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Andrew Jackson

Seventh U.S. president and architect of Jacksonian democracy.

His father died about three weeks before his birth, and his mother died when Jackson was 14, making him an orphan.[1][2] The Waxhaws region of the Carolinas is where Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767.[3]

Quick Facts

Order
7th
Office
President of the United States
Took office
March 4, 1829
Left office
March 4, 1837
Predecessor
John Quincy Adams
Successor
Martin Van Buren

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

After the war, he studied law in North Carolina and was admitted to the bar in September 1787.[4] Jackson moved to Nashville in 1788 and became a protégé of powerful territorial official William Blount.[5] Jackson served as a U.S. representative, senator, and judge before becoming major general of the Tennessee militia in 1802.[6][7][8] During the American Revolutionary War, Jackson and his brothers Hugh and Robert served the Patriot side, and Andrew and Robert were captured by the British in April 1781.[9][2]

During the First Seminole War, Jackson invaded Florida, captured the Spanish fort of St. Marks, occupied Pensacola, and captured and executed two British subjects, Robert Ambrister and Alexander Arbuthnot.[10]

What the cited sources add

The White House Historical Association account notes that Jackson ordered an inventory of his slaves in January 1829, less than two months before becoming president.[11] Jackson brought some enslaved people to the White House, and the 1830 census listed fourteen enslaved individuals in his household.[11] The same source states that Jackson made improvements to the White House, including the North Portico and running water, almost certainly using enslaved labor.[11] The Tennessee Historical Society account describes how Jackson conscripted approximately 500 bondmen to serve in the Battle of New Orleans, promising them freedom.[12]

After the battle, Jackson reneged on his offer and ordered the enslaved troops to return to their slave-owners.[12] Speculators John Overton, James Winchester, and Jackson quickly established the town of Memphis on land from the purchase.[13]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nowlan 2012, p. 257; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilentz 2005, p. 16; Booraem 2001, p. 47; Remini 1977, p. 2; Wilentz 2005, p. 16; Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Wilentz 2005, p. 16 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Nowlan 2012, p. 257; Remini 1977, p. 2; Meacham 2008, p. 11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Remini 1977, p. 2; Booraem 2001, p. 47; Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Case, "Andrew Jackson", State Library of North Carolina, 2009; Remini 1977, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilentz 2005, p. 16; Wilentz 2005, p. 16; Remini 1977, p. 2; Remini 1977, p. 2; Clifton 1952, p. 24; Durham 1990, p. 218–219; Cheathem 2011, p. 327; Remini 1991, p. [https://www.proquest.com/openview/1a72861ea0a0473316e0d956124c4e31/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2029886 35] (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilentz 2005, p. 16; Wilentz 2005, p. 16 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Remini 1977, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ely 1981, p. 144–145 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Booraem 2001, p. 47; Remini 1977, p. 2; Brands 2005, p. 11–15; Remini 1977, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Andrew Jackson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mahon 1998, p. 64 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Feller, "The Enslaved Household of President Andrew Jackson", White House Historical Association, August 1, 2019. facts only, no text reused. whitehousehistory.org
  12. Skyler, "Enslaved Soldiers and the Battle of New Orleans", Tennessee Historical Society, 2018. facts only, no text reused. tennesseehistory.org
  13. Semmer, "Jackson Purchase, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture", Tennessee Historical Society. facts only, no text reused. tennesseeencyclopedia.net

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