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Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of pre-admission Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. A polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s, his political ambition combined with widening political participation, shaping the modern Democratic Party.

His legacy is now seen as mixed, as a protector of popular democracy and individual liberty for American citizens, checkered by his support for slavery and Indian removal. Renowned for his toughness, he was nicknamed "Old Hickory". As he based his career in developing Tennessee, Jackson was the first president primarily associated with the American frontier.…more
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  • Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of pre-admission Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian de...

  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

    Gilbert Du Motier Marquis De Lafayette

    Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (or Lafayette) (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834) was a French aristocrat and military officer born in the province of Auvergne in south central France. Lafayette was a general in the Amer...

  • Tecumseh

    Tecumseh

    Tecumseh (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy (known as Tecumsehs Confederacy) which opposed the United States during Tecumsehs War and became an ally of Britain in the War o...

  • William Henry Harrison

    William Henry Harrison

    William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States. Harrison first gained national fame as a war hero, defeating American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 and earning the nickname "Tippecanoe"...

  • Tenskwatawa

    Tenskwatawa

    Tenskwatawa also called Tenskatawa, (January 1775 – November 1836) was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee, known as the Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee. In his earl...

  • Napoléon Bonaparte

    Napoléon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821), was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century.Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland Franc...