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== Other sources ==
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*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/aj7.html Jackson's White House biography]
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Andrew Jackson
File:Andrew jackson head.gif
7th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
Vice PresidentJohn C. Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)
Preceded byJohn Quincy Adams
Succeeded byMartin Van Buren
Personal details
BornMarch 15, 1767
Waxhaws area of South Carolina, USA
DiedJune 8, 1845
The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Widowed. Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (niece Emily Donelson Jackson and daughter-in-law Sarah Yorke Jackson were first ladies)

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767June 8, 1845) was a hero in the War of 1812. He became the seventh President of the United States of America. He was the first Democrat and is on the Twenty Dollar Bill.

He is famous for forcing Native Americans to move west in the Trail of Tears & around Florida everglades. He opposed the Bank of the United States. He is one of Bill Clinton's favorite historical figures.

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