Andrew Jackson Research Paper

Register to read the introduction… Jackson was elected to the Senate for a six year term beginning the winter term of 1797-1798. Andrew Jackson was senator for less than a year from money troubles. Jackson who was 31 at the time was selected to be a Tennessee superior court judge for six years from 1798 to 1804. In 1801, Jackson helped organize the Order of Freemasons in Tennessee. It was groups that help rise men in Tennessee. In 1804, he retired from the being the judge and moved back to Nashville. In 1804, Jackson was a Major General in the Tennessee. Jackson then fought in the Creek War which lasted from 1813 to 1814. After beating the Indians, Jackson win caught the eyes of George Washington. He was then put in charge of defense for New Orleans. His win in the Battle of New Orleans made him a national hero and got him the nickname "Old Hickory". The victory in New Orleans helped show our country strength. In 1817, Andrew Jackson was ordered to fight the Seminole Indians. Jackson went into Florida with a two thousand men and occupied the fort at St. Marks. He pushed the Seminole Indians back into Spanish Florida and executed two British subjects. British subjects were known as allies of Indian. After the victory, Secretary of State John Quincy Adam address Spain and it gave the American's the state Florida for five million dollars. Jackson was then pointed governor of Florida for a while. He use heavy tactics to force laws. In 1822, Tennessee elected Andrew Jackson to run for the presidency. Jackson won the popular and electoral votes, but did not have enough votes in the Electoral College. He lost the presidency that in 1824r. In 1828, Jackson ran for president again. The presses were bringing up his pass and tactics during his war time. In December, Jackson won the election in a landslide. The count was 178 to 83 electoral votes, or 647,276 to 508,064 electoral votes. Andrew Jackson became the 7th president in the U.S. Jacksonian Democracy has began. In December 23, his wife Rachel Jackson died. She had heart problems and finally collapse when she saw a political pamphlet from the press target toward Andrew Jackson. President Jackson ran for president again in 1833. He won 55 percent of the popular vote, and 219 electoral votes. President Jackson developed the system of "rotation in office." This was used to protect the American people from a development of a long-standing political group by removing long-term office holders. …show more content…
I think that it was used to insure loyalty of the people in his administration. President Jackson heard about the ruling in the case of Cherokee Indians vs. The State of Georgia. He didn't like the ruling Chief Justice John Marshall gave to the Cherokee's. In 1838, the U.S army rounded up 15,000 Cherokee's who stay in Georgia and made them walk to the West in the cold winter days. This was called the "Trials of Tears". On December 10, 1832, Jackson Nullification Proclamation, he declared his intent to enforce the law and was willing to seek and agreement in a lowering of tariffs. President Jackson then made a strong foreign policy in which French to pay long-overdue spoliation claims and reopening the British West Indian Trade. Jackson presidency ended in 1837. He then passed his success to his successor