Before he became the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson was a hot shot lawyer in Tennessee, which…
In 1828 Congress passed a new tariff that doubled the rates for certain exports up to 45%, beginning what is…
Candidates: Presidential: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee); John Quincy Adams (Massachusetts); William Crawford (Georgia); Henry Clay (Kentucky) Vice-Presidential: John Calhoun (South Carolina);…
COMMENTARY | The seventh President of the United States was known as "Old Hickory" for good reasons. Andrew Jackson was…
The rise of populist discontent following the 1824 presidential election, in which John Quincy Adams won the presidency in a…
Candidates: Democratic Party: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee) and John Calhoun (South Carolina) National Republican Party: John Quincy Adams (Massachusetts) and Richard…
Bringing a close to the "Era of Good Feelings," the presidential election of 1824 brought to scholarly attention some potential…
The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest museums in the South that focuses on the history of the…
The Second Bank of the United States and the two term presidency of Andrew Jackson present one of the first…
James Polk was seemly unambitious for a man who served in so many public offices. At the onset of the…
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