House of Representatives. He was elected to the U. Senate the following year but resigned after serving only eight months. In , Jackson was appointed a circuit judge on the Tennessee superior court, serving in that position until Although he lacked military experience, Jackson was appointed a major general of the Tennessee militia in During the War of , he led U. After this military success, the U. Without specific instructions, Jackson led his forces into the Spanish territory of Florida and captured the outpost of Pensacola in November , before pursuing British troops to New Orleans.
Following weeks of skirmishes in December , the two sides clashed on January 8, Although outnumbered nearly two-to-one, Jackson led 5, soldiers to an unexpected victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the last major engagement of the War of Dubbed a national hero, Jackson received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal.
He was also popular among his troops, who said that Jackson was "as tough as old hickory wood" on the battlefield, earning Jackson the nickname "Old Hickory.
Perhaps exceeding his orders, he invaded Spanish-controlled Florida, captured St. Spain ceded Florida to the United States under the Adams-Onis Treaty , and Jackson held the post of Florida's military governor for several months in To boost his credentials, Jackson ran for and won election to the U. Senate the following year. Though Jackson won the popular vote, no candidate gained a majority of the Electoral College vote, which threw the election to the House of Representatives.
Calhoun as his vice-presidential running mate — won the presidential election of by a landslide over Adams. With his election, Jackson became the first frontier president and the first chief executive who resided outside of either Massachusetts or Virginia.
Jackson was the first president to invite the public to attend the inauguration ball at the White House , which quickly earned him popularity. The crowd that arrived was so large that furniture and dishes were broken as people jostled one another to get a look at the president. The event earned Jackson the nickname "King Mob. The negative reaction to the House's decision resulted in Jackson's re-nomination for the presidency in , three years before the next election.
It also split the Democratic-Republican Party in two. Jackson's opponents nicknamed him "jackass," a moniker that the candidate took a liking to — so much so that he decided to use the symbol of a donkey to represent himself. That symbol would later become the emblem of the new Democratic Party. After becoming president, Jackson did not submit to Congress in policy-making and was the first president to assume command with his veto power. Kane, Joseph Natan.
Facts about the Presidents from Washington to Johnson. New York: H. Wilson Company, Random House, USA, Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, Huffington Post web site. New York, For comments or corrections email wenzloff yahoo. Presidential Nicknames President. When a British officer ordered Jackson to polish his boots, the future president refused. The infuriated Redcoat drew his sword and slashed Jackson's left hand to the bone and gashed his head, which left a permanent scar.
Why was the Jacksonian democracy important? Jacksonian democracy. A movement for more democracy in American government in the s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation. How was Andrew Jackson different from previous presidents? Jackson was different. No one like him had ever served as president. Besides the tremendous work he achieved in office and in the military, President Jackson left a legacy resulting from his unorthodox, action-first mentality that pushed the boundaries for what both the president and the nation could achieve.
What did Andrew Jackson do for the common man? Andrew Jackson considered himself a spokesperson for the common man. Growth, expansion and social change rapidly followed the end of the War of Many an enterprising American pushed westward. In the new western states, there was a greater level of equality among the masses than in the former English colonies. His determination, combined with his willingness to suffer alongside his men, caused his men to come up with the nickname "Old Hickory.
The Creek, however, came to call Jackson by a different name. In , the Creek Nation was split in two. The Red Stick faction believed that the best way to preserve their homeland was to attack the US citizens who lived on or near their land.
The rest of the Creek wanted to maintain ties with the United States. When Red Sticks killed some settlers, the rest of the Creek nation killed the perpetrators.
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