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Andrew Jackson Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina. The impact is the birth of the 7th president of the United States. -
Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson Legal Marriage
Andrew Jackson and Rachel Jackson were legally married on 1/17/1794. Rachel had previously been married and their first wedding date was considered not valid because she wasn't divorced when Jackson and her orginally married. The impact to the country was that his marriage was the source of a political battle ground for Jackson's president compaign when Adams called his wife an adulter. -
Treaty of Fort Jackson ending the Creek War
August 9, 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson, signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson ending the Creek War. The Treaty provided for the surrender of twenty-three million acres of Creek land to the United States. The impact is land now mostly known as Alabama and parts Georgia. -
Final Major Battle of the War of 1812 -New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans occured on January 8, 1815. It was the final major battle of the War of 1812. General Andrew Jackson led the United States and defeated the British. The British were trying to take over New Orleans. Andrew Jackson became a hero in this war, which helped him eventually win the presidency. -
Presidential Election of 1824
American presidential election held in 1824 from October 26 to December 2, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority. Adams presidency was known for the "corrupt bargain" with Adams appointing Henry Clay to the Speaker of the House, who decided the presidency. This was the beginning of a two party system and the end of old style campaigning. -
Indian Removal Act signed by Andrew Jackson
Indian Removal Act was the law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 providing for the general resettlement of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River. From 1830 to 1840 approximately 60,000 Native Americans were forced to migrate. The route that the Indians traveled is known is the Trail of Tears. The impact is still extreme hostility of the Americans taking their land and many Indians dying of mistreatment and starvation on the Trail of Tears. -
Worcester vs. Georgia 1832
Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case regarding a prohibition of non-Indians living in Indian territories. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Worcester because they found the stateviolated his 14th Amendment rights. The impact is support of the 14th Amendment. Governemt can't interfer with a citizen’s right to pursue “life, liberty and happiness.” -
Bank War 1832
The Bank War given to the campaign begun by President Andrew Jackson in 1833 to delete the Second Bank of the United States after he had vetoed the bank bill in the summer of 1832. Jackson redirected deposits to many "pet banks". Jackson became the 1st and only president to be censured by Congress over this issue. By 1836, the bank was dissolved. The impact is great because is destroyed the credit system causing federal land to be paid for with cash. -
Nullification Crisis of 1832
December 10, 1832, President Jackson sent a statement to the people of South Carolina that disputed a states' right to nullify a federal law. Jackson's statement was written in response to an ordinance issued by South Carolina that the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 "are unauthorized by the constitution of the United States" This was conflict between Federal Government and States rights. The impact strengthened the Federal Government powers against the state. There was a comprise on a new tariff. -
Andrew Jackson Death
Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States, died on June 8, 1845 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 78. The impact was the death of one of the most influential presidents of the United States.
