About Andrew Jackson
The estimated net worth of Andrew Jackson, an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman, is $135 million. He lived from March 15, 1767, to June 8, 1845. One of the most well-liked and divisive presidents this nation has ever had was Andrew Jackson. From 1829 until 1937, he served as the 7th President of the United States.
Due to his harsh and violent demeanor, he was given the moniker “Old Hickory”
He was orphaned at the age of 14, and while working as a messenger for the Revolutionary War militia, he and his brother Robert were both taken prisoner by the British. He was chosen to the Tennessee constitutional convention in 1796 after being admitted to the bar in a region that would later be known as Tennessee. Jackson was elected as a U.S. representative that year, then as a senator the following year, but he resigned before Tennessee became a state.
Jackson Military Service
When Jackson was named leader of the Tennessee militia during the War of 1812, his commitment to his country underwent a significant change. Sam Houston and Davy Crockett helped Jackson battle a band of Creek Indians in 1814. After this triumph, which cost the Indians 20 million acres, he was promoted to major-general.
Jackson decisively defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. This not only put an end to the War of 1812, but it also elevated Jackson for the rest of his life to the rank of “national hero”
After a subsequent battle with Seminole and Creek Indians, Jackson captured Florida, and with the assistance of John Quincy Adams, the country’s secretary of state at the time, he persuaded the Spanish to hand over the province to the United States. For the most of 1821, Jackson presided as Florida’s military governor.
First Presidential Campaign
Jackson campaigned for President in 1824 but was defeated by Adams after a close vote in the House of Representatives. Henry Clay, the House Speaker, used his clout to help Adams win, who then named him secretary of state. His rivals criticized the reputation of his wife throughout the campaign. Despite the fact that the allegations were baseless, it’s thought that she passed away as a result of the stress and never got to see him in office. Jackson, the “man of the people,” was perceived throughout the nation as having been cheated by dishonest Eastern elites.
President’s achievements
Jackson was nominated once more in 1828 and was successful in putting together a coalition to beat Adams. In 1832, Jackson was re-elected with ease. He appointed Martin Van Buren, a dependable advisor, to the position of vice president.
The entire national debt was paid off by Jackson in 1835, the only time in American history that has ever happened. Jackson ran an anti-national bank campaign and was successful in shutting down the bank by overriding a congressional re-charter and withholding American funding. Jackson then issued the Specie Circular, which mandated that buyers of government lands make payments in either gold or silver. It has been said that his involvement in the movement of more than 45,000 Indians was “one of the unhappiest chapters in American history.”
A unsuccessful assassination attempt was launched against him. He retired after 8 years and passed away at the age of 78 in June 1845.
