7th President of the United States

Andrew Jackson

“Old Hickory”

In office

March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837

Party

Democratic

Home state

Tennessee

Lived

1767–1845

Days in office

2,922

In order

No. 7: after John Quincy Adams, before Martin Van Buren

Vice presidents

John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren

Key achievements & events

• Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815); first president from west of the Appalachians
• Signed the Indian Removal Act (1830), leading to the forced removals known as the Trail of Tears
• Vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States
• Faced down South Carolina in the Nullification Crisis (1832-33)
• Paid off the entire national debt (1835), the only time in U.S. history

Remember: A founder of the modern Democratic Party. He survived the first assassination attempt on a president when both of the gunman's pistols misfired.