Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and supporting individual freedom.
Andrew Jackson was a lawyer, a planter and managed to build a brilliant military career. But he was remembered as one of the greatest presidents of the United States. Jackson firmly believed in the possibility of a union of democratic power and people. And although his personal life was sharply criticized, he never surrendered to his opponents and continued to fight until the end.
Biography
Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767 in a place called Wexhaw, which is located between North and South Carolina. His parents Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson - Jackson were Irish colonists who arrived in the American city of Philadelphia in 1765.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, USA Photo: Rdsmith4 / Wikimedia Commons
Andrew became the third child in the family. He had two older brothers - Hugh and Robert. However, while still very young, he lost the whole family. In February 1767, his father died. This happened in an accident three weeks before Andrew was born. His elder brother Hugh died in 1779 from a wound sustained during a battle with the British in the US Revolutionary War. In 1781, his mother and brother Robert died. Elizabeth Jackson contracted cholera, caring for sick prisoners of war. A brother died of another contagious disease - smallpox.
Osirotev at age 14, he did not live long in the family of relatives. Jackson was educated at a local school before traveling to Salisbury, North Carolina to study law. After three years of training with renowned lawyers, he received a license to practice and in 1787 moved to Jonesboro.
Career
In Jonesboro, Jackson was admitted to the bar. At age 21, he was appointed Attorney in the Western District of North Carolina, which is now part of Tennessee. In 1788, he moved to Nashville and redeemed the local lands with the money accumulated as a result of successful legal practice. So Andrew Jackson became a young and wealthy landowner.
In 1796, he became the first representative of Tennessee in the US Congress. The following year, he was elected to the United States Senate, but after eight months of service, Jackson resigned. Between 1798 and 1804, he served as a judge in the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Andrew Jackson Statue in New Orleans, USA Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans / Wikimedia Commons
During the 1812 war, he led American forces in a five-month campaign against the Indians, supported by Britain and Spain. As a result of this military operation, the United States seized about 9, 000 square meters. km of land on whose territory the modern states of Georgia and Alabama extend. After such a success, the American army Jackson was promoted to major general.
In 1815, he led 5, 000 soldiers to an unexpected victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. This battle was the last major clash in the 1812 war.
In 1817, during the Seminole Wars, he and his troops captured Pensacola, Florida. In March 1821, Jackson was appointed Governor of Florida. In 1822, he first became a candidate for the presidency of America from Tennessee. But Jackson lost the 1824 election to John Quincy Adams.
In 1828, after the end of Adams' powers, he re-ran for president. This time he managed to get around his opponents and Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States.
In the 1832 election, he was again nominated by the Democratic Party as a candidate for head of state. During the election campaign, the main issue was the possibility of extending the privileges of the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson vetoed a bill to extend the special conditions for this credit institution, believing that it is inherently a corrupt monopoly, whose shares are mainly owned by foreigners. This decision only added to his popularity among the common population, and he was re-elected President of the United States.
