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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Red Sticks began attacking the white settlers. It was one of the most savage attacks, the Fort Mims Massacre of 1813. The prompted outrage in the Southern states. On March 4 was when Andrew Jackson led 3,000 men to attack on the Creek fortress. More than 800 Creek were killed and 500 women and children were taken as a prisoner. -
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Battle of New Orleans
The British planned to invade New Orleans. A seaport considered the gateway to the United States. If they could take hold the Crescent City, the British Empire could gain dominion over the Mississippi River and hold the trade of the entire American south under it's thumb. -
Rachel Donelson Jackson Dies
Rachel died from a heart attack at age 61. -
Inauguration of President Jackson
The first ceremony that took place on the Eastern porch of the Capitol Building. -
Jefferson Day Dinner
Jefferson revealed his position at Jefferson Day Dinner. The president expressed his sentiments with a toast, he said " Our Union: It must be preserved". Then Calhoun responded to Jackson's challenge so he offered the next toast and said "The Union, next to our liberty, most dear. May we always remember that it can only be preserved by distributing equally the benefits and burdens of the Union". -
Jackson Signs Indian Removal Act
In 1828 gold was found in Georgia and Whites already wanted the Cherokee lands in Georgia. When the gold rush began more white settlers went to the state and they were putting pressure on the Native Americans. When the Indian Removal Act was singed the land from the East was exchanged for land in the West which was considered less valuable. The treaties wuld authorize the government to evacuate all the Native Americans, when that was done their would be millions of acres for the white settlers. -
Jackson Vetoes Bank Bill
Jackson vetoed the bill "re-chartering" the second bank by arguing that the form that was presented to him opposing "justice", "sound policy" and the Constitution. The banks charter were unfair so Jackson argued in his veto message that it gave the bank too much power. Especially in the markets that moved financial sources around the country and out of other nations.The market's power increased the bank's profit. Jackson claimed that were mostly "foreigners" and their "our own opulent citizens". -
Jackson Issues Nullification Proclamation
His proclamation was written in response to and issue by South Carolina convention that declared the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 were unauthorized by the Constitution of the United States. After he issued his proclamation, Congress passed the Force Act that authorized to use military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts. -
Congress Passes the Force Bill
The legislature of South Carolina voted to ignore the federal law that of the tariff of 1832. President Andrew Jackson had the Congress pass a measure, the Force Bill, to force South Carolina to stick to the federal law. The Force Bill authorized Jackson to use the military to carry out the law. -
Start of the Trails of Tears
The Cherokee were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate in the area of the present-day Oklahoma. They called it the "trail of tears" because of the The Cherokee were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate in the area of the present-day Oklahoma. They called it the "trail of tears" because of the devastating effects.
