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Jackson's Birth
In 1767, Andrew Jackson was born in South Carolina, later becoming the 7th U.S. President. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
In 1814, the Battle of Horseshoe Bend occurred in the Mississippi Territory, where Andrew Jackson defeated part of the Creek Indian tribe, because of their opposition to American expansion. -
Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, Andrew Jackson won the battle of New Orleans against the British, which ended the War of 1812 and made him a national hero. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams ran for President in the Election of 1824, which caused Jackson followers to believe that Adams told Clay that if he would vote for him, he would be secretary of state, which became known as the "Corrupt Bargain." -
Election of 1828
In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and became the President of the United States, which led to the formation of the Democratic political party and the Age of Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
In 1830, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west. -
Bank War
In 1832, Jackson vetoed the renewal of the national bank, declaring war on the bank of the United States which he thought was unconstitutional, and he then decided to kill the bank by ordering all government deposits to be withdrawn from the Bank and placed in smaller state banks, leading to the Panic of 1837, sending the nation into a depression. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
In 1832, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court case Worcester vs. Georgia, in which the court believed that Georgia didn't have the right to interfere with the Cherokee, but Jackson opposed to it and said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, Congress passed a law raising the national tariff, which was welcomed by the North and hated by the South, and the southern states wanted to nullify the tariff because it would hurt their economy and make them poor, sending the nation into a crisis, which in 1832 Jackson vowed to uphold the law. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, the United States sent the Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma on what is known as the Trail of Tears, which led to the death of 4,000 Cherokees after only 2,000 out of 17,000 moved west.
