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Jackson's Birth
On March 15, 1767 in Waxhaws, North Carolina, Andrew Jackson was born with his mom, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, and his dad, Andrew Jackson Sr. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
On March 27, 1814, on the Tallapoosa River, Andrew Jackson led the U.S. forces and indian allies to victory over the Creek Indian Tribe, ending the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
On January 8th of 1815, in New Orleans, Andrew Jackson lead the American forces in the last battle of the War of 1815. -
Election of 1824
On October 26th, 1824, in Massachusetts, John Quincy Adams won the presidential election because of a corrupt bargain, where he promised Henry Clay the position Secretary of State if Clay helped Adams to be president. -
Election of 1828
On Friday, October 31st, Andrew Jackson beat John Quincy Adams in the presidential election of 1828 with more electoral votes and popular votes than the rival candidate. -
Indian Removal Act
On May 28, 1830, in Mississippi, Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
In 1832, in New Echota, Georgia, Samuel Worcester led the Cherokee Indians in a fight to keep the land of their fathers, while John Marshall, with President Jackson's support were trying to relocate them to the Great Plains. This conflict led to the Supreme Court case of Worcester vs. Georgia, resulting in favor of the Cherokee Indians. -
The Bank War
On February 19, 1832, President Jackson vetoed the bill to reauthorize the bank, because he believed that it was an agricultural threat, and the paper money was untrusted by others. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1832, in the eastern U.S, South Carolina decided to declare that the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional, therefore nullifying it, because they believed they were unreasonable. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, in the southeastern region of the U.S, 16,000 Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land, and over 4,000 of these Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare.
