Andrew Jackson Pioneer of Modern Politics. Born in the Carolina Hills.

Andrew Jackson

Pioneer of Modern Politics

Born in the Carolina Hills

Served in the Revolution

Went West

An “American” success story

A decade of political leadership . . .

. . . and deadly political rivalry

Old Hickory

The Rise of the West

The Missouri CompromiseHenry Clay

The Height of “Good Feelings”James Monroe

John Quincy Adams

Expansion of the franchise

A Sectionalized Politics

The “Corrupt Bargain”

The First Modern Presidential Campaign

Martin Van Buren

The “Tariff of Abominations” and Nullification

Calhoun

Clay

The 2nd Bank of the United States

Nicholas Biddle

Jackson Vetoes the Bank

Pet Banks and the Specie Circular

The Panic of 1837