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Jacksons Birth
Andrew Jackson is born in the Garden of the Waxhaws, South Carolina. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the army at age 13. With his brother Robert Jackson, who later died. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This was one of the major battles when Andrew Jackson was a leader of the Revolutionary Army. He lead the Americans to victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend against the Native Americans. -
Battle of New Orleans
Decisive American victory British forces withdraw completely from Louisiana. -
Election of 1824
The United States presidential election of 1824 was the tenth quadrennial presidential election and John Adams was elected. -
Election of 1828
It featured a re-match between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, the winner of the electoral college in the election of 1824. -
Indian Removal Act
The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. -
Worcester v. Ga
A case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis in 1832–33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government -
Bank war
Andrew Jackson disliked the National Bank and wanted to get rid of it because he thought it had too much power. So when the charter for the bank came for him to sign, he vetoed it.
