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Battle of New Orleans
On Jan. 8, 1815 Andrew Jackson and his troops battled the british in the last battle of the war of 1812, because communication was slow and his troops didn't know that the peace treaty had already been signed. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Jackson won the popular vote, but no canidates recieved the majority of the electoral college votes, so the house of representatives had to choose the president and by a corrupt bargain Adams won. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, the democratic-republican party split, the republicans supported adams, but the democrats supported Jackson. In the election Jackson got most votes for his support for states rights, and won the election -
Jacksonian Democracy
In 1828, Jackson became president, and during his presidency Jackson did many great things like fought for suffrage and started westward expansion. -
Indian Removal Act
On May 28th 1830, Jackson was authorized to negotiate with indian tribes for their removal on federal land west of the mississippi river in exchange for their ancestral home, this led to westward expansion -
Worcester v. Georgia
In 1832, Worcester filed a case against georgia, because he claimed that his familily's forced removal was a violation of his constitutional right. Cheif Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester, but he still had to move. -
Bank War
In 1823, Jakcson vetoed Nicholas Biddle's bill to e-charter the bank, becasue Jackson believed that the national bank was too powerfull. He then put all the federal money into "pet-banks" and this resulted in a financial recession -
Spoils System
During his presidency, Jackson believed in the removal of officeholders of the rival party on democratic grounds, and he wanted to give as many common folk a chance to be part of the national govenrment as possible. -
Nullifaction Crisis
In 1832, Jackson declared that nullification was unconstitutional, because states suffred from the tarrif of 1828, this eventually led to the southern states secending -
Trail Of Tears
In 1835, the indians were forced to give their land East of the mississippi river away and migrate to Oklahoma, this journey where and estimated 4,000 people died is known as the trail of tears
