Industrial Age · North America · Politics

1828

Jackson Elected

November 4, 1828

Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, beat John Quincy Adams in a campaign so filthy both candidates' wives were dragged through it. Jackson's wife Rachel died before the inauguration. His supporters said she had been killed by slander. The Age of Jackson had arrived, and the common man had a president.

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Before and after in North America

Before: July 4, 1826: Adams and Jefferson Die
After: May 28, 1830: Indian Removal Act

Before and after in Politics

Before: July 6, 1827: Treaty of London on Greek Independence
After: April 13, 1829: Catholic Emancipation

Era

Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Andrew Jackson