donbosco
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Andrew Jackson for his expulsion of the Cherokee in Western NC, his expansion of Democracy to poorer Americans, and his actions to delay the civil war.
Andrew Johnson for his mismanagement of reconstruction.
I'd say Jackson because of his expansion of Democracy that he hasn't gotten enough credit for lately. But in generations past, his legacy was up there in the realm of Jefferson and Madison.
The Presidential Trio certainly deserve mention...Jackson and Johnson for the things you mention and James K. Polk for presiding over the doubling of the size of the U.S.