Major Events, Ethics, And Women In Andrew Jackson's Life

His nickname when he was young boy was "Old Hickory". Jackson's mother's name is Elizabeth, and his father's name is Andrew. His sibling's are 2 men named Robert Jackson, and the another one is named Hugh Jackson. He taught school in the Waxhaws.

Vice President John Calhoun’s wife led the other wives in snubbing the Eatons at social gatherings. The wives thought of Peggy as too flirtatious and too outlandish mostly because she didn’t wait the expected amount of time until remarriage. Because Andrew Jackson’s wife, Rachel Jackson, wasn’t legally divorced to her former husband before remarrying to Jackson, he was furious when Peggy was treated the same and demanded everyone treat her as an equal. The wives were flustered with Jackson’s demands and forced their husbands to resign from office, including Eaton and Van Buren. The mass resignations led Jackson to form a “Kitchen Cabinet” filled with immoral advisors.

He gained national fame after winning the Battle of New Orleans. Later on in his life Jackson earned the nickname "Old Hickory” because he was a good solider that possessed both good sense and toughness, but was also ruthless, killing soldiers that deserted their posts and he felt Indians where inferior people. He was a war hero I'm everyones eyes. When he went to run for president in 1824, he lost to John Quincy Adams, but won in 1828 and soon after the whole county could out he had a then-adulterous relationship with his wife Rachel. And this news was allover newspapers, say she was a shameless woman and how can someone like her be in the white house.

Andrew Jackson was a controversial figure because he did so many negative things to so much innocent people. He was one of the first imperial presidents and one who was not a Virginia planter or a New England Federalist. Jackson was determined to change the United States; one of his first acts was the Indian Removal Act in May of 1830, which removed five tribes from ancestral homelands (Cave). This act led to thousands of Indian deaths more known as the Trail of Tears. Jackson was also a slave owner; he owned over 100 slaves and believed slaves were put on this earth to labor while whites were there to govern.

The election itself was a wild one, with mudslinging a plenty from both parties. Some of this mudslinging was directed at Jackson’s wife with regard to her divorce troubles at the beginning of her relationship with Jackson. Jackson’s wife ended up passing away of a heart attack in December of 1828, before Jackson even took office. Jackson believed that all of the stress and accusations of the election led to his wife’s death, and it was with his mindset that the Petticoat Affair would arise. Jackson went on into office and eventually appointed John Eaton as the Secretary of War.

The author James Curtis really talks a lot about the hardship of Andrew Jacksons life. In the beginning of the book, it mentions that Andrew Jackson had a little wild streak in him. Andrew Jackson was so reckless during his childhood days that he was the “most mischievous of youngsters thereabouts”  

Jackson kicked his mount to a trot and rode out, leading the black horse. He joined the high street and followed it to the outskirts of town, where it became the road to the plains leading to the great castle of Baymore and his father. The night was bitter cold, but no snow fell yet, and the full moon shone bright, casting sharp blue shadows on the light frost that coated everything. The horses’ hooves crunched the thin layer of ice that covered the dirt road, their hot breath blowing clouds of vapor.

Click. The last vote is recorded and the votes are counted. Andrew Jackson has won the election, however he has also won the award as one of the United States’ best presidents. Although Jackson did make a few uncalled for decisions, the pros of his presidency heavily outweigh the cons. Andrew Jackson was a self-made man.

I’m here today to support Andrew Jackson and persuade you’ll that he should be placed on the twenty-dollar bill. Jackson was the 7th president of the United States and was born near the border between South and North Carolina on March 15, 1767. Jackson was the third child his parents had. His father, Andrew, passed on as the aftereffect of a logging incident only a couple of weeks before the future president was conceived while both of parents were Scotch-Irish immigrants. Jackson was known to be the first “self-made man.”

Some of Jackson's major accomplishments were he successfully led the U.S forces in the creek war against the Natives.

Here are some interesting facts: John Adams was Abigail’s third cousin! Around the time of the Revolutionary War, the Massachusetts Colony General Court summoned her and a few other women who were loyal to England to talk to about the British. This was Abigail’s first taste of women’s influence on politics. Abigail’s oldest daughter, Abigail Smith Adams, gave birth to a stillborn baby. Abigail Adams died before one of her sons, John Quincy Adams, could become the sixth president.

Andrew Jackson during his time was considered a very patriotic politician he hated the rich, he hated the Indian, and loved the idea of slavery. It has been said that he grew up not educated and had a bad up bring but still managed to get to a high political suture. Jackson at one point was general and had a very decorated portfolio, which made sense he would become president, Andrew was most well know for “The Battle of New Orleans” where Andrew Jackson, prevented the British Army and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans nearing the end of that war.

He showed unifying leadership during the Nullification Crisis and the Tariff laws of 1828 and 1832, he showed a generous approach of governing through the “Kitchen Cabinet” and the “Spoils System”. Lastly, his concern for economic equality was shown through the veto of the Second Bank of the United States Recharter and his concerns for the common men. All of these qualities that Jackson had shown during his presidency are why Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero of the common

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was a war torn father, an educator, and most importantly a fearless and honorable military leader during the Civil War and the Mexican-American war. He had a rough past and a bright future, this man truly knew the definition of bravery and honor. He was so confident that he stood in the face of death with no fear or regret. Until his ironic death on May 10th 1863, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s name is known by many but few know the true story.

Jackson also led U.S. forces to victory against the British at the “Battle of New Orleans”. Jackson had only 5,000 soldiers by his side but still defeated the British and their 7,500. The battle actually took place after the war had ended with the Treaty of Ghent being established but the news of the treaty did not reach in time. This victory over the British under such terms propelled Jackson into the status of a War Hero and made him a prominent figure in Washington. Another significant part of Jackson’s military career was his leading of the invasion of Spanish owned Florida.