Though Jackson had a political advantage, his campaign aimed mostly to defend him, and promoting his programs for governmental reform and the economy were a secondary ... the genre of presidential ...

At age 13, Andrew Jackson ... led to the Civil War. Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act; thousands of Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears resettlement. Jackson’s economy veered from a boom ...

Early in the life of the new republic it was posed by the election to the presidency in 1828 of Andrew Jackson. Jackson, an unashamed populist, harboured deep suspicion of all federal institutions.

Died: June 8, 1845. Economic policy cemented Jackson's legacy as a populist. When South Carolina nullified a federal tariff that displeased the state, Jackson threatened to collect the funds at ...