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Jacksons Birth
Jackson was born by parents Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. They immigrated from Ireland in 1765. Although the exact lcation is unknown, his birthplace is supposedly to have been at one of his uncles' houses in the Waxhaws region that straddles North Carolina and South Carolina. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Andrew Jackson joined the army at age 13 during the Revolutionary War. He took part in the Battle of Hanging Rock. Unfortunately, he was taken prisoner by the British. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
United States forces and Indian allies under Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks (part of the Creek Indian tribe) who opposed American expansion,ending the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces commanded by General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army who planed on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory America had gotten with the Louisiana Purchase.The Treaty of Ghent had been signed on 24 December 1814, but news of the peace would not reach them until February. -
Election of 1824
The Election of 1824 clearly showed that the "era of good feelings" had come to an end. All the candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but personal and sectional interests outweighed The Election of 1824 clearly showed that the "era of good feelings" had come to an end. All the candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but personal and sectional interests outweighed political orthodoxy. -
Election of 1828
The election of 1828 was a seminal election in American history. It was the first election to be decided by popular vote. It was an election that pitted Andrew Jackson, who projected an image of a populist, against President Adams. Its had many violent attacks against other canidates too. -
Indian Removal Act
The act authorized Jackson to negotiate with the Native Americans in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands -
Bank War
Regulate economic policies. Jackson thought it was too powerful and said he would kill it. -
Nullification Crisis
An unsuccessful but premonitory attempt by South Carolina's planters, led by John C. Calhoun, to nullify federal legislation which violated state interests. Prompted by a receding cotton economy, high tariffs, the rise of abolitionism, and Nat Turner's uprising, the upper-class Nullifiers flamed fears of a humiliating conspiracy. Civil war loomed in early 1833 after Congress gave President Andrew Jackson authorization to forcefully subdue the Nullifiers. -
worcester vs georgia
Samuel Worcester held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.