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Andrew Jackson was a general from Tennessee that won a series of battles that gained him national fame. His greatest victory happened after the war was over. His troops defeated a superior British force at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815. Also, Jackson's banking policy started a panic and depression in 1837. He caused the Treasury Department to issue an order that made only gold and silver acceptable payment for public land. The order sent people rushing to banks to trade paper currency for gold and silver. Soon, many banks stopped accepting all paper currency.

"Andrew Jackson." //History.com//. A&E Television Networks. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. Danzer, Gerald A. //The Americans//. Orlando, Fla.: Holt McDougal ;, 2012. Print.