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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws regon between North and South Carolina to a poor family just weeks after his father's death. He had two older brothers who died before he reached the age of 14 along with his mother. -
Jackson Enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the Revolutionary Army at age 13 and played an important role as courier. It was near this time when he lost his whole family and was left alone in the world. It was also then when he was catured and slashed in the arm and head by a British officer. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was fought between the Creek Indians and Andrew Jackson's forces which included 100 Creeks. This battle ended the Creek War of 1813 with the Treaty of Fort Jackson and was an important step up in Jackson's life. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans would have been know as greatest America victory of the war of 1812, exept that it happened after the war was over. Andrew Jackson was the American comander who lead them to victory against the British, who were comanded by Leutenant General Pakenham. -
Election of 1824
This election was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The electoral vote tied. Even though Jackson won popular vote it went to the House of Representitves where Henry Clay, the speaker of the house, convinced people to vote for Adams, who won. In return Adams apointed Clay as vice president. In those days the vice president later became president so Jackson believed it was a "Corrupt Bargin" and it was the reason Adams lost the next election. -
Election of 1828
This election was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. It was a very voilent election and their was mudslinging on both sides, but because of what Jackson called, "The Corrupt Bargin" Adams lost, becoming the second president to serve only one term. -
Indain Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed the Indain Remval Act in direct opposition to the Supreme Court. This act sent them on a long walk from the East to places such as Oklahoma, out of their homeland. Many Natives died on this trip, so many that the Cherokee called it the Trail of Tears. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Georgia was intent on moving Native Americans out of their homeland to make way for white settlers. Instead of going to war the Cherokee decided to go about things the civlized way and got to court. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians, but of course Jackson didn't care and issued the Indian Removal act and removed the "Five Civilized Tribes." from their homelands and moved them west. -
The Nullification Crisis
In 1832 Congress passed a protective tariff that was way too high. South Carolina hated the "Tariff of Abominations" and refused to pay it, Jackson was against South Carolina mainly because Calhoun, his vice president, was a supporter. Things got so bad South Carolia threatened to secede. Nothing would have been solved if Henry Clay had not thought of a compromise to lower the tariff and give the president more power if a state threatened to secede again. -
The Bank War
Andrew Jackson hated the National Bank because he believed it to be to powerful and corrupt, he particularly targeted the president Nicholas Biddle. He felt that the Bank hurt the common man because it put power in the hands of very few people, all of which where rich. He vowed, "I will kill it." and that he did, by vetoing the bank's charter when it came time.
