Andrew Jackson

7th President of the United States, Democrat and fellow Tennessean revered by Johnson

Key Relationships

Associated With

• Person Aaron Burr Jr. - Jackson became involved in Burr's 1805-1806 plan to conquer Spanish Florida and drive Spanish from Texas Credible Reporting
• Person Andrew Johnson - Johnson revered President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat and fellow Tennessean Credible Reporting
• Person Rachel Donelson - Jackson married Rachel Donelson in January 1794 after she divorced Lewis Robards Multiple Sources
• Document Indian Removal Act - Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, which displaced tens of thousands of Native Americans Official Document
• Financial Entity Second Bank of the United States - Jackson vetoed a bill to reauthorize the Second Bank of the United States in 1832, viewing it as a fourth branch of g... Official Document
• Event Battle of New Orleans - Jackson achieved victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, making him a national hero Multiple Sources
• Person John Quincy Adams - Jackson defeated Adams in the 1828 presidential election after losing to him in 1824 Multiple Sources
• Document Treaty of Fort Jackson - Jackson negotiated the Treaty of Fort Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, requiring Creek surrender of vast l... Official Document
• Person Charles Dickinson - Jackson killed Dickinson in a May 1806 duel over a dispute about a forfeited horse race Credible Reporting
• Event First Seminole War - Jackson commanded U.S. forces during the First Seminole War against Seminoles and allied Native groups Multiple Sources
• Event Creek War - Jackson led U.S. troops during the Creek War of 1813-1814, winning the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Multiple Sources
• Organization Democratic Party - Jackson's supporters created a new political coalition that became the Democratic Party in the 1830s Multiple Sources

Owned

• Location The Hermitage - Jackson purchased a plantation later known as the Hermitage, where he used slave labor Multiple Sources

Employed By

• Organization Tennessee Superior Court - Jackson served as a justice on the Tennessee Superior Court from 1798 to 1804 Official Document
• Organization Tennessee militia - Jackson was appointed colonel of the Tennessee militia in 1801 and later elected as its major general commander Official Document

Testified In

• Event Burr conspiracy trial - Jackson testified before a grand jury in 1807, implying James Wilkinson was guilty of treason rather than Burr Court Record

Source Documents & Evidence