ANDREW JACKSON ( )

Born on the frontier in North Carolina As a 14 yr. old, was ordered to shine the boots of a British soldier during the Rev. War

ANDREW JACKSON ( ) Refused and his hand was cut to the bone when the soldier struck him with his sword Carried a hatred for the British with him the rest of his life

ANDREW JACKSON ( ) His mother died shortly thereafter and he was an orphan at age 14 Jackson eventually became a lawyer (with very little book learning) and moved to western North Carolina which became Tennessee

In Tennessee he became a representative in the H of R, a U.S. senator, a major general and he married into the most prominent family He became a national hero for his role in the Battle of New Orleans ANDREW JACKSON ( )

After the war, Jackson fought Indians down in Florida ( ) and was a candidate for president in 1824 (Corrupt Bargain election)

The Election of 1828 Jackson defeated JQA Campaign filled with personal attacks Attacks on Jackson Duels, tavern brawls, executed insubordinate militiamen AJ was a bastard, mother a prostitute Jackson’s wife was a bigamist, unfit to be First Lady of a “Christian nation” – They lived in “open and notorious lewdness”

Election of 1828 Attacks on JQA Misspent public money Provided Tsar of Russia with an American virgin Rachel Jackson died after his election but before his inauguration

THE AGE OF JACKSON MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY/MASS POLITICS SECTIONAL CONFLICT SOCIAL REFORM RISING OUT OF THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTIONS

THE AGE OF JACKSON INDIAN REMOVAL/WESTWARD EXPANSION RISE OF A DISTINCTIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND A DISTINCTIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE THE SECOND POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM (WHIGS VS. DEMOCRATS)