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Who Was Andrew Jackson A Hero?
Many people would classify Andrew Jackson as one of the worst presidents in American history and same may even call him a villain. But I’m here to tell you why he may in fact be a hero. Andrew Jackson was a hero because he was a common man, had the Nullification Crisis, and expanded suffrage. Andrew Jackson was a common man, which pretty much means that he like everyone else. He was born in a log cabin, which was very common back then, to a poor family. He was self made man that was able to earn a great amount of money without anybodies help which attracted much attention from others. He was also considered a war hero since he had participated in many battles which ended in a success. The Nullification Crisis also know as the Tariff

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