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Andrew Jackson was born
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson, and he had two older brothers named Hugh and Robert. -
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Andrew Jackson Timeline
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Jackson enlists into Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the Revolutionary Army at the young age of 13. Sadly, he lost Hugh from heat stroke and he lost Robert from smallpox. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was one of the major battles during Andrew Jackson's leadership of the Revolutionary Army. He led the Americans to victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend against Chief Menawa's 1000 Red Stick Creek warriors. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle was fought between January 8th through Janurary 18, 1815. Andrew Jackson and a varied assortment of fighters engaged in a deadly assault against a superior British force, in which the Americans defeatd. -
Election of 1824
In the U.S. Presidential Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President, which was decided by the House of Representatives. It was said that this was the first election where the candidate with the most electoral votes didn't become president. -
Election of 1828
The U.S. presidential election of 1828 was basically a rematch between President John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Due to there being no other major cnadidates, Jackson was easily able to beat Adams. -
Indian Removal Act
The law enabled the president to negotiate with Southern Indian tribes for their removal from the territory west of the Mississippi in exchange for their homelands. This act enjoyed strong support from the non-indian people of the South, who were very eager to gain access to that land. -
Bank War
The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of recharting the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson had vetoed a bill calling for an early renewal of the Second Bank's charter, and he wanted to reduce the bank's economic power. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated the the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statue that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American land without a license was unconstitutional. It was stated that the federal government was the sole authority to deal with Indian nations. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, Congress passed a high protective tariff that made southen states incredibly angry. They felt that it only benefited the North, so they labeled it the "Tariff of Abominations".
