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Jackson's Birth
On March 15, 1776, Jackson was born on the frontier, in a log cabin. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
On Mar. 15, 1781, Jackson joined the Patriots during the American Revolution at the age of only 13. He ended up being captured by the British. When a British officer commanded Jackson to clean his shoes, he said no. That response ended up with him getting slashed with a sword on the face and hand. That event created a grudge against the British. -
Battle of New Orleans
After the War of 1812, peace talks continued, but Americans didn’t know how long it would last. Jackson prepared for battle against Britain in New Orleans. This battle ended in an American Victory. -
Election of 1828
Unlike the Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was Jackson’s only opponent. This election was not about the candidates’ personalities. Jackson said Adams made a corrupt bargain, and Adams replied saying Jackson was a dangerous military chieftain. Despite what Adams said, Jackson won the election easily. His victory was the outcome of cheers from the common people. -
Election of 1824
In the Election of 1824, there were a total of 4 candidates, but even when Jackson won the popular vote, no one won the electoral vote because there weren’t enough votes for any of the candidates. In order to solve this scenario, they went to the House of Representative to break the tie. Jackson believed that John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay made a bargain, so that Adams would become president. Jackson called this “corrupt bargain”. The election ended on December 2, 1824 -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis started when the Tariff of 1828 started. The tariff hurt Southerners badly. South Carolina declared that Tariff is illegal by passing the Nullification Act. South Carolina threatened to secede from the union, unless the Tariff was removed. Jackson called for reinforcements. Henry Clay made a compromise. This compromise lowered the Tariff, but gave the president more power to use force if a state threatened to secede. -
Indian Removal Act
This act gave president Jackson the power to move Native Americans West of the Mississippi. -
Worcester v. Georgia
On March 3, 1832, Georgia started to move Native Americans west, out of their state. Instead of acting revolting, the Natives decided to sue the state. Even though the Supreme Court said that the state could not force the Indians out of their state, Georgia ignored them and continued to do so, anyway. Jackson soon came out with the Indian Removal Act, which moved all the Native Americans west of the Mississippi. This journey was known as the Trail of Tears. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The British burned down the White House. In August of 1814, British ships sailed into Chesapeake bay and invaded on Washington D.C. The American troops met with the British and went to battle. The British succeeded and charged for the White House. The British were able to burn down the White House. -
Bank War
Alexander Hamilton created the Bank of the U.S. in order to regulate economic policies. Jackson, on the other hand, hated the bank. He thought it was too powerful and took away from the power of the people. He vowed “I will kill it!”. On Sept.10, 1833, when the charter for the bank came up, Jackson vetoed it. Ending the US’s national bank.
