Encore: The Age of Jackson | Manifest Destiny | 6

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In 1845, newly inaugurated President James Polk made America’s westward expansion a centerpiece of his administration. Before long, the phrase “Manifest Destiny” was used to describe this growing sense of inevitability the United States would extend its territory across the entire North American continent. There was just one problem: Mexico was standing in the way.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
0:05.6	download the app today.
0:08.3	This summer, American History Tellers will present a special seven-part series on one of
0:12.4	the most pivotal and violent events in our nation's history, the Civil War.
0:16.9	But first, we're bringing you an encore presentation of a series about that war's origins.
0:22.0	This is the Age of Jackson.
0:35.7	Imagine this June 8th, 1845, in Nashville, Tennessee.
0:40.2	You hurry up the steps of a stately white mansion clutching your medical bag.
0:44.7	Rushing past the elegant columns, framing the Miranda, you pound on the front door.
0:49.4	The Hermitage.
0:52.6	A moment later, Black woman opens the front door, Hannah, the head of Jackson's household,
0:57.9	and a slave.
0:59.4	She recognizes you.
1:00.4	You've been here many times before.
1:02.3	She steps aside to let you in.
1:04.1	How is he?
1:05.1	It won't be long now, sir.
1:07.1	She leads you through the entry hall and into Jackson's bedroom on the first floor.
1:11.1	As you enter the room, you spot the portrait of his deceased wife Rachel over the mantle.
1:16.0	Jackson is lying in bed, his eyes closed, his face ashen.
1:20.6	You see it once that Hannah is right.
1:22.8	After years of poor health, the hero of New Orleans is facing his final days.
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