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- 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
How To Use Andrew Jackson In A Sentence
- There were valid arguments on both sides, but generally the race-blind believers in birthright made a better case: that ten of the thirteen original states allowed free black men to vote; that Americans of African descent had been recognized as citizens by the federal government in various ways (even Andrew Jackson had hailed his free black soldiers as "fellow citizens" after the Battle of New Orleans). Van Gosse: Birthright Citizenship Is Bedrock Americanism
- I write that he was the most populistic president that we've had since Andrew Jackson. Populism and Elitism: Politics in the Age of Equality
- General Andrew Jackson himself made laudatory comments regarding black fighting men in the War of 1812.
- In addition to original colors and exactly reproduced textiles, almost all of the furnishings, including furniture, silver, porcelains, and portraits, belonged to Andrew Jackson.
- In 1815, Cajuns joined Andrew Jackson in preventing the British from retaking the United States.
- What's most disturbing about Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (our hero wears a bloodied T-shirt through much of the intermissionless 90 minutes) is what it confirms about today's prevailing attitudes towards history. David Finkle: First Nighter: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Is Bloody Awful
- In 1814, a Creek faction, the Red Sticks, rose against settlers in the South but was crushed by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Alabama.
- In the 1830s, then-President Andrew Jackson decided to destroy the bank, vetoing attempts to recharter it for another twenty years. A Criminal History of the U.S. Dollar: A Q&A on A Nation of Counterfeiters - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
- Berlitz" course in foreign policy and even snidely implied John McCain, like President Andrew Jackson before him, may have wanted to shoot his vice president. MRC Latest Headlines
- The pirate Jean Laffite and his men were paid to scout, spy, and sometimes fight for Gen. Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.
