Andrew Jackson was born on 15 March 1767 in Waxhaws. The seventh President of the United States, Jackson became a national hero after defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. A Tennessee frontiersman and slaveholder, he built a powerful Democratic Party that claimed to speak for the common man, and he won the presidency in 1828. He vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States and confronted South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariffs. His Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to the forced relocation of Native American nations, including the Cherokee Trail of Tears, and remains one of the most criticized aspects of his legacy. Nicknamed Old Hickory, he left a lasting mark on American politics.
Before and after
- 13 February 1766Birth of Thomas Robert Malthus
- 6 September 1766Birth of John Dalton
- from 1767 to 1769First Anglo-Mysore War
- from 1767 to 1799Anglo-Mysore wars
- 15 March 1767Birth of Andrew Jackson
- 11 July 1767Birth of John Quincy Adams
- from 1768 to 1774Sixth Russo-Turkish War
- 1768Construction of Royal Academy of Arts
- 12 February 1768Birth of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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