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Jackon's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. Little did his parents no the destiny that awaited him. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the Revolutionary War at the age of 13. This picture shows him disobeying a british general and foreshadows of the events to come. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was one of the battles of the War of 1812 in which Jackson defeated the Creek indians. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle was the final one of the War of 1812. Jackson triumphed over the British and retired from being a war general for there were no more wars to fight except for the ones he would later make himself. -
Nullification Crisis
When the north's appeal to taxes grew stronger, the south loathed the idea of any more tariffs than they already had. The taxes grew so drastic that South Carolina threatened to secede from the union. Andrew Jackson found a compromise to keep the union together. -
Election of 1824
This was Andrew Jackson's first run at president. He had a great campaign and was a sure win, but the election results were rigged by Henry Clay who persuaded all of his followers to vote for John Quincy Adams. -
Election of 1828
After losing the last election, Andrew Jackson was back for more. This time he won easily since the people weren't under the influence of Henry Clay. -
Indian Removal Act
This was the process of forcing all of the native americans out of America. -
Worcester v. Ga.
Of course the Indian Removal Act wouldn't stand without some controversy. This court case was to decide if the Indian Removal Act was even legal. The results came that the Indians had their rights and the act was illegal, but Andrew Jackson proceeded with the removal as planned even though he was technicall breaking the law. -
Barnk war
This war was between Andrew Jackson and the national bank. Andrew Jackson hated the banks and vowed to rid America of them. Many common folk agreed with this statement and they started a campaign to rid America of banks.
