Rethinking Our History
In this new weekly show from the host of The Paranormal Lovers we take a look at some of histories less well known events. Why are they less well known? Because " History is written by the victors."
So we are here to look at the other side of the story, and to give people a starting point to learn about the true history of this country.
Rethinking Our History
Episode 12: Andrew Jackson Part 1:
So last week we looked at the forced removal of native nations from the southeastern US. One of the largest proponents of this removal was Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US.
But Jackson's life did not start out in circles of power. In fact tragedy would strike his family just weeks before Andrew was even born. And at the young age of 14 Jackson would become and orphan due to a series of events that set him up to be the man written about in history books.
But Jackson was no hero. He was an angry man who did not surrender to anyone, which did lead him to have a highly successful military career. To see how that carries him through his presidency, come back next week for part 2.
ROH EP 12 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Treaty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planter_class
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson
https://www.biography.com/political-figures/andrew-jackson
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Rise-of-Andrew-Jackson-2157712