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Jackson's Birth
Jackson was born and later settled down in Nashville, TN. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Location near Dadeville, Alabama
Result Decisive U.S. & allied Native American victory -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was an American victory that never had to happen. Forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated the British forces on January 8, 1815, This battle is interesting because the British lost more than 700 dead and 1,400 injured while the Americans lost only 8 dead and 13 wounded. -
Election of 1824
The Election of 1824 clearly showed that the "era of good feelings" had come to an end. All the candidates were Democratic-Republicans. The candidates included: John Quincy, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford, and John C. Calhoun. -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was unique in that nominations were no longer made by Congress, but by conventions and the state legislatures. John Quincy Adams was re-nominated by forces then calling themselves the National Republicans. The Democratic Republican (soon to be simply Democratic) opposition was posed by Jackson and his vice-presidential candidate, John C. Calhoun. -
Indian Removal Act
The act authorized him to negotiate with the Native Americans in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
Bank War
In January 1832, Biddle's supporters in Congress, principally Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, introduced Bank recharter legislation. Even though the charter was not due to expire for four more years, they felt that the current Congress would recharter the Bank. They felt that Jackson would not risk losing votes in Pennsylvania and other commercial states by vetoing it. Jackson reacted by saying to his vice-president, Martin Van Buren, "The Bank is trying to kill me, Sir, but I shall kill it!" -
Nullification Crisis
After the war of 1812, the U.S government worked hard to encourage American manufacturing over British. Once Jackson stepped into office many claimed they believed these tarrifs would no longer be able to step up manufacturing in order to meet the demands the government was pushing for them to meet. It was South Carolina who began dealing with the tariffs issue, by creating the Nullification Crisis, which would try to defect the federal laws that demanded the tarrifs. -
Worecester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was part of what has become known as the "Indian Trilogy," a series of cases involving Native American rights that were reviewed by the Marshall Court during Andrew Jackson's Presidency. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838 and 1839, the Cherokee's were forced to give up there land east of the Mississippi River and migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The "Trail of Tears," was named by the Cherokee due to its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion. Over 4,000 of the Cherokees died.
