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Andrew Jackson Birth
He was born in the Waxhaws region in betweeen North Carolina and South Carolina. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchison Jackson. -
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Jackson enlists Revolutionary Army
He enlisted in the local miltia when he was only 13 years old. Jackson served as a patriot courier. -
Battle Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson and his forces won the Batle of Horseshoe Bend. It was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Jackson wanted to clear the Mississippi territory for American settlement. -
Battle New Orleans
Jackson defended New Orleans from the British and won. It was the decisive batte of the War of 1812. -
Election 1824
In this election, no one got enough electorial votes to win. It then went to the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams ended up winning. It was called the "Corrupt Bargain". -
Election 1828
This time Jackson is victorious. Jackson wins by lanslide. He defeted John Quincy Adams. -
Bank War
This struggle over the Second National Bank lasted from 1829-1837. It was about the charter of the bank. Jackson wanted to destroy the bank because he felt that it had too much power. -
Indian Removal Act
This was passed during Andrew Jackson's presidency. It allowed the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchnge for their ancestral homelands. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The Supreme Court said that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. -
Nullification Crisis
It was a sectional crisis between the federal governemnt and South Carolina. It was about the Tariff of 1828. This hurt Southern planters and South Carolina declared it illegal by passing the Nullification Act.
