Talk:Andrew Jackson
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Actually JACKSONVILLE Florida (Home of the NFL's Jaguars) was named after the state's first governor, Andrew Jackson. The town's name changed from Talla Palatka, to its English translation, Cowford, to its cuttern name of JACKSONVILLE. The city crest sports the General on a rearing charger.
- There is, incidentally, still a town in Florida named Palatka. It has a paper mill and a smell which is difficult to describe without becoming profane. Koyaanis Qatsi
I read in several places that Andrew Jackson was a slave trader in his youth.
- "Jackson hated banks, all banks. But he especially hated the Second Bank of the United States, chartered by Congress in 1816. The root of his hatred probably stemmed from his near ruin as a young businessman (land speculator, slave trader, and merchant)." [1] (http://www.americanpresident.org/history/andrewjackson/biography/DomesticAffairs.common.shtml)
- "Many presidents who owned slaves found it abhorrent to sell one, even if they needed the money. Lincoln observed that many slaveowners would not shake the hand of a slave-trader -- a man who bought and sold slaves for profit. But for some years Jackson made part of his living doing just that." [2] (http://www.nas.com/~lopresti/rank.htm)
IMO, if that's true, it should be written in his "early years" part. Bogdan | Talk 12:43, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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Jackson's Honor Rank
Go to Talk:George Washington and look towards the bottom. Is Jackson #4?? If you don't know, then you may try to find out yourself using whatever Internet sites might be helpful. 66.245.68.140 23:07, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Re: Jackson
Andrew Jackson fought in the American Revolution at the age of 13.
Vandalism magnet
I've just reverted two incidences of vandalism - actually about five incidences, but two people - from US schools in the last half-hour or so. Any idea why this article seems to attract so much of it? It seems to be one of the worst offenders, not counting the "politically active" pages... Shimgray 18:09, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Jacksonian Era
This line was in the article when I encountered it:
Jackson became the symbol of an era in American history — sometimes called the Age of Jackson or the Jacksonian Era — an era seen as dominating the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War.
This suggests that the Jacksonian Era overshadowed the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson! I changed "American Revolution" to "War of 1812," which makes more sense. Funnyhat 20:19, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, definately. Revolution >> Federal Age >> Jacksonian Era >> Civil War/Reconstruction >> Guilded Age >> Progressive Era >> Great Depression >> World War II >> Cold War >> Now. --Bonus Onus 02:24, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)