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To: Pharmboy

Seems like the Battle of New Orleans took place after the war had been diplomatically closed out, but before fast enough communications. :')

Jackson split the old Democratic party, creating the Jackson wing of that party, which is the one that survives. Also, he was the last president until Lincoln to win reelection.


7 posted on 01/05/2006 10:15:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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To: SunkenCiv
He won the popular vote in 1824 as well. I've always seen AJ as the transition from the European Enlightenment based Founding Father presidents and a more strictly American approach.
11 posted on 01/27/2006 1:54:35 PM PST by Borges
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