Because that is what he was.
He started with no family, wealth or connections. No one paid to give him an education and nobody paved his way to national prominence. He was able to marry a woman that had some family connections, but that was due to his own charm and initiative. He did not start with any advantages except his own looks and intelligence.
thomas jefferson
Andrew Jackson..
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the first president who not a founding father from an old aristocratic family. He was the first from the frontier and the first who had never been to college. Later presidents such as Truman have also been called by this description.
Andrew Jackson
he was a lawyer
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the first president that was not born into wealth and considered himself a spokesman for the common man. He was known as the "Common Man's President" and "Champion of the Common Man."
Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel long before he was president .
he was a man
The common man.
Yes