Presidentil Outline
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Andrew Jackson [11]
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
Old Hickory
Champion of the “common man”
-Gained fame following victory at New Orleans, two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
-Also, victorious at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (AL), ending the power of an important British ally, the Creeks.
-Led a military force into Florida in 1818 to stop groups of Seminoles, runaway slaves, and white outlaws.
-This led to the Spanish selling Florida to the US in 1819