The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . , and this was the mostbrilliant part of his career. Ateighty years of age he was stillcalled The old man died in the Capitol at Wash-ington in 184S. In 1828 Andrew Jackson, ofTennessee, was chosen President,taking office in March, 1829. He was re-elected in 1832,and held office in all for eight years. Jackson was bornin North CaroHna in 1767. He joined the Revolution-ary army in South Carolina when he was but fourteenyears old. He studied law and settled in Nashville,Tennessee. He was a member of the
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . , and this was the mostbrilliant part of his career. Ateighty years of age he was stillcalled The old man died in the Capitol at Wash-ington in 184S. In 1828 Andrew Jackson, ofTennessee, was chosen President,taking office in March, 1829. He was re-elected in 1832,and held office in all for eight years. Jackson was bornin North CaroHna in 1767. He joined the Revolution-ary army in South Carolina when he was but fourteenyears old. He studied law and settled in Nashville,Tennessee. He was a member of the United StatesSenate and judge of the Supreme Court of Tennesseebefore he became distinguished as a soldier. Hismilitary achievements are told in a previous chap-ter. He was President of the United States from1829 to 1837. As the first President that had risenfrom the ranks of the common people, he was\ very popular, and was supposed to represent theAmerican ideas of the time. He was called OldHickory by his admirers. NDREW JACKSON. JACKSONS XrME. FROM MONROE TO VAN BUREN. 273. Jackson was a man sincerely patriotic and honest, characterbut self-willed and of a violent temper. He was the first who turned out of government office the menwho were opposed to him, appointing- his own friendsin their places. He vetoed a great many acts of Con-gress. He succeeded inbreaking down the UnitedStates Bank, which, up tothat time, had kept the pub-lic moneys. He vetoed al-most all the measures pro-posed for the promotion ofroads and other internalimprovements by the Gen- THE HERMITAGE eral Government, holdingthat the Federal Government had no right to tax thepeople for such enterprises. Jackson set his face againstthe doctrine advanced by John C. Calhoun, of SouthCarolina, in his time, that a State could nullify a lawof the United States. The business of the governmentwith other nations was conducted during Jacksons ad-ministration with great spirit and abilitv, and the co
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