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Jackson Birth
Andrew was born on March 15th 1767. When he was president he was 61 years old when he became president. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend Revolutionary Army
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was between May 9th 1814 and January 18th 1815. This was a major battle in the war of 1812 because who ever won the battle got control of the Mississippi river. The Americans won. -
Election of 1824
The Election of 1824 was the election between John Quincey Adams and Andrew Jackson. Some one bribed Adams that he could get the House of Representatives to vote for Adams if he gave that person a spot in his cabinet. Adams won the election and Jackson called it "The Corrupt Bargain" -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was between Adams and Jackson again. This time Jackson won the election by a land slide because he told everyone that he was for the common people and that Adams cheated last debate. -
Bank War
The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States (BUS) during the Andrew Jackson administration (1829–1837). -
Indian Removal act
An Act by congress to 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
The United States Supreme court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis in 1832 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government.