His military exploits had captured the imagination of the nation. In the summer of 1822 the Tennessee legislature nominated Jackson for president and in 1823 they again elected him to the U.S. Senate giving him a national platform. He did not win the election of 1824, but he was determined to beat Adams in the election of 1828.
Nearing the age of 62, Jackson arrived in Washington D.C. for his inauguration. When he took office he rewarded his democratic "party of the people" supporters with cabinet positions, most of which were competent and honest. There was no specific name of his domestic or foreign program, but in foreign affairs Jackson scored two diplomatic triumphs, one with Britain and one with France, that ended long-standing disputes with those countries. .
In 1834 the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) was created as a permanent homeland for the native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River. By the end of Jackson's second administration the army had forcefully moved most of these eastern tribes to their new "home". The Black Hawk War of 1832 and the Seminole War that was renewed in 1835 represented the last efforts of the eastern Native Americans to retain their ancestral lands. Henry Clay called Jackson's Native American policy a stain on the nation's honor. However, Jackson's antipathy toward these peoples was typical of the frontier settler, and because this policy opened more land to settlement, most westerners supported it with enthusiasm. .
Another important event in Jackson presidency was the renewal of the Second Bank of the United States. Although this was to a large extent a privately owned bank, it had a government charter to regulate the flow of currency, control credit, and perform essential banking services for the Department of the Treasury. Of its 25 directors, only five were appointed by the government. Its stock was held by investors in America and abroad and by the U.
