The 1828 election was seen as a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; the latter won ... Jackson exercised his veto power more than all his predecessors combined, and he was the first ...

Even before he was elected President, Andrew Jackson had been instrumental in forcing Native Americans out of the South. Once in office, he continued this policy at an accelerated pace.

President Trump may think he is President Jackson reincarnated -- but there are lessons in Old Hickory's resistance to ...

Jackson’s first election was opposed by his four living predecessors, as Trump’s was by his five. But Jackson was the first and so far only president who determined his party’s presidential ...

In an election year, Jackson understood the political clout this could give his hand-picked successor, Martin Van Buren. Major Acts The only major piece of legislation passed during Jackson’s eight ...

They both believe the president has freedom from all restraint ... Personal loyalty and devotion were important to Andrew Jackson, who didn’t trust human nature. But he was steadfast in his ...

Upon Andrew Jackson’s inauguration as the seventh ... to the amount of three hundred.” When Jackson was elected president in 1829, he brought 14 enslaved people—eight women and six men ...

his lack of a majority gave the House of Representatives the power to choose a president. Frustrated by what he considered a stolen election, Jackson ran again and won in a landslide in 1828.

Feb. 4 (UPI) --President Trump may think he is President Jackson reincarnated -- but there are lessons in Old Hickory's resistance to sycophants. The portrait of President Andrew Jackson has ...

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 Laura Kiniry Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the ...