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HIs exact birth site is unclear because at the time, his mother was making a difficult trip coming back from burying her husband(Andrew Jackson's father). It is believed he was born in the North/South Carolina area.
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Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army at age 13,while both his brothers were enlisted as well.
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During the War of 1812, Colonel Andrew Jackson led his troops to defeat the Red sticks, who were part of a creek tribe that opposed American expansion, in central Alabama, thus ending the Creek War.
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Major General Andrew Jackson defended New Orleans with his 5,000 troops defeating the 7,500 British, thus ending the war.
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In the Election of 1824, Jackson was running against John Quincy Adams, who won by a "corrupt bargain," because Henry Clay convinced Congress to vote for Adams. It was pushed to 1825 for the Electoral College to decide.
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After the Election of 1824, many of Jackson's supporters who greatly opposed Adams' unfair election, got many others to vote for Jackson, and won by a landslide when the Electoral College met on December 3, 1828.
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In 1830, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which declared that Indian tribes living in the Southwest area of the United States,be moved West.
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After the Indian Removal Act was passed, Samuel Worcester went into court, stating that Georgia did not have the right to take away Indain land (Mainly the Cherokee). He was later arrested for his opposition against Cherokee removal. Jackson commented that it was up to the court, and he had no say in this.
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After John Calhoun resigned from the Vice President's office, Jackson put into the effect the Tariff of 1832, which basically started the Nullification Crisis.
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Jackson believed that the National Bank had too much power, especially since it was run by officials who weren't elected by the people, and were being unfair. He ended the bank by vetoing its re-charter bills.
