Here's Jackson giving the B.U.S. the what-for.

Andrew Jackson was a pretty hardcore dude. He did whatever he wanted and didn't give a care what anyone else thought. He didn't even give a care when he basically broke the law by ignoring the decisions of the Supreme Court. Jackson began his long success at laying the smackdown in the post-War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans. The war was already resolved, but word of the cease of fighting hadn't reached Jackson. So Jackson owned the British right in the face, with some outrageous ratio of dead Britons to dead Americans (7 to 1?).

By this time, Jackson was a legend, but he didn't stop there. He got on the Democratic soul train for President and won. Some time later, he decided to kick the Native Americans out of the Southeast. The Supreme Court told him he couldn't do that, but out of his hardcore spirit, he did it anyway. U.S. troops forced them to Nebraska (?) on the Trail of Tears, which is now an annual excuse for bikers to hit the open road. This bike event closes up all the main roads of my hometown every year, which is a pain.

Andrew Jackson lived in a house called "The Hermitage," which is the same name as a museum in Russia. I'm unsure whether this is actually cool or not. Andrew Jackson vetoed just about everything Congress sent him, because he was just plain mad. In fact, he vetoed the nonsense out of the Bank of the United States simply because he didn't like the way things were going. So the B.U.S. died. In truth, Jackson took his personal rocket launcher and took out the B.U.S. himself. He's just that hardcore.


Jackson's antics were so crazy that he got on the cover of Life.

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