USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gen. Andrew Jackson’s hastily assembled army won the day against a battle-hardened and numerically superior British force. The resounding American victory at the Battle of New Orleans soon became a symbol of American democracy triumphing over the old European ideas of aristocracy and entitlement.

Detailed explanation-2: -After some hesitation, Old Hickory even accepted the help of Jean Lafitte, a dashing pirate who ran a smuggling and privateering empire out of nearby Barataria Bay. But many citizens of New Orleans were distrustful of Jackson-some feared he would burn the city rather than surrender it.

Detailed explanation-3: -5. Why was the early fighting in the Battle of New Orleans considered a strategic military victory, even though it was a tactical defeat? It allowed Jackson time to build earthworks and defenses to hold off a superior force. It led to Andrew Jackson’s becoming a popular American hero.