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This woman was Andrew Jackson’s wife and was at the center of a major political scandal during his presidential campaign.
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This Tennessee city was Andrew Jackson’s home for much of his adult life and is where his mansion, the Hermitage, is located.
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Jackson vehemently opposed this financial institution, ultimately vetoing its charter renewal in 1832 because he believed it favored the wealthy elite.
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This future president was born in a remote, rural area between North and South Carolina known as this region.
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At his 1837 White House farewell party, Jackson gifted guests chunks of a massive, 1,400-pound block of this dairy product.
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This president was Jackson’s political rival and later defeated him in the election of 1824.
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This historic mansion near Nashville was Andrew Jackson’s plantation and home.
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In 1830, Jackson signed this deeply controversial act, which forced tens of thousands of Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
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Andrew jackson built his law and political career in this state.
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Jackson's pet parrot, Poll, famously had to be removed from the president's funeral service because it wouldn't stop doing this.
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Jackson’s close friendship with this Native American leader was strained by U.S. policies that forced Native Americans from their lands.
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Jackson became a national hero after defeating British forces at this battle in Louisiana in 1815.
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This 1832 crisis erupted when South Carolina declared federal tariffs null and void, prompting Jackson to threaten military force to preserve the Union.
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At age 13, young Andrew served as a courier for the Patriots and became the only U.S. president to be a prisoner of war during this conflict.
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Jackson loved this sport so much that he kept a stable of thoroughbreds at the White House and frequently entered them in races.
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This vice president resigned in 1832 after a major disagreement with Jackson over states’ rights and federal power.
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This mountain range in the southeastern United States was part of the region involved in Jackson’s military campaigns against Native American nations.
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In January 1835, Jackson achieved this unprecedented financial feat, making him the only U.S. president to ever completely eliminate it.
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While held captive by the British at age 14, Jackson received a scar on his face and hand after he refused to do this for a British officer.
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Before becoming president, Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in an 1806 duel over an insult to this woman, Jackson's beloved wife.
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This Tennessee politician and Jackson ally served as his vice president and later became president after Jackson left office.
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This Florida city was captured by Jackson in 1818 during the First Seminole War.
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In 1835, Jackson survived the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president when a house painter's two pistols both did this.
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These two states claim to be the birthplace of Andrew Jackson.
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It's estimated that Jackson participated in anywhere from 5 to over 100 of these formal combats during his lifetime to defend his honor.
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