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Jackson's Birth
On March 15th, 1767, future 7th president of the U.S., Andrew Jackson, was born; later in life, he fought for the rights of the Democratic men in America in what is known as the Jacksonian Democracy which is believed to extend equal benefits to all white men and that government should be for the people and run by the Democratic Party. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
On March 27, 1824, Andrew Jackson defeated a force of Native American warriors in the Mississippi Territory which made Jackson a national hero. -
Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, the Battle of New Orleans against the British was won by Andrew Jackson as he became a national hero and ended the War of 1812, achieving a decisive victory for Americans. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Andrew Jackson and Quincy Adams ran for president of the U.S. in the Election of 1824 which caused a conception among Jackson and his supporters of a "corrupt bargain" as the majority of the electoral votes were for Adams and that he'd quickly appointed Henry Clay Secretary of State, stealing the election which infuriated Jackson. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, another election between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams was held; Jackson defeated Adams and became president of the U.S. which led to the formation of the Democratic political party and the Age of Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which paid Native Americans to move further west for westward expansion. -
Worcester VS. Georgia
In 1832, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, in which John Marshall and the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, but Jackson opposed and overrode it. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, Congress passed a law raising the national tariff which was nullified because it would hurt the southern economy which sent the nation into a crisis; Jackson then lowered the tariff in 1832 along with Congress passing the Force Bill in 1833 which allowed Jackson to use the military to enforce federal laws, ending the crisis. -
Bank War
In 1832, Jackson vetoed the renewal of the national bank's charter, declaring war on the bank of the U.S. in which he saw as a monopoly, therefore he ordered all government deposits to be withdrawn from the Bank and placed in smaller state banks and refuse to sign the new charter, leading to the Panic of 1837 which sent the nation into an economic depression as control over state banks vanished. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, the U.S. sent the Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma on what is known as the Trail of Tears because the Cherokee cried during this journey as many died from illnesses, hunger, and weather exposure and were also very angered and sad.
