Andrew Jackson/ Elyse LeClair

  • Andrew Jackson's birth

    Andrew Jackson's birth
    On March 15 1767, Andrew Jackson was born, he was born in Waxhaw by Andrew and Elizabeth.
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle of Horseshoe Bend
    On March 27 1814, Andrew Jackson, in Alabama, beat the creeks in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, it helped end the creek war.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    In 1815 a battle broke out in New Orleans, Andrew Jackson had won this battle against the British and was considered a national hero.
  • Jacksonian Democracy

    Jacksonian Democracy
    In 1824, in the government, Andrew Jackson fought for the rights of the common man in what is known as Jacksonian Democracy, it’s major belief was to extend the protection and equal benefits to all white men and and the government should be for the democratic side.
  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    In 1824, in Washington, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams ran for presidency which caused the "corrupt bargain" which is when Adams made a deal with Henry Clay saying that if Clay helped him win the election, Clay could be the Secretary of State.
  • Nullification Crisis

    Nullification Crisis
    1n 1828, congress passed a law raising the national tariff, which put tax on goods from europe, which the south did it like, but the north did.
  • Election of 1828

    Election of 1828
    In 1828, in Washington, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and became the president of the U.S., which led to the formation of the Democratic political party and the Age of Jackson.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    in 1830, i’m Washington, Jackson signed the Indian removal act, which made the Indians move into the state of Oklahoma.
  • Worchester V Georgia

    Worchester V Georgia
    In 1832, Georgia got sued by the Cherokee in the supreme court case Worchester V Georgia which the court chose the Indians to win but Jackson overruled the decision and made the indians move.
  • War on Banks

    War on Banks
    In 1832, jackson vetoed the renewal of the bill declaring war on the bank of U.S. that he found unconstitutional, he killed off the banks by having deposits withdrawn and placed into smaller state banks.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    In 1838, the U.S. sent the Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma what is known as the Trail of Tears, which killed most of the Indians on the jouryney, leaving them to die from hunger, and exposure to weather.