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Jackson's Birth
He was born in the Waxhaws region beween North Carolina and South Carolina. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, but his father died before he was born. Andrew Jackson was a pioneer who started out with nothing. He died on June 8, 1845. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was fought in the Mississippi territory now known as Alabama. During this time Jackson was a Major General in the Tennessee Militia. The Battle of Horseshoe Bend effectively ended the Creek War. This was concluded by the Treaty of Fort Jackson. -
Battle of New Orleans
Since the Battle of New Orleans occurred after the Treaty of Ghent, the U.S wasn't aware the war already ended. Andrew Jackson was the U.S General in that battle. He achieved the greatest American victory of the War of 1812 by miraculously defeating the British. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford were all candidates. The finalists were John Q. Adams and Jackson. The House of Represenatives had to select the president since no candidate received the majority of electoral votes. Clay used his influence as speakerto beat Jackson. With Clay's help, the house chose John Quincy Adams as President. Jackson felt that Clay and Adams made a deal and secret that cost him the presidency. -
Election of 1828
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were the candidates. The campaign was the first true mud-slinging contest. Jackson received 642,806 popular votes, and John Guincy Adams received 501,967 popular votes. Jackson received 178 electoral votes, and John Q. Adams received 83 electoral votes. Andrew Jackson clearly won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
This act gave the President power to move Native Americans west of the Mississippi River. This journey was called the Trail of Tears because the tribes were forced to leave their homeland and journey west. A lot of the Native Americans died along the way. -
Worcester V. Ga
In 1830 Georgia made the Cherokee land part of the state, and also enforced state laws in the Cherokee nation. The Cherokees then turned to the U.S Supreme Court. The Chief Justice was John Marshall, and he ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. Andre Jackson, though, over ruled the Chief Justice. -
Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 really hurt the South. South Carolina declared the Tariff illegal by passing the Nullification Act. They even threatened to secede from the U.S if the Tariff wasn't taken away. Henry Clay came up with a compromise that lowered the Tariff, but the President was given more power to use force if a state threatened to secede. -
Bank War
Jackson didn't like the bank because he thought it was too powerful. Nicholas Biddle was the President of the Bank and, he was against Andrew Jackson. Jackson vetoed the bank when its charter was up for renewal. The National Bank was closed.
