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Born March 15, 1767
Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina
Died June 8, 1845
Nashville, Tennessee
United States president, congressman, general, governor, judge
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"I thank God that my life has been spent in a land of liberty and that he has given me a heart to love my country with the affection of a son. And filled with gratitude for your constant and unwavering kindness, I bid you a last and affectionate farewell."
From Jackson's farewell address to the American people, March 4, 1837
Few individuals played as crucial a role in the early westward expansion of the United States as Andrew Jackson. As a military leader, Jackson led his ragtag band of soldiers to victories over several tribes and scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 (1812–14; a conflict between the British and...
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