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He was legally elected . His national standing came mostly from his heroic victory over the British in 1815. People who lived in areas threatened by Indians appreciated his success in putting down most of the threats. The population of the US was moving westward and the first presidents were all wealthy easterners from old families. Jackson who was from the West and his parents were poor immigrants from Ireland. This fact undoubtedly made Jackson seem more likely to understand the problems of people in the West.

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