to the military and served for the next several years, being involved in the war of 1812. ... In 1828 Jackson ran for the presidency. ... Years in office And Major Achievements One of the first acts to be passed during Andrew Jacksons first administration was the Indian Removal Act in 1830. ... One major legistlation that was passed while he was in office was Worcester v. ... Jackson did not make Georgia go by the ruling, so Georgia ignored the courts decision. ... Andrew Jackson symbolized the advent of the common man to political power. ... Jackson was a big supporter for the Union in the nollification controverary. ... Jackson vetoed it and removed the funds from the bank and put them in chosen state banks because he felt the bank was a government sponsered monopoly. ... Jackson helped to regulate the same currency for the country. ... World Events The annexation of Arkansas and Michigan were predominatly the world events Jackson had to deal with during his administrations.