1. The life of Andrew Jackson
By: Andrew Straub

2. Date of birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767.

3. Place of birth
Jackson was born in the Waxhaw settlement along the border of North and South Carolina. The settlement was a community of Scottish and Irish immigrants.

4. Childhood Andrew Jackson was born a poor Irish immigrant
His father died just before he was born so it was just him and his mother.
He did not have much of an education but was smart and learned to read at a young age.
His brothers both died in the war while his brother just had a scar from a British officers sword

5. Personal facts
Nicknamed “old hickory” because he stayed with his troops and gave his horses to the sick.
He was democratic and the leader for some time.
The United States telegraph supported Jackson by publishing accusations against John Adams.

6. Election of 1824
When Jackson ran for president the first time, he lost by a small margin to John Adams who would become the next president.
Jackson had the most electoral votes with 99 but needed 130 votes to win the majority
Adams won the vote of the southern states to win the presidency but Jackson had the votes from the North

7. Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson won the election after a vicious rematch against John Adams
He won by a overwhelming 178 electoral votes to Adams 83
The southerners saw Jackson as the least of two evils and supported him.

8. Jackson and a Political Convention
Around the 1820’s, the idea of selecting presidents by members of congress was starting to make less and less sense
The election of Jackson in the 1828 election made the idea of national parties became stronger and led to the first national political convention called the Anti-Masonic party
Held in upstate Baltimore, Maryland in September 26,1831, the convention held 96 delegates from 10 states.
This created two parties, the National republican party and the Anti-Masonic party. Both combined to create the Whig party

9. Jackson Actively Campaigning
The first formal campaign for the presidency started in 1828 when John Adams and Andrew Jackson went head-to-head with different approaches to get the votes
Adams talked about controversial topics to fix while Jackson and his supporters talked about the corrupt politicians and how they needed to restore purity to the government.

10. Spoils System
A.K.A the patronage system, it let the winning political party reward its campaign workers
The rewards varied but most were appointed spots in the government
It made the workers more trustworthy to do their job but it didn’t really matter if you had the qualifications to do that job

11. Kitchen Cabinet
The term kitchen cabinet was used to insult Andrew Jacksons’ appointed cabinet members
Most of his inner circle included his friends. The only politically respected member was his secretary of state Martin Van Buren.

12. Veto Power used by Jackson
Jackson used his veto power more times than all of the previous presidents put together.
He was the first to use a pocket veto, meaning he doesn’t sign it before the end of a congressional term, preventing it from becoming a law.

13. Nullification Crisis
The state of South Carolina didn’t like the tax that was recently passed so they nullified the law from their state.
They claimed that the tax favored northern manufacturing over southern farmers.
In 1833 Henry Clay compromised with Calhoun to lower the tax to keep the government from using force.

14. Trail of Tears
As part of Andrew Jacksons’ Indian removal plan, Cherokee Indians were forced to move from their settlement east of the Mississippi river to present day Oklahoma.
Native Americans called the voyage the trail of tears because 4,000 out of the 15,000 Native Americans died along the way.

15. Treatment of Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Indians were not treated well by the English.
They owed the U.S. a ton of money and couldn’t pay for it so they gave up their land and left.

16. Discrimination by Jackson
Under Jacksons’ presidency, only white men were allowed to vote. Blacks, Native Americans, and women not included.
Immigrants could leave their prejudice country and live a better life in America because they were grouped as “white”

17. Indian removal act of 1830
The act was passed by congress on May 28, 1830 and granted the Native Americans land west of the Mississippi in exchange for lands settle by Them in state borders.
Most resisted the movement but were forced out by the U.S. government. The journey there was called the “trail of tears”

18. Conclusion page
During Andrew Jacksons’ lifespan he was many things. He was a hero, a common man, a president, and a traitor. He won one of the most biggest battles in the War of 1812, but he also supported slavery and the Indian Removal Act. All in all, he was the 7th president of the United States and he lead our country through thick and thin.

19. Reference page http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991

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