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Timeline
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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born to Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaws. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
During the month of March 1814, Andrew Jackson led his forces to annihilate the Creek indians deep in their own territory. -
The Battle of New Orleans
Fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed, Jackson and his forces fight heartily to defend New Orleans from a superior British force. -
Election of 1824
While Andrew Jackson won both the electoral college and the popular vote, he did not gain a majority vote. The House of Representatives chose J.Q. Adams instead of him for president. -
Election of 1828
In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson rallied all the western and southern states, and even some of the northern states, to win the presidency. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed the act as president to give Indians land west of the Mississippi if they moved out of existing state territories. Most tribes did not move peacefully. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was a court case in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians were an actual nation. -
Nullification Crisis
This was South Carolina's dispute over the "Tariff of Abominations", signed in 1828. Andrew Jackson overcame the southerners disputes. This event foreshadowed the things that would start the Civil War. -
Bank War
This was Jackson's plan to destroy the Second Bank of the U.S. He took funds out of the bank and put them in the state banks.
