Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States in 1829 to 1837. He served as a member of the U.S Representative, Senator, and lastly President. Jackson was the only president that paid off the national debt before he left the office. He represented the average people, which were white poor and rich people. The goal for his Indian Removal was expansion into the Southwest for southern planters.Jackson was the only president that used veto the most, which was 12 times.
In 1829, when Peggy O’ Neal Timberlake married John Eaton, women started gossiping about her. Her husband before John, committed suicide, so people thought that it was all because he found out about the affair Peggy and John had. This had almost caused problems for Jackson’s Cabinet. Then, Andrew Jackson took part in this and attempted to force the wives of his Cabinet members to accept her, but the Cabinet members mostly leave.
John Eaton was a U.S Senator at a young age and the Secretary of War from 1829 to 1831 during Andrew Jackson’s Presidency. …show more content…
He was also a state legislator in the 1830s. During his presidency, Lincoln removed the habeas corpus. His first step to end slavery was the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it only became effective in those states that were in rebellion. His Gettysburg Address in 1863, was a short speech, in which he said that the war they fought was fought for people’s equality and principles of liberty. After the war, when Robert E. Lee surrendered, days later Abraham Lincoln was shot on the back of his head by John Wilkes Booth, and