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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was March 15, 1767. His parents were Scotish and Irish immigrants. They emigrated to America in 176 and had Jackson in the Waxhaws region. -
Jackson Enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson enlisted in the Continental Army at age 12 and served as a courier in the Revolutionary Army. -
Battle Of Horseshoe Bend
This was part of The War of 1812. Andrew Jackson led the American side, allied with the Lower Creeks, Cherokee, and Choctaw. They fought agaisnt the Upper Red Sticks and their leader Mohanee the Prophet. -
Battle Of New Orleans
This battle took place on Jan. 8th, 1815 and was the final battle of The War of 1812. Jackson was the Major General for the American forces and he defeated the invading British Army. -
Election of 1824
Jackson won the popular vote but no canidates won the electoral vote. The House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie. -
Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was going on for sometime and then The Tariff of 1828 was passed and it hurt southern planters. Because of that, Southern Carolina threatened to secede and Henry Clay made a compromise. -
Election of 1828
Jackson ended up winning this election by a landslide in 1828. He beat John Quincy Adams. -
Indian Removal Act
Jackson passed this act in 1830 which states that the Presidents have the power to move the indians west of the mississippi river. -
worcester v. ga
georgia began moving native americans west of the mississippi river and this event was ao known as the trail of tears because many native americans died along the way. -
bank war
the bank was created by alexander hamilton and the president of the bank was nicholas Biddle. Jackson disliked the bank because he thought it was too powerful and he vowed "i will kill it."
