Jackson, on his own, takes his militia into Florida and chases the Indians back across the border into Florida. However, he believed that British officials were behind the Indian attacks so Jackson arrested and hung a few British soldiers, cause a major crisis between the US and England. The charismatic Andrew Jackson gained a reputation as a fighter and defender of American expansion, emerging as the quintessential figure leading the rise of American democracy. Not surprisingly, Americanhistory is marked by a series of ages named after dominant men. Historians debate how vital Andrew Jackson’s role was in the age named after him. Most of the posts center on Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian politics, but they also address other topics, including teaching, writing, the Civil War, southern history, and the history of conspiracy theories. Two major events—the Panic of 1819 and the Missouri Compromise—undermined National Republican unity and paved the way for Andrew Jackson to become a major figure in American life.