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1、美国总统7安德鲁杰克逊AndrewJackson:LoveHimorHateHim?playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-13:43repeatByVOA02April,2017VOALearningEnglishpresentsAmericasPresidents.AndrewJacksonztheseventhpresident,wasunliketheearlierU.S.presidents.Hisfamilywaspoor,hehadlittleeducation,andhelivedonwhatwasthenthewesternpartofthecountry.Ja

2、cksonbecamenationallyknownintheearly1800s-firstasafighteragainstNativeAmericantribes,andthenasageneralintheWarof1812againsttheBritish.Hisimageasamilitaryheroandmanofthepeoplemadehimapopularchoiceforthepresidency.ButcriticssaidJacksondidnotacceptanylimitsonhispower.Heisalsorememberedforsupportingslav

3、ery,andforforcingNativeAmericansfromtheirhomes.WildchildAndrewJacksonsparentswereimmigrantsfromIreland.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentbeforeAndrew,thethirdandyoungestson,wasborn.WhentheAmericancoloniesenteredawarofindependence,AndrewandhistwobrothersfoughtagainsttheBritish-althoughAndrewwastooyoungtobeare

4、gularsoldier.Andrewsoldestbrothersoondied.ThenAndrewandhisotherbrotherwerebothcapturedbyBritishsoldiers.OnecutAndrewsface,leavingascarthatremainedhisentirelife.ButAndrew,unlikehisbrother,survivedcaptivity.Ashorttimelater,Andrewsmotherbecamesickanddied.Byage15,AndrewJacksonhadnolivingimmediatefamily.

5、Hehadalreadystoppedattendingschool,buttaughthimselfenoughtobecomealawyer.HemovedtowhatbecameNashvillezTennessee,wherehedevelopedasuccessfullawcareer.Intime,heboughtlandandslaves.Jacksonwastallandthinzwithredhairandbrightblueeyes.SometimesJacksonwasplayful.Helovedtodance,holdparties,andplaygameswhere

6、hecouldwinmoney.Sometimeshewasviolent.Hewasknownforgettingangryeasily.Jacksonfoughtduelswithseveralmen.Inone,hekilledamanwhoinsultedhiswife.YetmanypeoplelikedJacksonspassionate,action-firstpersonality.BythetimetheUnitedStatesenteredtheWarof1812zJacksonhadbeenacongressman,senator,andjudge.Threenickna

7、mesJacksondidnothaveanyofficiallyrecognizedmilitarytraining.ButduringtheWarof1812,hevolunteeredintheTennesseemilitiaandquicklytookcontroloftroops.Manyofhissoldierscametorespecthim.Jacksonrefusedtogiveup,evenwhenthegovernmentorderedthemilitiatodisband.And,whensomeofthemenwantedtoleave,hethreatenedthe

8、mwithagun.Becausehewasuncompromisingandstrongasatree,soldierscalledJacksonOldHickory.AgroupofCreekIndiansgavehimanothername.Afterhedefeatedtheminbattle,JacksonnegotiatedatreatythatpunishedbothhisNativeAmericanenemiesandhisNativeAmericanallies.ThetreatywasmoreseverethantheU.S.governmenthadasked.Intim

9、e,itforcedtheCreeks-aswellasseveralothertribes-offtheirland.Themovewaspopularwithmanywhitesettlers.ItwaslesspopularwiththeCreeks,whocalledJacksonSharpKnife.Hisbest-knownmilitaryoperationwasinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Alarge,experiencedarmyofBritishsoldiersmovedtoattack.Jacksondefendedthecitywithasmallgro

10、upofuntrainedsoldiers.Hisgroupincludedvolunteers,freeblacks,CreoleszNativeAmericans,andpirates.JacksonsragtagtroopsnotonlydefeatedtheBritishforce,butsufferedonlyafewlosses.JacksondidntknowthatthebattlecameaftertheBritishandAmericanshadalreadyagreedtoendthewar.ButhisvictorytheregavemanyAmericansafeel

11、ingofpride.ItalsomadeJacksonfamous.HebecameknownacrossthecountryastheHeroofNewOrleans.StatueofAndrewJacksoninNewOrleans,LouisianaAmanofthepeopleVotersacrossthecountrysupportedJackson,too.Hewasespeciallywell-likedintheSouthandWest.ManyAmericanssawhimasamanofthepeople.Theybelievedhissuccesscamefromexp

12、erienceandhardwork,notwealthandfamilyconnections.Inthepresidentialelectionof1824zJacksonreceivedmorepopularandelectoralvotesthananyoftheothercandidates.But,becausenocandidatehadamajority,lawmakersintheHouseofRepresentativesdecidedtheelection.ThoselawmakerschoseJohnQuincyAdams,thesonofformerpresident

13、JohnAdams.Theywerepersuaded,inpart,becausealeaderinCongress,namedHenryClay,saidJacksondidnothavethetemperamenttobepresident.ImmediatelyafterQuincyAdamswon,heappointedClaysecretaryofstate.TheappointmentangeredJackson.HebelievedAdamsandClayhadenteredintoacorruptbargain.Inthenextpresidentialelectionfou

14、ryearslater,JacksondefeatedQuincyAdamsinalandslide.Andinthepresidentialelectionafterthat,hecrushedHenryClay.ApowerfulpresidentJacksonwantedtobeapowerfulleaderwhocontrolledalimitedfederalgovernment.Buthewantedthatgovernmenttohavepoweroverstategovernments.Forexample,JacksonrefusedtoletthestateofSouthC

15、arolinanullify,orignore,afederallawthatstateofficialsopposed.Jacksonsaidiftheyfailedtoobeythelaw,hewouldconsiderthemtraitorsandsendintroops.Intime,SouthCarolinaandCongresswereabletoreachacompromiseonthelaw.JacksonalsorefusedtoextendthecharteroftheNationalBank.Hebelievedthebankhelpedindustrialistsand

16、businessesmorethanfarmersandsettlers.Hismovewaspopularwithmanyvoters-especiallyfarmersandsettlers.ButJacksonsopponentswarnedagainstthebankveto.Theydisagreedwithhiseconomicplan,andtheyobjectedtohowhehadoperatedoutsideofCongress.SenatorscensuredJacksonforactingasifhedidnothavetofollowthelaw.Jacksonssupportersfoughtback.TheyremovedtheofficialcriticismfromtheSenat