Andrew Jackson Biography Essay

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States also known as the people’s president. First president from a western state. He lived from March of 1767 till June of 1845. He was born into poverty in the Waxhaw’s region between North Carolina and died in Davidson County, Tennessee. At the age of fourteen his brother and parents had died and he was an orphan. His uncles raised him. Andrew Jackson held many positions before his presidency such as U.S. Representative, U.S. President, Judge, Lawyer and U.S. Senator. Andrew Jackson lived a long life and with a long life and his list of jobs, you can imagine he has had major accomplishments. He was a war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812; it was after this that in 1828 he became president. He helped create and shape the Democratic Party and introduced modern presidential campaigning to electoral politics. Fun fact Jackson was the one who came up with the symbol of a donkey for the Democratic Party due to his nickname “jackass”. Considering Jackson was known as the people’s president it only seems fitting that he invited the public to attend his inauguration ball at the White House. Jackson

The main stuff I learned from writing this biography was basically the same stuff I had learned in class, with the exception of some minor details that were glossed over or just not spoken on. Such as how the symbol donkey came to be and how he was the first president from a western state. Did I learn a lot of new stuff? No, but it was a good refreshers and I learned some interesting facts. Although I did not speak on Martin Van Buren in my earlier paragraphs we spoke on him for a brief period in class and in my research I saw his name come up. He was Andrew Jacksons vice president and then he became the eight president of the United