Andrew Jackson By: Marilyn Umek 1st period

When was he born?? Andrew Jackson was born in March on the 15 of the year 1767  His father Andrew Jackson died before Jackson was born http://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=mac_bm&gws_rd=ssl#channel=mac_bm&q=when+was+andrew+jackson+born&surl=1&safe=active

Where he was born: Andrew Jackson was born in a town called Waxhaw on the border of North and South Carolina. Andrew Jacksons House he lived in as a child

Childhood Jackson was born in South Carolina. His mom raised him by herself and died when he was 14 of cholera. He lost both of his brothers in a war and then was raised by two uncles. He had Private tutors. Age 15 he went back to school to study to become a lawyer in 1787. His father Andrew Jackson died in 1767 the year Jackson was born in. His Mother Elizabeth Hutchinson helped nurse soldiers.

Facts about Andrew Jackson 15 facts I learned about  Andrew Jackson:       1: Nickname was Old Hickory 2: Spent most his time in Tennessee 3:Grew up poor out on the frontier 4: Became a prominent lawyer 5: Had role as spokesman for the west 6: He was a Congressman and Senator 7: Was a good fighter 8: Killed mean who insulted his wife 9: Was a military hero of the War 1812 10: Defined the odds in the battle of New Orleans 11: Invaded Spanish Florida, capture pensacola 12: Was the first "common man" to win the presidency 13: Was supported by slavery 14: Supported Indian Removal

Election of 1824 http://americanpoliticalbuttons.com/election-of-1824.html Who won the election of 1824? Andrew Jackson won. How many electoral votes did the person get? 99 electoral votes. What section of the country voted for him? Pennsylvania.

Election of 1828 Who won the election of 1828? Andrew Jackson How many electoral votes did that person receive? 178 votes What country voted for him? NEW ORLENS http://americanpoliticalbuttons.com/election-of-1828.html

JACKSON AND A POLITICAL CONVENTION Jackson help the first political convention in the year 1820 cause it was falling out of favor. He helped it rise up again. http://history1800s.about.com/od/presidentialcampaigns/a/politconvent01.htm

Jacksons Actively campaigning Jackson Campaigning was how he won the election of 1824. Monroe was coming to end by the time they did the election Jackson was voted with 99 electoral votes. http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/essays/biography/3

Spoils system It was the given name of practicing hiring/firing Federal workers when it changed in the 19th century. This started when the administration of President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829. “The phrase came from a speech by Senator William L. Marcy of New York. While defending the actions of the Jackson administration in a speech in the U.S. Senate, Marcy said, "To the victors belong the spoils.”” http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/Spoils-System.htm

Kitchen Cabinet Andrew Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet video below http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson/videos/scandal-disrupts-jackson-cabinet

Veto Power used by Jackson Jackson was said to use his power to veto a lot more than he should have. He vetoed more bills than the previous presidents before him combined. He was the first president to use pocket veto.

Veto power used by Jackson -video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4UDvPh1LsU

Nullification crisis The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.

Trail of tears The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.

Treatment of Cherokee Indians The treatment on the Indians were horrifying. Many Indians died very few survived the long walk to Oklahoma. Some Indians had horses while many had to walk.

Discrimination by Jackson He hated any kind of race except white’s. That’s what started the Indian Removal in 1830.

Indian removal act of 1830 The Indian Removal Act was passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. They had to move west of the Mississippi river.

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