Jackson’s goals put the government in conflict with the more than 125,000 Native Americans who still lived...
Andrew Jackson
A favorite of Old Hickory, she made him seem kinder than he was. Why? Though he no...
The year 1824 was a political turning point in which none of the old rules applied. The...
Andrew Jackson and his supporters felt that the 1824 Presidential election had been stolen from him, which...
John Quincy Adams was the last of the “notables” that began with George Washington. Introduction Only twice...
Long before his campaign launched, ‘Old Hickory’s’ supporters were scrubbing his image. Sixty-five years ago, historian John...
Outlandish rumors helped elect Presidents Jackson and Van Buren and have been with us ever since. From...
The 1830 Indian Removal Act led to the displacement of the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Cherokee...
As the presidential election of 1828 approached, the nation’s emotions were running high. As the presidential election...
The outcome of the very close election surprised political leaders. The 1824 presidential election marked the final...
In the 1820s, political leaders and parties rose to popularity by championing the will of the people....
He claimed that he embodied the people in the same way that Louis XIV believed that he...