Dennis Tirkey
US history 1
February 7,2018
Andrew jackson was born on march 15,1776 in North carolina,he was the first president out for the original 13 states, he was born in poverty and did,t have much as a child.His mother and his two brothers died during conflict with the british.He studied law and passed the bar exam to become a lawyer.Among the people Through his hard work and her family’s wealth, Jackson soon found himself a plantation owner of a fine estate at the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee.He also built a name for himself as a military leader in local wars like the creeks and indians.He a became the commander in the battle of new orleans.Jackson despised the british due to the troubled past he had with them he was always a strong man with a strong motive and direction.He ran for election in 1824 but lost to quincy adams due to the support given by henry clay.He runs for president
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however, the tax on foreign goods would significantly raise the cost of living in the South as the its main economy was based on the production of cotton and did not make anything else.John c calhoun the senator of south carolina deemed the tariff as void and unconstitutional and nullified it.Jackson became furious and argued that a state did not have the authority to nullify a federal law and threatened to send troops in to enforce the law.However henry clay the vice president at that time resolved the issue by decreasing the tariff to the point it became reasonable.Jackson did not think about the states that would have a problem because of the tariff.He should have thought about south carolina when he issued the tariff.He did’t seem to care what south carolina had to say and threatened them by sending the army.This incident also shows that jackson more of a dictator than a