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Jacksons Birth
Jackson was born in Waxhaws at the end of the conlonial time period. Born to a family of scot-irish people which his parents died when he was very young. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary War
Jackson joins the war which is where he proves his presidency. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was fought during the war of 1812 in the mississippi teritory near what is now alabama. -
Battle of New Orleans
Final battle of the war of 1812 fought in Lousiana. Battle lasted about a month before it ended. -
Election of 1824
This election was mainly between Jackson and Adams. This election created the idea of the spoils system which is where jobs are given to people who help campaign and side with a canidate. -
Election of 1828
In this election it was almost as if it were a rematch between Adams and Jackson. However, again Jackson won the election by a landslide. -
Indian Removal Act
A law passed by Jackson that removed the indians from the south and sent them to the other side of the mississippi river. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Supreme Court case that took place deciding that nonnative americans cannot go onto indian territory without a license. -
Nulification Crisis
Crisis created by the South Carolina's 1832 ordinance of nulification. This crisis created by protective tarriffs because the south did not like them. -
Bank War
The political difference in oppinion on how the bank should be run while Jackson was president.
