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Homework help, test review or just fun facts for the intellectually curious YouTuber. Andrew Jackson, 7th United States President. If you like the music in this video, get it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qhke5Dyfww Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty. “Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” —Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region between North Carolina and South Carolina. A largely self-taught lawyer and a landowner, he became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812. Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the president of the "common man," Jackson dismantled the Second National Bank, founded the Democratic Party and is known for his support of individual liberty. Andrew Jackson was appointed commander of the Tennessee militia in 1801. During the War of 1812 he led his troops to victory against the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend, killing some 800 warriors and procuring 20 million acres of land in present-day Georgia and Alabama. After this military success, Jackson was appointed major general. After leading soldiers in the defeat of the British in New Orleans in 1815, Jackson was dubbed a national hero. He was also popular among his troops, who said that Jackson was "as tough as old hickory wood" on the battlefield, earning him the nickname "Old Hickory." President Jackson became involved in a battle with the Second Bank of the United States, a theoretically private corporation that actually served as a government-sponsored monopoly. Jackson openly displayed his hostility toward the bank, vetoing its re-charter bill and charging it with disproportionate economic privilege. The American public supported his views on the issue, and in 1832, Jackson won his re-election campaign against Henry Clay with 56 percent of the popular vote, and nearly five times as many electoral votes. Despite his popularity and success, Jackson's presidency was not without its controversies, such as his handling of Native Americans: Though Jackson had negotiated treaties and removal policies long before his presidency, historians often lay blame with him for sufferings such as the Trail of Tears, the forced relocation westward of an estimated 15,000 Cherokee Indians. He died on June 8, 1845. Royalty-free music "Ambler" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/