Andrew Jackson Thesis

Devalyn Casey
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Literature and Composition II
4/03/2023
Andrew Jackson
When the world thinks of Andrew Jackson, some may imagine the famous $20 bill or the 7th president of the United States of America, but there is much more to him than that. He was a symbol for the common man and people who were not born into a rich, well known family. He had to work his way up the government and through all of that, he garnered the world’s attention and became a symbol so great that he got the honor to be the face of the $20 bill. But who was Andrew Jackson beneath the surface, and was he really the amazing historical figure that we know today?
Andrew Jackson had a difficult upbringing, which led him down the path of war and symbol for the common man. On March 15th, 1767, in an unknown location, Andrew Jackson was born to Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson. However, his father died 2 weeks after his birth, and he was raised alongside his 3 brothers by a single mother. In the 1700’s, being a single mother was not only taboo, but extremely difficult as well, so the Jackson brothers grew up in extreme poverty. Because of this, Andrew was enrolled in the military at a very young age and

He created the democracy party. In 1824, he was notimated for predicenty, but lost because his former defiance of rules and the US when unlawfully invading Florida. He was known to be very interesting in character and adopted the nickname “jackass” but his competitors. He stood for giving all white male citizans the ability to vote, so the common people loved him. At first only land owners could vote so it was huge. In 1828 he won. He paid off the antional debt by 1835 and became the 7th predicant and finally got put on the $20 bill.
While Andrew Jackson was an awful man and did both good and bad, he had many achievements. Recount, recount blah