Andrew Jackson
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7th President of the United States | |
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March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 | |
Vice President(s) | John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) |
Came after | John Quincy Adams |
Came before | Martin Van Buren |
Born | March 15, 1767 Waxhaws area of South Carolina |
Died | June 8, 1845 The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee |
Political party | Democratic |
Married to | Widowed. Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (niece Emily Donelson Jackson and daughter-in-law Sarah Yorke Jackson were first ladies) |
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was a hero in the War of 1812. He became the seventh President of the United States of America. He was the first Democrat and is on the Twenty Dollar Bill.
He is famous for forcing Native Americans to move west in the Trail of Tears. He opposed the Bank of the United States. He is one of Bill Clinton's favorite historical figures.
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