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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Congress thought he would be good for the country.
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His reputation from the military made him very popular with Americans.
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It did nothing to help him.
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He died in the final battle of the War of 1812
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the “people’s president, ” Jackson destroyed the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -He returned to military service as a Major General Tennessee Militia during the Creek War, part of the War of 1812, commanding at the Battles of Talladega, Emuckfaw (Enotachopo Creek), and Horseshoe Bend, accepting the Creek surrender in August of 1814.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson led his troops through enemy territory to victory in several tide-turning battles. In doing so, he greatly aided our nation’s victory in the war. This led to the procurement of millions of acres in the present-day southern United States, including Florida.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the concurrent war against the British, Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 made him a national hero.