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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tehopeka, Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama.
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New Orleans, Battle of. New Orleans, Battle of (1815).This encounter concluded the War of 1812 against the British. ... Since the Treaty of Ghent, ending the war, had been signed on 24 December 1814, the battle's impact was symbolic, but nevertheless significant.
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Rachel Jackson died in December 22,1828 by Heart Attack. As the campaign continued, her condition worsened. She reputedly told a friend “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace in Washington.”Just after Jackson won the presidential election, Rachel’s final downturn in her illness began.
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The first inauguration of Andrew Jackson as the seventh President of the United States was held on March 4, 1829 at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C..
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Jefferson–Jackson Day is the annual fundraising celebration (dinner) held by Democratic Party organizations in the United States. It is named for Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson; the Party says they are its founders
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The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy
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Jackson Vetoes Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the US. Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill re-chartering the Second Bank in July 1832 by arguing that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution.
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On December 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson issued a proclamation to the people of South Carolina that disputed a states' right to nullify a federal law. ... The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis.
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Forbid it Heaven! Meanwhile, Congress passed the Force Bill, which was enacted on March 2, 1833. It authorized the president to use of whatever force he deemed necessary to enforce federal tariffs.
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In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.
