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Jackson's birth
On March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was born in a log cabin in Waxhaws. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
On March 27, 1814, near Davidson, Alabama, Andrew Jackson defeated a group of Native Americans who were against white people entering their land, which ended the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
In 1815, in New Orleans, Andrew Jackson defeated the British which was the last war of the War of 1812. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, in Washington DC, Andrew Jackson lost the election to John Quincy Adams in the Election of 1824 because the Electoral College voted more votes for Adams than Jackson. -
Election of 1828
In 1828, in Washington DC, Andrew Jackson won against John Quincy Adams in the Electoral College, winning the Election of 1828, which led to the formation of the Democrats, who supported Jackson, and the Whigs, who supported Adams. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, in Washington DC, Congress raised the national tariff on manufactured goods from Europe to raise federal funds, which made Southerners angry because it would hurt their economy, so Andrew Jackson used the military to enforce the law. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830, in Washington DC, Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which allowed the federal government to move Indians west, so Americans could take their land. -
Worchester vs Georgia
In 1832, at the Supreme Court, the Cherokee sued the state of Georgia for trying to move them, and the Court ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee -
War on Bank
In 1832, in Washington DC, Andrew Jackson vetoed the renewal of the charter for the national bank so he could kill it, because he thought it was unconstitutional. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, west of Oklahoma, the government sent the Cherokee Indians on what is known as the Trail of Tears so their land could be taken.
