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Battle Horseshoe Bend
In August 1814, British Ships sailed into the Chesapeake Bay and Landed an Invasion force about 30 miles from Washington D.C. American troops met the British at Bladensburg, Maryland. The battle continued through the night, but when the sun rose the next morning, The American Flag was still Standing. -
Election of 1824
This election was election was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. This election was also one of the few decided by the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams won. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, John Quincy Adams faced an uphill battle for reelection. This time, Andrew Jackson was his only opponent. Andrew Jackson won the election easily because this time, John Quincy Adams didn’t have Henry Clay telling people to vote for him. So Andrew Jackson won by a Landslide. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was a Law passed in 1830 that forced Many indians to move west of the Mississippi River. The United States Army forced over 15,000 Cherokee Indians to move West of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 was a “Protective Tariff meaning that it added Tax on only Imported Goods. Not Exported goods. The Tariffs hurt the Southern Planters because now they could not receive any goods for their crops. South Carolina threatened to Secede from the Union if the Act was not removed. Andrew Jackson did not want a Civil War, so he decided to Remove the Taxes on Imported Goods.
