"Andrew Jackson 1824-1837" his years of precedency
Date Submitted: 02/21/2004 13:29:45
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 7 pages (1882 words)
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 7 pages (1882 words)
The year was 1824. The election of this year was very unusual because of the number of candidates running for president. One of the candidates was Andrew Jackson, or "Old Hickory" as they called him, a general that had won the Battle of New Orleans(which was a battle not needed) in the War of 1812. Jackson became a hero after this war, and it would bring him all the way to the presidency. Another one of …
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…annexation of Texas. When Van Buren came out against the annexation, he said that Van Buren should be dumped as president. He then helped his friend James Polk win the presidency. So, as you can see, Jackson still had a major influence even after he retired. All of this ended in his bed on July 24, 1862. His last words were: " I hope to see you all in heaven, both white and black, both white and black."
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