Was Andrew Jackson a Good President or a Bad President?

By Staff WriterLast Updated Apr 4, 2020 2:40:39 PM ET
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By most accounts, Andrew Jackson is considered by historians as a good president and highly influential. Jackson was the seventh president, serving two terms from 1829 to 1837.

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