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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson is born in Waxhaws, between North and South Carolina. Andrew Jackson was the first president to be born in a log cabin. -
Andrew Jackson joins Revolutionary army
At the age of 13 Andrew Jackson joined the Revolutionary army. He is the only president to serve in both the revolutionary army and the army in the war of 1812 -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War where Jackso wanted to clear the Mississippi territory -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle was the last battle of the war. It occurred after the treaty of Ghent was signed because information was slow to cross the pond. ANdrew Jackson with a militia force defeated the superior England force. This victory thrusted Jackson to a national stage. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams is elected as the 6th president of the United States of America -
Election of 1828
The election of 1828, President Andrew Jackson was elected. He faced former president John Quincy Adams Jackson won by a landslide and became the 7th president of the United States -
Indian Removal Act
A law that authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
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Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–1837, also it was a dispute between South Carolina and the federal government -
Worcester v. Georgia
Was a supreme court case decided by John Marshall, that dealt with a cherokee indians and Georgia. The supreme court decided that the Cherokee Indians did have distinct sovereign powers, but they were still removed from Georgia. -
Bank War
The name of the movement in which Jackson wanted to destroy the second bank of America