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Andrew Jackson
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The United States' seventh president: Andrew Jackson
An overview of Andrew Jackson.
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How the American Whig Party fell apart
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Images
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, oil on canvas by Thomas Sully, 1845; in the National Gallery of Art,...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.34
Jackson, Andrew
Illustration from John Frost's
A Pictorial Biography of Andrew Jackson
(1860)...
A Pictorial Biography of Andrew Jackson
by John Frost, 1860
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson with the Tennessee forces at Hickory Grounds, Alabama; hand-colored...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-pga-00295)
Battle of New Orleans; Jackson, Andrew
The Battle of New Orleans
, reproduction of an oil painting by E. Percy Moran,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZC2-3796)
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans
, lithograph by Kurz & Allison, c. 1890.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-pga-01838)
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson During the Battle of New Orleans
, illustration by Frederick...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: cph 3g06222)
Andrew Jackson's estate: The Hermitage
The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's estate in Tennessee; chromolithograph by Endicott...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ61-73)
Jackson, Andrew
A political cartoon from 1824 showing Andrew Jackson (“Old Hickory”) under attack...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
“HUZZA! For Gen. Jackson!!”
“HUZZA! For Gen. Jackson!!” Broadside advocating the election of Andrew Jackson as...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 229, Folder 10
Rachel Jackson
First lady Rachel Jackson, engraving by John Chester Buttre, 1883
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. 3a53325)
White House hostess Emily Donelson
Emily Donelson, photograph of oil portrait by Ralph E. W. Earl, 1830; painting in...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
White House reception
Satirical drawing of Andrew Jackson's first reception at the White House, from
The...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZC4-970)
Andrew Jackson
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson, engraving, c. 1860.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Prints and Photographs Division (reproduction no. LC-DIG-pga-02501)
“King Andrew the First”
Political cartoon accusing Andrew Jackson of monarchical ambitions, 1832.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
First Capitol Inauguration, 1829
; Andrew Jackson
Chief Justice John Marshall administering the oath of office to Pres. Andrew Jackson,...
Architect of the Capitol
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, oil on canvas by Asher B. Durand, c. 1800; in the collection of the...
Bettmann/Getty Images
Jackson, Andrew: cabinet nomination
Pres. Andrew Jackson's message nominating his cabinet, including Martin Van Buren...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Martin Van Buren
U.S. Vice Pres. Martin Van Buren, 1835.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-pga-01173)
John Calhoun
John Calhoun, detail of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, c. 1849.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Jackson
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson, hand-colored lithograph (1830) from a painting by William...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZC4-4563)
Robert Lindneux:
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears
, oil on canvas by Robert Lindneux, 1942.
SuperStock
Trail of Tears
Routes, statistics, and notable events of the Trail of Tears.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
“New Edition of MacBeth. Bank-oh's! Ghost”
“New Edition of MacBeth. Bank-oh's! Ghost,” political cartoon satirizing the Panic...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-19198)
White House
View of the east elevation of the White House, including the proposed North and South...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZC4-1495)
Andrew Jackson
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson, lithograph by Lafosse after a daguerreotype by Brady,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-pga-01956)
Andrew Jackson's home: the Hermitage
The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
© Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com
“Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson”
“Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson,” hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1845.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZC2-2239)
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, detail of an oil painting by John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1819.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964, (64.8), www.metmuseum.org
Andrew Jackson statue
Andrew Jackson statue based on his appearance after the Battle of New Orleans, Washington,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital. id. ppmsca 18037)
Powers, Hiram:
President Andrew Jackson
President Andrew Jackson
, plaster bust by Hiram Powers, modeled 1835; in...
Photograph by pohick2. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.58
Andrew Jackson.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Key events in the life of Andrew Jackson.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Interactives
Presidency of Andrew Jackson
At a glance: the Jackson presidency
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