In what is today known as the Trail of Tears, members of the Cherokee Nation were rounded up and transplanted westward by military force in 1838 under Jackson’s successor Martin Van Buren. Legacy In ...

One of three children (all boys), Jackson grew up in near-poverty and received very little schooling as a child. His older brother Hugh died of heat stroke during the Battle of Stono Ferry—a battle ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana ... or candidates for office Meilan Solly The National Portrait Gallery traces early images of American leaders, from John ...

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