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Jackson's birth
He was born on march 15 1767. He was born the town of waxhaws carolina. He considers himself a south carolina native. he thinks that even though the town is on the border. His father died before he was born and his mother moved in with her family -
Jackson enlists in the revolutionary army
Jackson was appointed commander of the tennessee militia in 1801. -
battle of new orleans
The main battle in new orleans was on january 8, 1815. It was obviously in the mouth of the river in new orleans. This battle was an important one because if they lose they give up the mississippi. Andrew Jackson was the leader of the defendending general in the defence. He used every man that wanted to volunteer -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
During the war of 1812 he ledhis troops to victory against the Creek Indians at horseshoe bend, killing some 800 warriors. http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991?page=1 -
Election of 1824
This election of 1824 was like a watershed of the american government. It marked the end of the federalist party. It also led to the Congressional Caucus system. This system is the ability to elected representatives.The last thing it led to was the development of 2 new political parties -
election of 1828
In this election Andrew Jackson won the election. He won this time because Clay had no influence on the house of representatives. In this election Adams ran for another term but he lost by a landslide. he lost to Andrew jackson. Andrew jackson then later imposed some bad tariffs. -
Indian Removal Act
Though Jackson had negotiated treaties and removal policies long before his presidency, historians often lay blame with him for sufferings such as the Trail of Tears, the forced relocation westward of an estimated 15,000 cherokee Indians. http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991?page=2 http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991?page=2 -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was a case in which the United States supreme court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis
This crisis was about a tariff that was placed and the south thought that it was too much. South carolina threatened to secede if it was not lifted. The government then added another tariff that lowered it. South carolina was still not satisfied. They still threatened to secede. Andrew Jackson was furious because he knew it could lead to civil war. He then again lowered the tarrif again and it satisfied south carolina. -
Bank War
Jackson became involved in a battle with the second bank of the United States, a theoretically private corporation that actually served as a government- sponsored monopoly. Jackson openly displayed his hostility toward the bank, vetoing its re-charter bill and charging it with disproportionate economic privilege. http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991?page=2
