Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, an American soldier and general, and a statesman who served in both houses of Congress. Jackson served as president for eight years and was known as a "man of the people." Sounds like a great presidency, right? Not necessarily; Jackson would become a somewhat controversial president. Andrew Jackson has written good and bad in his name. Whether it's getting Native Americans to march to their new homes, preventing a civil war, or starting a new political party, Jackson has a lot going on under his name and people's opinions of the seventh president comes and goes again today. In 1828, the election for President of the United States came down to two candidates. The sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, and American soldier and statesman Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams ran under the Federalist Party, while Andrew Jackson ran under the newly created Democratic Party. The Democratic Party was formed in 1792, but the name was adopted by Andrew Jackson when he ran in 1828 (Wormser). Andrew Jackson won with his newly formed Democratic Party and would be called and known by many things. King Andrew would become the nickname of the seventh president of the United States due to some of his actions. The trail of tears, the closing of the national banks and the way he governed were all bad things about him. However, as it turns out, Jackson is on the twenty dollar bill and he was the seventh president of the United States. This means that he is part of the history that makes up the United States of America and should be remembered for the good things he did, regardless of what he did. This means that he should be remembered for creating a successful political party, for his resemblance to the common man, and for the way he kept the country together when the north and south were sharply opposed..