In an election year, Jackson understood the political clout this could give his hand-picked successor, Martin Van Buren. Major Acts The only major piece of legislation passed during Jackson ... the ...

One of three children (all boys), Jackson grew up in near-poverty and received very little schooling as a child. His older brother Hugh died of heat stroke during ... Andrew Jackson is of the most ...

Andrew Jackson ... nation's seventh president that dominates the public imagination, an image that is taking a beating during the 2016 presidential campaign as Democrats cast off Jackson and ...