1. Andrew Jackson

2. Andrew Jackson
Seventh President of the United States  

3. 1. Appealed to the Common Man because he was one……
JACKSON THE MAN
Emotional, arrogant and passionate.
Dueled---could drink, smoke, curse and fight with the best of them
Lawyer, Judge, senator, general and finally President
First president from the West
1. Appealed to the Common Man because he was one……

4. General Jackson’s Military Career
Defeated the Creeks at Horseshoe Bend in 1814
Defeated the British at New Orleans in 1815
Took Florida and claimed it for the US in 1819.
Loved by his soldiers called him “Old Hickory”

5. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
New orleans
4,500 U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson defeat 10,000 British troops. Threatened the Louisiana Purchase.
British defeated on January 8, 1815, 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was negotiated to end the war.

6. 8. Florida Becomes Part of US
After War of 1812, Spain had difficulty governing Florida
Seminole Indians, runaway slaves, and white outlaws conducted raids into U.S. territory and retreated to safety across the Florida border
President Monroe commissioned General Andrew Jackson to stop the raiders
Jackson led a force into Florida, destroyed Seminole villages, and hanged 2 Seminole chiefs
Jackson captured Pensacola and drove out the Spanish governor

10. William H. Crawford [GA]
Jackson’s Opponents in 1824
Henry Clay [KY]
John Quincy Adams [MA]
John C. Calhoun [SC]
William H. Crawford [GA]

11. The Election of 1824 The Election of 1828
Election of 1824, 355,817 voted.
Election 1828, 1,155,350 voted.

12. Voter Turnout
In the election of 1828, there was a much higher turnout of voters than in 1824.
Jackson as considered a president of the “Common Man.”

13. Jackson’s Inaugural was a victory for the Common Man
KING MOB
Jackson’s Inaugural was a victory for the Common Man
Thousands of commoners came to Washington, D.C. to see Jackson inaugurated……
Inaugural

15. Jackson's
Native-American
Policy

16. Indian Removal
Jackson’s Goal?
1830  Indian Removal Act

17. COTTON BELT, Cotton Kingdom
GROWTH OF SLAVERY
COTTON BELT, Cotton Kingdom
Map Crops in South

18. COTTON BELT, Cotton Kingdom
2. GROWTH OF SLAVERY
COTTON BELT, Cotton Kingdom
Map/Cotton Belt

19. The Cherokee Nation After 1820

20. Indian Removal Act 1830

21. Indian Removal Act 1830 Law signed by Andrew Jackson.
Forces all Native Americans living in the southeast to re-locate west of the Mississippi River.

22. Trail of Tears ( )
The name given to the path Native Americans were forced to travel after the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

25. Jackson’s Professed “Love” for Native Americans

26. HW Assignment-- 1. Read and answer questions in Trail of Tears packet.
2. Pretend you are a member of the Cherokee tribe. Write a letter to President Jackson expressing your feelings about being forced off of your lands in the space below.
1pg minimum-2 pg maximum.