Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, known for his populist appeal, forceful leadership style, and controversial policies including the Indian Removal Act and opposition to the national bank.

Aliases (4)
  • President Andrew Jackson ×2
  • Andrew Jackson (as President of the United States) ×1
  • Old Hickory ×1
  • U.S. President Andrew Jackson ×1

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
burialPlace The Hermitage, Tennessee
causeOfDeath chronic tuberculosis
heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1767-03-15
dateOfDeath 1845-06-08
depictedOn United States twenty-dollar bill
education informal legal apprenticeship
endTime 1837-03-04
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish American
familyName Jackson
givenName Andrew
hasPart Jacksonian democracy (political movement associated with him)
influenced Jacksonian democracy
knownFor expansion of executive power
leadership at the Battle of New Orleans
opposition to the national bank
policy of Indian removal
populist political style
strong use of presidential veto power
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Democratic-Republican Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major general
nickname Old Hickory
nobleTitle “Old Hickory” (nickname)
notableWork Bank War against the Second Bank of the United States
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Nullification Proclamation of 1832
Specie Circular of 1836
occupation lawyer
military officer
planter
politician
officeContested President of the United States
owned enslaved people
participatedIn Battle of New Orleans
First Seminole War
War of 1812
placeOfBirth South Carolina (disputed with North Carolina)
Waxhaws region
placeOfDeath The Hermitage, Tennessee
positionHeld 7th President of the United States
President of the United States
United States senator from Tennessee
justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court
major general in the United States Army
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
military governor of Florida
predecessor John Quincy Adams
presidentialOrder 7
religion Presbyterianism
residence Nashville, Tennessee region
The Hermitage, Tennessee
sexOrGender male
signature Andrew Jackson signature image (on U.S. documents)
spouse Rachel Donelson Jackson
startTime 1829-03-04
successor Martin Van Buren
vicePresident John C. Calhoun
Martin Van Buren

Referenced by (44)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jackson County, Florida
Jackson County, Michigan
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Mississippi
Jacksonian era
Jacksonville, Florida
Mount Jackson
namedAfter
Battle of New Orleans
First Seminole War
commander
Black Hawk ("President Andrew Jackson")
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak ("U.S. President Andrew Jackson")
metWith
American System (economic plan)
Second Bank of the United States
opposedBy
Coinage Act of 1834
Coinage Act of 1835
signedBy
Trail of Tears ("President Andrew Jackson")
authorizedBy
Roger B. Taney Court
chiefJusticeAppointedBy
John Overton
closeAssociateOf
Memphis, Tennessee
foundedBy
Second Bank of the United States
fundsWithdrawnBy
Andrew Jackson presidential election
hasElectoralVoteWinner
Jackson
hasNotableBearer
Battle of New Orleans
hasParticipant
Andrew Jackson presidential election
hasPopularVoteWinner
Andrew Jackson presidential election
hasWinner
United States presidential election of 1832
incumbentPresident
Indian Removal policy of the United States
initiatedUnderPresident
Nullification Crisis
keyFigure
Andrew Jackson ("Old Hickory")
nickname
War of 1812
notableCommander
First Seminole War
notableCommanderFor
Nicholas Biddle
opponent
Whig Party
opposed
John Overton
politicalAllyOf
Martin Van Buren
president
Worcester v. Georgia
presidentAtTime
United States presidential election of 1832
reElectionOf
Coinage Act of 1835
signingPresident
Martin Van Buren ("Andrew Jackson (as President of the United States)")
succeeded
John Quincy Adams
succeededBy
Second Bank of the United States
vetoedBy
John C. Calhoun
vicePresidentUnder
United States presidential election of 1832
winner

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