A strong person was created even though he was orphaned at the age of fourteen. Andrew Jackson was a person that lead the colonist to victory in the war of 1812 against the British, in where he gained a lot of popularity. Also he was one of the first person to start the democrat party, he was liked by the people because he was "the peoples' President". During his presidency the Trail of Tears happened in where almost four thousand to sixteen thousand Indians died in the way to Oklahoma. Andrew Jackson impacted the era by creating a new political party and he also gave America a break from the past by being the first president that was not a popular hero in the revolutionary war. Popularity is very important when you are going to be running for president. Andrew Jackson grew his popularity when he won the war of 1812 in a very heroic way. In the book America, Past and Present by Robert A. Divine it says “In a short time, the entire British force had been destroyed. The Americans suffered only light casualties. The victory not only transformed Jackson into a national folk hero, but it also provided the people of the United States with a much needed source of pride” (198). Jackson gave American the victory that they needed and gave them a lot of motivation to move forward. When …show more content…
Andrew Jackson was called was the preferred candidate that the people called him “the people’s president”. Jackson started the political Democrat political party in where he gained the support of the citizens. Robert A. Divine said “His victory four years later, his actions as presi- dent, and the great political party that formed around him refash- ioned national politics in a more democratic mold. No wonder historians have called the spirit of the age Jacksonian Democracy” (229). Andrew Jackson gave birth to the democratic party. Other then Jackson being a person that made good actions he also had a couple of bad