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U.S. presidential administration from to

"Age of Jackson" redirects here. For the Pulitzer Prize-winning book about this topic, see Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

The presidency of Andrew Jackson began on March 4, , when Andrew Jackson was inaugurated as 7th President of the United States, and ended on March 4, Jackson took office after defeating incumbent President John Quincy Adams in the bitterly contested presidential election.

During the presidential campaign, Jackson founded the political force that coalesced into the Democratic Party during Jackson's presidency.

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Jackson won re-election in , defeating National Republican candidate Henry Clay by a wide margin. He was succeeded by his hand-picked successor, Vice PresidentMartin Van Buren, after Van Buren won the presidential election.

Jackson's presidency saw several important developments in domestic policy.

A strong supporter of the removal of Native American tribes from U.S. territory east of