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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767 in a town called Waxhaws, on the border of North and South Carolina. -
Jackson Enlisted into the Revolutionary Army
At the age of 13, Andrew Jackson drops out of school and joins the Revolutionary Army. -
Batttle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was between Andrew Jackson's troops and a group of Native Americans known as the Creeks. With the victory, Andrew Jackson hoped to push the Creeks out of the land and open it to American settlements. Hours later, Jackson emerged victorious and the Creeks were forced to relocate and give their land to American settlements. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans occoured about one month after the War of 1812 ended. Communications were not fast enough, so the soldiers in New Orleans did not know that the U.S. had already stopped fighting. The Battle of New Orleans was one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson led a group of ragtag soldiers against a superior British force and won, apotheosizing him. -
Election of 1824
The Election of 1824, or the "Corrupt Bargain" was the first election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. At first, they were running against two other canidates, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay, but the race eventually dropped down to John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Clay used his position as Speaker of the House to support Adams because they were in the same poilitical party. Andrew Jackson thought this was unfair, so it became the "Corrupt Bargain". -
Nullification Crisis
The nulification crisis dealt with the Tariff of Abominations. The Tariff of Abominations was a protective tariff and hurt farms in the south because they needed to import goods from European countries. The original intent of the Tariff of Abominations was to sabotage John Quincy Adams's presidency. Jacksonians pushed this law through Congress, hoping to show that John Quincy Adams was favoring his home region over the south and the west. It ended up backfiring on Jackson's presidency. -
Election of 1828
This election was the re-match between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. It is known as the first election that was greeted with malice on both sides. John Quincy Adams was accused of misusing public funds and was also labeled as being corrupt in the Election of 1824 by Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams returned the favor by accusing Andrew Jackson of murder and dueling. Jackson won this election by a landslide, even with the rumors from the Republican party. -
Bank War
President Jackson believed that the National Bank held too much power, so when the Second Bank asked for the renewal of their charter, Andrew Jackson vetoed it. He later announced that no federal funds would be placed in the federal bank, and began depositing them into state banks. The president of the bank then reciprocated Jackson's actions by suspending loans from farms Although the president of the bank's actions were disruptive, the charter expired in 1836 and Jackson won the Bank War. -
Indian Removal Act
This act allowed Andrew Jackson to push Native Americans off of the lands west of the Mississippi. Some tribles moved peacefully and without argument, but other tribes fought the United States government to stay on their land. Eventually, the governmet forcibly removed all Native Americans, and the trail that the Native Americans left on became known as the "Trail of Tears". About 4,000 Cherokees died on this trail. -
Worchester vs. Georgia
In this case, Sam Worchester lived declared "Indian territory" without a licence. Because he did not have a licence, the state of Georgia arrested him along with six others. Worcester stated that this forced removal was violating his rights and did not believe that Georgia had the power to enfore the law on land that was not rightfully theirs. Cheif Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Sam Worcester because by arresting him, Georgia was violating his 14th Amendment rights.
