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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in a log cabin to his parent colonists, Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. Jackson's father passed away 3 weeks before he was born due to an accident. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
At the age of 13, he joined a local militia as a courier. His brother died of heat exhaustion and his other brother and him were held captive by the British and almost starved to death. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Jackson was the Commander of the Tennessee Militia in 1801. He defeated the Red Sticks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Jackson, at the end of the battle, spared the head chief, Red Eagle. -
Battle of New Orleans
Although the Treaty of Ghent already ended the War of 1812 between the British and the Americans, the news didn't reach on time and the British attacked New Orleans. Jackson won the battle and became a national hero. -
Election of 1824
The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams to win because no one won the electoral vote. Jackson supporters called this election a corrupt bargain because Clay supported Adams who made him Secretary of State. -
Election of 1828
Jackson won the Election on 1828 by a landslide. All of the Southern States voted for him, because he started life just as they did, a poor farming family working. All of the Northern States voted for John Quincy Adams becuase he respresented the rich white men in cities. -
Indian Removal Act
A law passed in 1830 which authorized the President to negotiate treaties to buy tribal lands in the east in exchange for lands further west, outside of existing U.S. state borders. -
Bank War
Jackson felt the Second Bank of the United States had way too much power. Non-elected officials were running the economy of the United States. Jackson didn't like this, so he terminated the bank. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
Worcester vs. Georgia was a supreme court case in which the court held that the Georgia criminal statute which prohibited non-Indians from being present on Indian lands without a license from Georgia was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis
Nullification crisis was when South Carolina threatened to secede from the union becuase of the protective tarrifs put on all the exported goods to Europe. The Southern economy depended on trade, and Europe's tariffs on goods imported was too high. Henry Clay saved the day again with a compromise which lowered the high tarrifs.
