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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, but he was the first in many other ways.
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The terms Battle of The Petticoats, the spoils system and Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet all spawned from Andrew Jackson's presidency. Discover what they mean, and the scandal that surrounded them.
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Andrew Jackson's beloved wife, Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, died shortly before he took office.
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After famously surviving several attempts on his life, Andrew Jackson may finally have succumbed to lead poisoning from bullets lodged in his body.
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