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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary army. -
Battle of Yorktown
This is the last battle of the Revolutionary War in which Britain surrendered. This battle gave America its independence from Britain. -
Battle of Horshoe Bend Revolutionary Army
Led by Andrew Jackson, the Americans deafeated Tecumseh and the Creek Indians, who opposed American westward expansion. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle occured after the war of 1812. Led by Andrew Jackson, the Americans easily defeated General Edward Pakenham and the British troops. This was a major victory for the U.S. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson(Democratic Republican) faced of against John Quincy Adams(Whig) in the presidential election. William Crawford was Andrew Jackson(Democratic Republican), while Henry Clay(Whig) ran as John Quincy Adam's running mate. Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams in the Election of 1824. -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was a presidential election that occured in 1828. Andrew Jackson won by a landslide. -
Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 hurt the southern states. South Carolina passed the Nullification Act which canceled the tariff in South Carolina, and South Carolina threatened to leave the U.S.A. Henry Clay lowered the tarrif, and next time if a state threatened to secede the president could take milatary action. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson forcefully made native Americans leave their homeland, even though Chief Justice John Marshall said to let the Indians stay there in the Worcester v.s Georgia court case. This led to the Trail of Tears, and was unconstitutional. -
Worcester v.s. Georgia
In this Supreme court case, Anglo-Americans were begining to move west.They wanted to remove the Native Americans, but Supreme court Chief Justice John Marshall not to. -
Bank War
A National bank was created by Alexander Hamilton, and Nicholas Biddle was the president of the Bank. Jackson thought the bank was too powerful, and he said,"I will kill it." The bank eventually closed down.
