Andrew Jackson

Born in the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina

During the War of 1812 (1812–15), Andrew Jackson defeated the Muscogee (Creek) in the Southwest and became a national hero after the Battle of New Orleans (1815). This reputation helped him win the 1828 presidential election. Historians debate who “won” the war— the United States or Britain; the latter had depended on Native American alliances, such as those with Tecumseh and his confederacy of Native nations. But they agree that Native Americans, who were dispossessed of their lands, lost the most. Half of the Muscogee territory (most of today’s Alabama) was surrendered to the United States.

Nacido en Waxhaw Settlement, Carolina del Sur

Durante la Guerra de 1812 (1812–15), Andrew Jackson derrotó a los muscogees (creeks) en el suroeste y se convirtió en héroe nacional tras la batalla de Nueva Orleans (1815). Esta fama lo ayudó a ganar la presidencia en 1828. Los historiadores debaten quién “ganó” la guerra, si Estados Unidos o Gran Bretaña, pues esta última se valió de alianzas con pueblos nativos, tales como la confederación de naciones indígenas bajo Tecumseh. Pero todos concuerdan en que los indígenas, desposeídos de sus tierras, fueron quienes más perdieron. La mitad del territorio muscogee (casi toda la actual Alabama) fue entregada a EE.UU.

John L. and Ann B. Sanders; gift to NPG 1985

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