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Andrew Jackson/Nithila Thangaraju
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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws region between South and North Carolina. His birth was 3 weeks after the sudden death of his father. -
Jackson Enlists in Reveloutionary War
Jackson military skills is what gained him popularity when he was running for president. He was experienced in commanding the military and fighting in battles. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson led his forces against the Red Sticks who were part of the Creek tribe. The Red Sticks opposed American Expansion. Jackson won ending the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
In the summer of 1814, Britain started an invasian force in America to gain control of the Mississippi River and get the commerce route to the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. sent a message to Andrew Jackson to help the U.S. Jackson went to New Orleans to plan a defense and launched a meesage to Britain that he was ready to fight by making an attack at the Britain troops. The poor leadership and swampy terrain led to Britain's downfall and the U.S. declared victory. -
Election of 1824
There were 4 people running for president, but because there were so many canidates, the men couldn't get enough votes. Henry Clay used his position as Speaker of House to get John Quincy Adams votes for president in exchange for Adams appointing Clay as Secretary of Treasure. -
Election of 1828
This was re-match against Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, but Jackson used what John Quincy Adams did in the previous election,"The Corrupt Bargain", to get himself more votes. Jackson won by a landslide. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson passed this law which authorized the president to negotiate with the southern Indian tribes. The Indians would move west of the Mississippi River in exchange for there ancestral homelands. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, Congress passed a tariff on imported goods. The South saw this as unfair because it would negatively affect the economy. In 1832, South Carolina declared the tariffs null and vois and threathened to leave the UNion with the Ordinance of Nullification. The North and South were soon able to reach a compromise. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The case stated that the government had no right to take possession of Indian tribal land or criticize their laws. Andrew Jackson did not disagree with John Marshall's final decision. Andrew Jackson was very reasonable about what the federal government had the power to do. -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson disliked the national bank because he felt the bank had too much power. He believed that the bank had the power to control people's lives. Andrew Jackson got rid of the banks by refusing to renew the bank's contract with the U.S.
