Andrew Jackson served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Born in the Carolinas in 1767, he became a Tennessee lawyer and general and won national fame at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
Jackson was the first president from the Democratic Party, and his supporters saw him as a champion of ordinary voters.
Key Moments
He signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the forced relocation of Native nations, including the journey known as the Trail of Tears. He vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States and confronted South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis.
Did You Know
Jackson survived the first known assassination attempt on a sitting president in 1835 when both of the attacker’s pistols misfired. His home, The Hermitage, near Nashville, is a museum today.
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