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Andrew Jackson: A War Hero
Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828, making him the seventh president of the United states. Andrew Jackson was a widely recognized war hero for his efforts in the war of !812, otherwise known as the second AMericsn revolution. THere he made the "war-ending" victory against the bristish in the Battle of New Orleans, which had really occurred two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent which truly eneded the war. Andrew JAckson had ran for president once before in 1824, but he lost to JOhn Quincy Adams, who won due to a "currupt bargain" in which one of the other candinates gave up his electoral votes to Adams. Jackson made no mistakes the second time alone where he helped bring along universal male suffrage, where males who didn’t own land could also vote. Therefore in 1828, Jackson won as most of these new voters could connect with Jackson as he was "relatebale." HIs presidency was ovewwhelmed by several controvercial issues. However Andrew JAcskon remained a hero due to the wasy he handelled these issues such as the nullification crisis and Indian Removal Act,

Andrew Jackson was not only a war hero because of the War of 1812, but because of the …show more content…
This refers to the nullification crisis brought on by SOuth Carolinas refusal to pay taxes on imported goods also known as tariffs. THe tariff was named "Tariff of Abominations" It was orignally
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