Jackson,Andrew

Jackson,Andrew
Jackson, Andrew. Known as “Old Hickory.” 1767-1845.
The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.

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