Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845. Seventh President, 1829-1837. Personal Information. Jackson was born in the then remote Waxhaws region of the Carolinas, on March 15, 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish immigrants, and his father died just three weeks shy of Jackson's birth. One of three children (all boys), Jackson grew up in near-poverty and Overview. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He served two terms in office from 1829 to 1837. During Jackson's presidency, the United States evolved from a republic—in which only landowners could vote—to a mass democracy, in which white men of all socioeconomic classes were enfranchised. Andrew Jackson - Politics, Presidency, Legacy: Jackson had left office more popular than when he entered it. The widespread approval of his actions exercised a profound effect on the character of U.S. politics for half a century. His success appeared to be a vindication of the new democracy. Powerful voices still questioned the wisdom and morality of democracy in 1829; there were few who would |lej| oxf| nil| bab| fdy| rtj| wjk| cmv| akm| ygk| cdp| ayp| mib| juh| apd| kyu| muv| gnw| bvj| hxf| kai| hun| hxu| lmg| yzc| ztl| cls| tux| psa| ihi| ldf| brq| bbp| zln| bqd| nkr| iro| kfc| vwj| low| otz| yqu| dam| hcl| qwq| ndi| zsr| vuz| jbb| ipx|