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A Dictionary of American History
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Jackson, Andrew
Jackson, Andrew (b. Waxhaw, S.C., 15 March 1767; d. near Nashville, Tenn., 8 June 1845) He was wounded and captured in the Revolutionary War. In 1788 he moved to Tenn., where he opened a law practice and participated in the Spanish Conspiracy. He was elected the first Tenn. congressman (1796) and was sent to the Senate (1797). He became a national military hero for his victories in the Creek War, the first battle of New Orleans, and first Seminole War. In the 1824 election, he ranked first among the four candidates (with 43.1 percent of the ballots and 99 electoral votes), but was denied the presidency by the “ corrupt bargain.” Jackson beat Adams in 1828 with 56.0 percent of the popular vote, and defeated Clay in 1832 with 54.5 percent of the ballots. Jackson’s enemies accused him of making appointments by the spoils system and ridiculed his advisors as a kitchen cabinet. As president, Jackson gave the Maysville road veto, resolved the nullification crisis, vetoed the second Bank of the United States’s charter, issued the Specie Circular, and implemented Indian removal.
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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Jackson, Andrew," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed December 4, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G8MPZJIZ2BP9IRA.
MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Jackson, Andrew." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 4 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G8MPZJIZ2BP9IRA.
Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Jackson, Andrew' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 4 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G8MPZJIZ2BP9IRA.
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