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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Jackson was born on 1767, and was the first president born in a log cabin -
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Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson had enlisted in the Revolutionary army at the age of 13, and went on to become a war hero -
Battle of New Orleans
The Batlle of New Orleans was the last batlle that eneded the war of 1812, and had made Andrew Jackson a war hero. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
A batlle fought in central Alabame by Andrew Jackson commanding U.S. troops and indian allies. They defeated the Red Sticks, and indian tribe against expansion, ending the Creek War. -
Beginning of Election of 1824
The election between Jackson, Adams, Crawford, and Clay. Jackson ultimately won with 99 electoral votes, which came from mostly southern/western states. But he wasn't appointed president because he didn't get the majority of votes. The House of Representatives had to choose, and the chose Adams -
Beginning of Election of 1828
This election was a rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Adams. With no other major canidates, Jackson and his chief ally, Martin Van Buren, made thier bases in the South and New York, and defeated Adams -
Indian Removal Act
An act that authorized the removal of native americans from their homeland to lands west of the Mississippi River. They were relocated for the idea of Manifest Destiny and Gold. The march was nicknamed: "Trail of Tears". -
Worcester v. Georgia
A case in which Samuel Worcester accused the Georgia Criminal Statue that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Beginning of Bank War
A dispute between Jackson and Nathan Biddle, President of the 2nd National Bank. Jackson thought of it as unconstitutional and too powerful. He ended up killing the bank by blocking the renewal of the bank with the power of veto, and then transferrng all U.S. funds to other banks. -
Start of the Nullification Crisis
The Crisis was caused by high tariffs that protected only Northern goods. This hurt profits and increased prices for southerners. John Calhoun proposed the Nullification right. and threated the idea of secession. Jackson fought back with threats of sending troops to South Carolina and Hanging Calhoun. Henry Clay stepped in, and made the Compromise Tariff of 1833
