JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. Born in poverty, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) had become a wealthy Tennessee lawyer and rising young politician by 1812, when war broke out between the United States and Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson purchased a property later known as the Hermitage, becoming a wealthy planter who owned hundreds of African American slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of three children (all boys), Jackson grew up in near-poverty and received very little schooling as a child. His older brother Hugh died of heat stroke during the Battle of Stono Ferry-a battle against the British, near Charleston, SC, during the American Revolution in 1779.
Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. As president, Andrew Jackson strengthened the power of the presidency, defended the Union, gained new respect for the United States in foreign affairs and pushed the country toward democracy.