http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson See pictures from the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-25T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo1 President Andrew Jackson is born in a backwoods region between North and South Carolina to Irish immigrant parents on March 15, 1767. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo2 In a famous tale, Andrew Jackson at the age of 13 defied the British soldier who ordered him to clean his boots during the Revolution. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo3 Andrew Jackson's first lady was is wife Rachel. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo4 Jackson joined the military, eventually becoming a General in the War of 1812. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo5 Early in the War of 1812, he earned the grudging respect of his soldiers, and the nickname "Old Hickory," when he refused an order to disband his troops. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo6 General Andrew Jackson and his troops won the decisive Battle of New Orleans in the waning moments of the War of 1812. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo7 His bold leadership, humble background and relentlessness at New Orleans led him to become a national hero. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo8 He was defeated by John Quincy Adams in his first presidential campaign in 1823, but turned around and beat Adams four years later. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo9 For his humble beginnings, Jackson’s presidential legacy endures in the phrase "Jacksonian Democracy" -- the idea that American politics should involve the greater participation of the "common man." http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo10 He vowed to end political corruption, proposed federal policies to limit the power of wealthy elites and facilitated settlement of the American frontier. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo11 As president, when an attempted assassination failed, Jackson beat the perpetrator with his walking stick. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo12 As a proponent of a powerful executive, opponents branded Andrew Jackson a dictator as in this political cartoon, titled "King Andrew I." http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo13 Jackson was a slave-holding Southerner, and is term is known for his persecution of Native Americans and Mexicans. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo14 After serving two consecutive terms as president, Jackson retired to his Tennessee estate, The Hermitage, and died at age 78. http://www.history.com/photos/andrew-jackson/photo14