When South Carolina “nullified” a federal tariff, he sent troops to the border until it backed down. Jackson’s first election was opposed by his four living predecessors, as Trump’s was by ...

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office ... that bills could be vetoed for policy and not just constitutional reasons. When South Carolina “nullified” a federal ...

Born: March 15, 1767, in Waxhaw, South Carolina... Jackson embodied the ideal of the self-made American man, and his populist appeal lay in his message of inclusion against what he characterized ...

Even before he was elected President, Andrew Jackson had been instrumental in forcing Native Americans out of the South. Once in office, he continued this policy at an accelerated pace.

Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was ...

During this discussion, Colbert digressed to talk about the 7th President, Andrew Jackson ... his own president — he was Jackson's veep — he convinced South Carolina "to pass a law nullifying ...

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of ... vetoed for policy and not just constitutional reasons. When South Carolina "nullified" a federal tariff, he sent troops to the ...