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Icon for www.si.eduinsider.si.edu · May 11, 2024

Knowing the Presidents: Andrew Jackson

However, banks could not meet the demand and began to fail, leading to the Panic of 1837. This had devastating effects on the economy throughout the course of his successor Martin Van Buren’s presidency. Legacy Andrew Jackson is of the most portrayed ...
Icon for www.c-span.orgc-span · Mar 15, 2025

Andrew Jackson

At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army and ... Jackson’s economy veered from a boom to the Panic of 1837, set into play by his de-chartering of the Second National Bank.
Icon for www.si.eduinsider.si.edu · May 13, 2024

Knowing the Presidents: Martin Van Buren

Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three months into Martin Van Buren’s presidency, the Panic of 1837 engulfed the country in its worst depression to date. Van Buren was largely ...
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Burials of 28 people Andrew Jackson enslaved found at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee

Archaeologists have found 28 graves of people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee. At the time of his presidency, from 1829 to 1837, Jackson enslaved 95 ...
Icon for www.pbs.orgPBS · Dec 6, 2023

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson ... leading to the Panic of 1837. "Martin Van Ruin" was not re-elected... Died: July 24, 1862, in Washington, D.C. 1837: Queen ...
Icon for www.pbs.orgPBS · Jun 1, 2014

Andrew Jackson

Closer to home, Jackson recognized the independence of Texas in 1837 and his administration instituted a policy of forced relocation of Native American nations. Although Jackson won more electoral ...