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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born to a recently immigrated scottish/irish family. He was born in Waxhaws region between North and South Carolina. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the army at age 13. He took part in the Battle of Hanging Rock, and was imprisoned by the British during this war. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This was near Daviston, Alabama. It was the final battle of the Creek War, which was a part of the War of 1812. The American troops, lead by General Andrew Jackson, defeated the small force of upper creek. -
Battle of New Orleans
Jackson was the only thing in the way of the British when they were trying to take over New Orleans. This resulted in the Battle of New Orleans and Jacksons side eventually won, which resulted him in singing Yankee Doodle. -
Election of 1824
The election was between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. Adams made a deal with Clay that was supposed to make Adams win, but the people thought it was unfair, so Jackson was elected. The House of Representatives sadly rejected Jackson, so it was passed back to Adams. -
Election of 1828
This election was unique because the nominations were from the state legislators and conventions. The election was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Each individual tried to sabatoge the other, but in the end, Jackson won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson. This forced the Indians to move and settle west of the Mississippi River. He forced them to do this so he could gain the land that they were settling in that was within exsisting state boarders. -
Worcester v. Georgia
This Supreme Court case maintained that Indians had a right to remain in Georgia. Worcester was a native from Vermont, who was sent to work with the Cherokee. He eventually became good friends with them, and helped them try to rebel against Georgia. -
Bank War
This was a war that went from 1832-1836.The bank was created to regulate economic policies, but Jackson hated it because he thought it was too powerful. When the charter was up for renewal, Jackson vetoed the bank. -
Nullification Crisis
The Tarrif of 1832was designed to protect U.S. industries by increasing tariffs on goods from Europe, but this ended up hurting the South because Southern Planters depended on trade with Europe. South Carolina declared the Rariff illegal by passing the Nullification Act, and threatened to secede.The crisis was resolved by a compromise that lowered the tariff, but gave the president more power to use force if a state threatened to secede.
