JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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Jackson and his brother were captured by British soldiers.
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Jackson and his brother marched 40 miles.
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Jackson and his brother contracted smallpox.
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Jackson refused to scrub the British commander’s boots.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was slashed by a British officer’s sword when he refused to polish his boots while in imprisoned, leaving lasting scars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Orphaned by the American War of Independence, Jackson became a prisoner of war at the age of 13. When he refused to clean a British officer’s boots, the soldier slashed him across the forehead with his sword, scarring him for life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though a young boy during the Revolution, he acted as a courier and witnessed the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill as a British prisoner of war. While in captivity Jackson suffered greatly, nearly starving, contracting smallpox, and being slashed by a British officer for refusing to clean his boots.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.