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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina at the age of 0. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson. -
Jackson's Enlistment
At the age of 13, Andrew Jackson joined a regiment in The Continental Army. He was captured by the British and was nearly killed by a British officer who stabbed him with a sword for refusing to ppolish his shoes. -
Battle of Horshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson attacked the British at the front while Jackson's Native American friends attacked from behind. This led The Creek Nation to cede 23 million acres to the United States Government. -
Battle of New Orleans
Major General Jackson beat invading British army becoming national war hero. He stopped the British from capturing New Orleans and surrounding the U.S. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams became the 6th U.S. president, winning over Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. Although Andrew Jackson won the electoral and popular votes, no one had won the majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representaives chose the president, who was John Quincy Adams -
Election of 1828
Jackson was elected 7th president of the U.S. against John Calhoun. He won 61 to 46 -
Indian Removal Act
Jackson forced indians off of their land for more U.S. room. They took it to court and won, but Jackson kicked them out anyway. More than 1/4 of Indians died making the journey. The Cherokees called it "The Trail of Tears" -
Bank War Beggining
Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to renew the bank early, and when the charter for the bank expired, he didn't renew the bank charter. -
Nullification Crisis Beggining
Congress created a tax that made southern farmers mad. They thought it only helped the manufacturers. South Carolina threatened to secede from the United States -
Worcester vs. Georgia
Sam Worcester, a Native American. sued the state of Georgia, claiming that his family's forced removal was a violation of his Consttitutional rights. The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester, saying the laws violated the 14th Amendment. -
Nullification Crisis End
Congress and Andrew Jackson allowed the passing of a compromise tariff, createed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, that lowered the prices of tariffs -
Bank War End
Andrew Jackson ordered that government funds and revenues would now be put in 89 state banks, or "pet banks".
