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Did Andrew Jackson made his life about fighting against the "common man"

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Jackson ran as the champion of the common man and as a war hero. He was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans of 1815, which was one of the few land victories of the War of 1812 and was actually fought after the peace treaty was signed.
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