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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson and his soldiers won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Andrew Jackson wanted to clear the Mississippi Territory for American Settlement. -
Battle of New Oreleans
The British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by defeating the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States. It ended on January 18th. -
Rachel Donelson Jackson Dies
Rachel Donelson Jackson died because of a heart attack at The Hermitage. She died right before Andrew Jackson's inauguration. -
Inaguration of President Jackson
The inauguration made Jackson the 7th president of the United States. The inauguration marked the beginning of the first 4 year-term of Andrew Jackson as president. -
Jefferson Day Dinner
Jefferson Day Dinner is the annual fundraising celebration, it is hosted by the Democratic Party organizations. -
Jackson Signs Indian Removal Act
This law allowed Andrew Jackson to remove southern Indian tribes to use their land, in exchange for federal territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Jackson Vetoes Bank Bill
Jackson rejected this bank bill becaue he thinks that the privileges possessed by the banks are unauthorized by the Constitution. -
Jackson Issues Nullification Proclamation
The Nullification Proclamation was written by Edward Livingston and issued by Andrew Jackson. It was made in response to South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification, in the middle of he Nullification crisis. -
Congress Passes the Force Bill
The Force Bill allowed Jackson to use the navy and the army to enforce the acts of congress if necessary. -
Start of The Trail Of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands. The removal included members of the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern U.S. to an area west of the Mississippi River that was chosen as Indian Territory.
