This new and undeveloped country gave him the arena and the greatest opportunity to be found anywhere on the Continent of America for him to display his peculiar and remarkable talents. It was to the beautiful valleys of the Tennessee and the Cumberland that this mighty man of destiny wended his way at the age of 20 to write his name imperishably upon the pages of history. His talents and his courage were such that he was soon known in tbisnew land as the great pioneer. and the emigrants looked to him as their leader and their protector. When the State of Tennessee was formed in 1796 Jackson was elected Its first Representative in the Congress of the United States. One year later lie was elected a Senator from Tennessee.
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