His older brother Hugh died of heat stroke during the Battle of Stono Ferry—a battle against the British, near Charleston, SC, during the American Revolution in 1779. Andrew ... Jackson replaced about ...

and had undue influence over interest rates, but was beholden to no voter -- in 1832, Jackson vetoed it, dismantling the bank; this was the first time a president justified a veto on policy ...

Whigs in Congress proved to be major opponents in their attempts to pass legislation which Jackson believed favored the elite, including a bill to renew the charter for the Second Bank ... Battle of ...

Over the next several months, Jackson's army would proceed to crush the Red Sticks, finally forcing the Creek Nation to cede 23 million acres of land after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the ... Promoted to general during the War of 1812, Jackson became a national war hero after a stunning victory in the Battle of New Orleans.