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Jackson organizes a militia to remove Indian Tribes throughout the Southeast both by force and negotiation ("Ten Little Indians"). In the aftermath of a battle, he adopts a young Native American child named [[Lyncoya Jackson|Lyncoya]]. [[John Quincy Adams]], [[Henry Clay]], [[John Calhoun]], and [[Martin Van Buren]] are introduced as they express their concern over Jackson's unauthorized territorial expansion. Jackson rebuffs their pleas, explaining how he has driven out the French and the Spanish, while acquiring more land than [[Thomas Jefferson]].
The [[Battle of New Orleans]] transforms Jackson into a national hero. He becomes Governor of Florida and decides to [[1824 United States presidential election|run for United States President in 1824]]. Although he receives the most popular and [[
Days before the election, a [[United States Senate|Senate]] panel led by [[Henry Clay|Clay]] investigates Jackson's past wrongdoings and accuses Rachel of bigamy. Despite this, Jackson ends up winning the election and becomes the 7th President of the United States. However, the accusation of his rivals, along with the stress of the election, leads to Rachel dying of grief. He vows to use both his presidency and his wife's death as a mandate to "take this country back" ("Public Life").
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