Jackson, Andrew

1. A general and political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As a general in the War of 1812 , he defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans . He was called “Old Hickory.” Jackson was elected president after John Quincy Adams as a candidate of the common man, and his style of government came to be known as Jacksonian democracy . He rewarded his political supporters with positions once he became president ( see spoils system ). A Democrat , Jackson was widely criticized for expanding the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time.

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FDR gives an avuncular grin around his famous cigarette holder to Andrew Jackson.

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Except for Andrew Jackson, each burst of populist fervor ended badly.

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Even while popularizing the presidency, Andrew Jackson said: “one man with courage makes a majority.”

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Facing stiff competition as the incumbent in the 1828 election from Andrew Jackson, Adams took to musical mudslinging.

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The Eastern State Penitentiary revolutionized the prison system—boasting amenities better than those of President Andrew Jackson.

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You, Andrew Jackson, stick yore pistol up agin your head the way I tol' you.

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Since the days of Andrew Jackson the word "nullification" has had an ugly and dangerous sound.

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There did not live a more implacable and unforgiving man, when his wife was slandered, than Andrew Jackson.

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Andrew Jackson had already received three thousand dollars in Kentucky for this purpose.

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Andrew Jackson announced a quarter of a century beforehand that the next pretext of revolution would be slavery.

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