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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 near the then-unmarked border between North and South Carolina (Waxhaws). -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
U.S. forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks in the Mississippi Territory during The War of 1812. The Red Sticks opposed American expansion. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the final battle of the War of 1812. Here the U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson, a hero of The War of 1812, defeated the British troops. The Battle of New Orleans happened after The Treaty of Ghent was signed because news of the treaty had not yet reached the U.S. -
Election of 1824
In The Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford competed for president. In the end, John Quincy Adams became the 6th president of the U.S. He and Clay stole the election in a deal know as the Corrupt Bargain. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson beat John Quincy Adams and became the 7th president of the U.S. in the Election of 1828. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Georgia made Cherokee land part of the state and began to enforce state laws in the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee responded to the pressure put on them by the state of Georgia by turning to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Worcester v. Georgia. John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. Jackson opposed the Supreme Court's rulling and challenged Marshall to enforce his decision. -
Nullification Crisis
When a tariff was created to make Americans more likely to buy U.S.- made goods, the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification was inacted into law by the state of South Carolina. This was because they thought the tariff was illegal and called it the Tariff of Abominations. South Carolina threatened to succeed from the Union, so President Jackson backed a bill that would gradually lower the tariff to ease the crisis.
