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The show opens when the cast, dressed as 19th-century American cowboys and prostitutes, take the stage. They are led by [[Andrew Jackson]]. They sing about their eagerness to strip the English, Spanish, French, and, most importantly, the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], of their land in the [[United States|US]]. Along with this, they sing of the desire to bring political power back to the public and away from the elite ("Populism Yea Yea").
Jackson's childhood is shown in the [[Tennessee]] hills during the late 18th century. His family and the local shoe cobbler die of cholera and an Indian
Jackson is then shown as a young adult, regaling local tavern goers with his short meeting with [[George Washington]]. He is interrupted and attacked by several Spaniards. Jackson defeats them, but is injured in the process. A woman named [[Rachel Jackson|Rachel]] helps him to recover from his injuries. They fall in love during his recovery and eventually marry, though Rachel is not yet divorced from her current husband ("Illness as Metaphor"). At the end of the song, news comes that British, Indian, and Spanish forces are making advances into American territory. Meanwhile, the US government continues to do nothing to stop the attacks. Jackson realizes that if he wants this cycle to end, he must change things himself ("I'm So That Guy").
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