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The Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, Andrew Jackson won the battle of new Orleans against the British, which was a surprise for the British where the americans were waiting in thick cotton bails because the british wanted to seperate louisiana for the US -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams ran for president in the Election of 1824 where Jackson won the popular vote but after the electoral college, John Quincy Adams won, and Jackson was furious. -
Jacksonian Demoracy
Beginning of 1824, Andrew Jackson fought for the rights of the common man in what is known as Jackson Democracy, that is a belief to extend equal protection/ benefits to all white men and that government should be for the people and run by the people. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and became president of the U.S., which led to the formation of the democratic/ national rebellion political party and the age of jacksonian. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, vice president John C. Calhoun asserted that states had the right to nullify federal laws because of the tariffs. -
Spoils System
In 1828-1836, Jackson used the spoils system which developed into the firing of political enemies and the hiring of political friends as an effort at reforming the federal government. -
Indian removal act
In 1830, the Indian Removal Act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Worcester v. Georgia
In 1832, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia in the supreme court case Worchester v. Georgia, which said Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. -
War on bank
In 1832, Andrew Jackson wanted to destroy the second bank of the U.S., after his reelection convinced him that his opposition to the bank had won national support. -
Trail of tears
In 1838, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee's were forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in Oklahoma and they called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.
