Andrew Jackson/Hayden Wright

By thewrighthayden

  • Jackson's Birth

    Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhas region between North and South Carolina.

  • Jackson Enlists In Revolutionary Army

    Jackson fought many battles and duels as a general for the revolutionary army. And ironically, the revolutionary army had "wiped out his childhood" killing nearly all his family. Jackson had taken many bullets to his body and had survived it all. He enlisted when he was young, preparing him for his duties later in life.

  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    U.S. forces and Indian allies of soon-to-be-president General Andrew Jackson of the revolutionary army attack and defeat the REdsticks shortly after the Creek War.

  • Battle of Bew Orleans

    British navy troops invade Louisiana on January 8th, 1815, attempting to separate the territory from the United States.
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    Election of 1824

    This election was between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. It was held from October 26, 1824-December 2, 1824. But, the vote was final on February 2, 1825, as John Quincy Adams was elected president of the United States.
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    Election of 1828

    held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, the winner of the electoral college in the election of 1824.

  • Indian Removal Act

    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.

  • Worcester Vs. GA

    In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at the time. Then, the Cherokees created their own contitutional gov't.

  • Bank War

    This was the campain of Andrew Jackson's that won national support of destroying the second bank of the U.S.

  • The Nullification Crisis

    The Nullification Crisis occurred becuase of the "unconstitutional" and "unenforcable" on the state of South Carolina.. This became so serious between Jackson and South Carolina that SC threatened to secede from the United States.