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Andrew Jackson

Like any hall of fame, its inductees are the best in whatever

they do, from baseball or football to something like being

President. If you are a member of any hall of fame (including

the one for the Presidents), it means that you have done

something special or have a certain quality about yourself

that makes you worthy to be in a hall of fame. My nominee

for the Presidents hall of Fame is our seventh President of

the United States, Andrew Jackson. I'll go over his

presidency, focusing on both the highs and the lows of his

two terms in office, from 1829-1837. The issues that I'll

focus on are states' rights, nullification, the tariff, the spoils

system, Indian removal and banking policies; these

controversies brought forth strong rivalry over his years of

president. He was known for his iron will and fiery

personality, and strong use of the powers of his office that

made his years of presidency to be known as the "Age of

Jackson." Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in

a settlement on the border of North and South Carolina. He

was orphaned at age 14. After studying law and becoming a

member of the Bar in North Carolina later he moved to

Nashville Tennessee. Their he became a member of a

powerful political faction led by William Blount. He was

married in 1791 to Rachel Donelson Robards, and later

remarried to him due to a legal mistake in her prior divorce

in 1794. Jackson served as delegate to Tenn. in the 1796

Constitutional convention and a congressman for a year

(from 1796-97). He was elected senator in 1797, but

financial problems forced him to resign and return to

Tennessee in less than a year. Later he served as a

Tennessee superior court judge for six years starting in

1798. In 1804 he retired from the bench and moved to

Nashville and devoted time to business ventures and his

plantation. At this time his political career looked over. In

1814 Jackson was a Major General in the Tennessee Militia,

here he was ordered to...