March 15 in American History
Born in the Carolina backcountry, orphaned young, Jackson became a war hero at New Orleans and the seventh president — the first from humble frontier roots, champion of the "common man." A fierce, divisive figure whose presidency expanded democracy for some while forcing the brutal removal of Native nations. American history in full complexity.
In 1767: Andrew Jackson is born. Born in the Carolina backcountry, orphaned young, Jackson became a war hero at New Orleans and the seventh president — the first from humble frontier roots, champion of the "common man." A fierce, divisive figure whose presidency expanded democracy for some while forcing the brutal removal of Native nations.
Born in the Carolina backcountry, orphaned young, Jackson became a war hero at New Orleans and the seventh president — the first from humble frontier roots, champion of the "common man." A fierce, divisive figure whose presidency expanded democracy for some while forcing the brutal removal of Native nations. American history in full complexity.
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