The Life of Andrew

Jackson
By Jenn Wasdovitch

Date of Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on the 15 th of
March, 1767
Andrew Jacksons parents were Andrew
and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson
At the age of 13 Andrew Jackson joined
a militia and served as a courier, a
messenger who transports goods or
documents

Place of Birth
Jackson was born in Waxhawks, a region
between the two Carolinas.
Jackson considered himself a South Carolina
native, he was a poor common man and thats
why he cared about the average man more
then the rich snobby men.

Childhood
Jacksons father passed while his mother was still
pregnant
At the age of 13 he joined a militia and was captured
by the British and almost killed
While he was imprisoned him and his brother got
smallpox
His mother got them released but on the trip back to
his home his brother passed
When he was around 13 a British officer told him to
polish his shoes and Jackson refused so the officer
slashed him in the face with his saber and Jackson
did not have to polish his shoes.

Personal Facts
Jackson was a Democratic
His nickname was Old Hickory
Southerners supported Jackson
He killed a man who insulted his wife

Election of 1824
The election of 1824 was not about the
politics, it was more about their
personalities and rivals
The winner of the election was John Quincy
Adams

Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson won
the election
Andrew Jackson had
178 electoral votes.
John Quincy Adams
had 83 electoral votes.

Jackson and a Political

Convention
http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-j
ackson9350991
The political convention was the first
political convention.
The convention was held by the AntiMasonic Party
When Andrew Jackson became president
the National Republicans became the antiJackson party
In 1832 Jackson won the election and the

Spoils System
Spoils system is also known ad patronage
system
Spoils system is a practice which the
political party is winning the election and
rewards all its campaign workers and
active supporters

Kitchen Cabinet
Jackson got rid of the original cabinet and
created the Kitchen Cabinet
The Kitchen Cabinet was full of his friends

Veto Power used by

Jackson
Jackson vetoed more bills than all the other
presidents before him put together
Jackson was the first to use the pocket
veto, which is when the President does not
sign a bill in ten days which prevents it
from being a law.

Nullification Crisis
The leaders of South Carolina got an idea
that a state did not have to follow a federal
law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
f0P3JOoEtDg

Trail of Tears
The trail of tears is where the Indians had a treaty
with America to keep their land but the congress
passed the Indian removal act. So the Indians filed
a law suit against America and they won their case
in the supreme court but Andrew Jackson continued
with the plan because he was still allowed to go
against the supreme court and the people wanted
the Indians gone because the Indians land was
perfect cotton planting land and cotton made more
money on cotton then anything else. Not only did
they get moved west of the Mississippi they were
charged 6 million dollars for the removal.

Treatment of Cherokee
Indians
They forced the Native American out of the
southern states.
Migrants had to go through hunger,
disease, and exhaustion

Discrimination by
Jackson
He let everybody have rights except for
Native Americans, African Americans, and
women
He supported slavery

Indian Removal Act

of1830
Jackson signed a law that unsettled lands
west of the Mississippi in exchange for
Indian land within the boarders
Some of the Indians went through very
tough times

Conclusion Page
Andrew Jackson wasnt the best president
but he wasnt the worst president. At first
he made some really good choices but
towards the end his choices were getting
worse. Jackson was a smart man but he
sometimes made bad decisions.

Reference Page
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http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991#early
life
http://www.270towin.com/1828_Election/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/560744/spoilssystem
http://www.american-historama.org/1829-1841-jacksonian-era/ki
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