WI: Andrew Jackson killed in the Battle of New Orleans

Exactly what it says in the title. What are the ramifications if Andrew Jackson died in the Battle of New Orleans. To keep the battle itself as close to OTL as possible let's presume he is wounded and succumbs to the wound after the battle. Other than him becoming an American martyr what happens without a Jackson presidency or his actions in the Seminole War?


Edit: I tried searching for this to see if its been done but couldn't find anything, so if its been answered and I overlooked it I don't mind a link to the relevent thread as a response.
 
Exactly what it says in the title. What are the ramifications if Andrew Jackson died in the Battle of New Orleans. To keep the battle itself as close to OTL as possible let's presume he is wounded and succumbs to the wound after the battle. Other than him becoming an American martyr what happens without a Jackson presidency or his actions in the Seminole War?


Edit: I tried searching for this to see if its been done but couldn't find anything, so if its been answered and I overlooked it I don't mind a link to the relevent thread as a response.

If the Yanks still won the battle, it wouldn't changed anything, Jackson might be remembered like James Wolfe or Horatio Nelson.
 

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Davey Crockett probably becomes the champion of the backwoods farmer - without most of Jackson's worst parts, I would imagine.

I'd agree. Nowdays, we often think of the Fess Parker version of Davy Crockett, a folksy, Disney hero. The real Crockett, while being really media savvy for his day playing up the folk hero, was fairly sharp. Relations with the indigenous peoples might have developed differently too. Crockett, while he had fought the indians, also didn't much care for the idea, and had more respect for the various nations than many of his time.
 
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Boone died in 1820, too soon to replace Jackson for president.

Although a TL with Boone as President would be interesting. How would he handle things in 1800 if he ran and won? You'd have to butterfly thigns to get him more into politics, but it could happen, I suppose.
 
Read the first couple posts. Its interesting and I'll look at it more when I have time but I was thinking more about the effects of Jackson dying and less on a lost Battle of New Orleans.

Well, 1824 is probably still four-cornered, but with Calhoun as the fourth man rather than Jackson.

While certainty is impossible, I'd expect Clay to pick up enough western states to be sure of at least third place if not higher. So he could well be elected in the House. After that, your guess is as good as mine.
 
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