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Jackson's Birth
On March 15 1767 Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws to Andre w and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
On March 27 1814 in Alabama, American troops under General Andrew Jackson defeated a smaller force of Upper Creek or Red Stick Native American warriors. This was the final battle of the Creek War, which is considered part of the War of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, Andrew Jackson won the battle of New Orleans against the British, which meant that hundreds of British soldiers were killed, Americans achieved a decisive victory, Andrew Jackson became a national hero. -
Battle of 1824
In 1824, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams ran for president in the Election of 1824 which took place in Washington DC. This led to Jackson winning the popular vote but no candidate received more than half of the electoral votes. The house chose John Quincy Adams as president. Jackson thought that only John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay made a deal for him to win. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828 in Washington DC, Congress passed a law raising the national tariff, which put a tax on manufactured goods from Europe.
The southern states wanted to nullify the tariff because the tariff would hurt the southern economy and make them poor. This action of nullification sent the nation into a crisis, which in 1832 Jackson vowed to uphold the law and asked Congress for the power to use the power of the Federal Government if needed. It ended in 1833 when Congress passed the Force Bill. -
Election of 1828
In 1828 the election took place in washington DC. In this election, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and became the president of the U.S., which led to the formation of the democratic political party and the Age of Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830 in Mississippi, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which allowed the federal government to pay the Native americans to move west. -
Bank War
In 1832 in Washington D.C., Jackson vetoed the renewal of the Bank's Charter declaring war on the bank of the US which he thought was unconstitutional. Jackson then decided to kill the bank by ordering all government deposits withdrawn and placed in smaller state banks. -
Worcester vs Georgia
In 1832 in Washington DC, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia in the Supreme court case Worcester vs Georgia, which led to the court ruling that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, while Jackson supported Georgia's efforts. -
Trail Of Tears
In 1838 in the Southeast US, the US sent the Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma on what is known as the Trail of Tears, which led to a breakout of illness which killed 2,00 hunger and exposure led to another 2,000. When the relocation ended 1/4 were gone.
