| A | B |
|---|
| Ireland | homeland of the Jackson family |
| Continental Army | Jackson served as a courier |
| British soldier | hit Jackson with a sword |
| Rachel Robards | became Jackson's wife |
| Charles Dickinson | died in a duel with Jackson |
| dispute over a horse bet | the cause of the duel |
| War of 1812 | a war between Britain and the U.S. |
| Creek | an Indian tribe |
| Old Hickory | nickname for Andrew Jackson |
| Jean Lafitte | a French pirate |
| Andrew Jackson Jr. | a nephew adopted by the Jacksons |
| John Quincy Adams | defeated Jackson in 1824 |
| John Eaton | Jackson's Secretary of War |
| John Calhoun | Jackson's Vice President |
| Abolitionist | one who opposes slavery |
| The Trail of Tears | name for the removal of the Cherokees |
| Thomas Nast | a political cartoonist |
| Martin Van Buren | eighth President of the United States |
| Andrew Jackson | seventh President of the United States |
| spoils system | used by Jackson to reward his friends |
