However, banks could not meet the demand and began to fail, leading to the Panic of 1837. This had devastating effects on the economy throughout the course of his successor Martin Van Buren’s ...

At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army and ... Jackson’s economy veered from a boom to the Panic of 1837, set into play by his de-chartering of the Second National Bank.

A famous southern magnolia tree thought to have been planted by President Andrew Jackson at the White House nearly 200 years ...

Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three months into Martin Van Buren’s presidency, the Panic of 1837 engulfed the country in its ...

President Donald Trump has revealed plans to remove a tree from the White House thought to have been planted by President ...

Closer to home, Jackson recognized the independence of Texas in 1837 and his administration instituted a policy of forced relocation of Native American nations. Although Jackson won more electoral ...