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Americans Claim Independence and Jackson Joins the Army
On the fourth of July, America gained independence from Britain by signing the Declaration of independence. This caused there to be a war between the newly founded America and many European powers. Jackson, being 13 at the time, decided to join the army. This was his first time being involved with war and this sent him down the path of being a renowned war hero. -
Andrew Marries Rachel
Andrew Jackson married Rachel Donelson Jackson in 1794. Rachel was a widow with eleven children. Even though none of them were his, he helped raise them like they were one of his own. They lived on a plantation in Nashville in a colonial style mansion called "The Hermitage". -
Winning a Spot in the Senate
Andrew Jackson soon became a successful man and joined a convention that was writing the State Constitution and soon became one of the first parts of the House of Representatives for Tennessee. He later had to resign because of financial issues. -
The Duel That Killed Jackson
Because of Charles Dickinson calling Andrew Jackson's wife rude names and saying Andrew Jackson was a coward, Andrew Jackson decided to duel the man. Charles Dickinson shot first, hitting Jackson in the chest. Jackson was hurt but shot and killed Dickinson. Andrew Jackson died from Tuberculosis which resulted from the gunshot wound. -
Defending New Orleans
During the War of 1812, the British were attacking New Orleans and trying to take the port which was very important to the United States. Britain made one final push. launching a full scale attack on the city to try and take the port. To the amazement of many, Jackson and his men were able to deal a crushing defeat which forced the British out of Louisiana all together. -
Winning the Presidency
After barely losing to John Quincy Adams in the 1824 election, Andrew Jackson ran for the presidency again. This time he was able to win. Andrew Jackson then became the seventh president of the United States of America. -
The Inauguration
21,000 people came to see the swearing in of the new president. After the inauguration, the White House was opened to all for the post-inaugural reception. The drunken mob of people were very destructive to the White House and only left when the alcohol was placed on the front lawn. The party was so destructive that Andrew Jackson had to sneak out of his own party. -
The Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act, proposed by Jackson, is passed by congress. This act stated that the Native Americans living in the territory were to be forcefully moved from their homes and land. There were forced west of the Mississippi River. This trail became known as the Trail of Tears. -
Battle of the Alamo During the Texas Revolution
Andrew Jackson was the president during the Texas Revolution. This was one of the most important events in his life because it caused encouragement. Encouragement to join the army and to win the Texas revolution. This ended up with the united states having a huge new portion of land. -
Jackson's Funeral
Jackson had a pet parrot named Poll. This parrot attended the funeral of Jackson. Because Jackson had swore so much around his parrot, the parrot repeated the words that Jackson said so much that the parrot had to be removed from the funeral.
