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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
In 1812, Dadeville Alabama was going through the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, which was the moment where Jackson got his fame as the General of the War. -
Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans against the British, when the British attacked the American soldiers hid behind bales of cotton to stop the bullets. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams ran for president in the Election of 1824, which made Jackson furious because he believed John Quincy Adams had made a bargain with Henry Clay to become President. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and became the President of the U.S., which lead to the formation of the Democratic party and the Age of Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830, Jackson signed The Indian Removal Act, which allowed to pay the Native Americans to move/force them west. -
Worcester v. Georgia
in 1832, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court, which said Georgia had no right to interfere with them, but Jackson disagreed and said to Marshall, " Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it." -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, Congress passed a National Tariff that put a tax on imported goods, which angered the Southern States because it would hurt their economy, and response Jackson vowed to preserve the Union, This ended with the Nullification Act that lowered the tariff. -
War on Bank
In 1832, Jackson vetoed the renewal of the Bank's Charter declaring war on the Bank of U.S. which was thought to be unconstitutional; he decided to with draw all the money and place into different banks then proceeded to the Panic of 1837 where the nation went into a depression and lost jobs, land, could no longer afford food or rent. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, the U.S. sent the Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma on what is known as the Trail of Tears, which was a terrible, long journey where as many as 2000 Indians died.
