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Andrew Jackson was born in a log cabin. Unlike, any other president.
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Andrew Jackson enlisted in the revolutionary army at age 13. He enlisted with his brother, Robert Jackson who later died. He ran important packages and battle orders across the front.
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Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians in this battle. This was important because the United States needed to get back to fighting Britain without the Indians in their way.
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British attempted to capture New Orleans and sail up the Mississippi, but were stopped by Andrew Jackson and his sharpshooters. Andrew Jackson became a national hero even though the battle was fought after peace was decided.
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This election was known as "The Corrupt Bargain" because Jackson felt that Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams had a secret deal and that cost him the presidency. Jackson won the popular vote but no one won the electoral vote.
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This was when Andrew Jackson went up against John Quincy Adams for the presidency. Andrew Jackson won by a landslide.
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This gave Andrew Jackson the power to move the NAstive Americans west of the Mississippi, now known as Oklahoma and Arkansas. This act lead to the Trail of Tears.
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Worcester vs Georgia was a supreme court case in Andrew Jackson's presidency. Georgia began moving Native Americans west. In this case, it gave the right for the Indians to remain in Georgia.
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Jackson disliked the Bank of the United States because he thought it was too powerful, it was a monopoly, and the workers used it for their own profit. He vowed "I will kill it." Jackson vetoed a charter to renew it, so the bank disappeared.
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South Carolina passed the Nullification Act which declared that the tariff was illegal. South Carolina threatened to secede from the United States of America.
