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In 1767, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson gave birth to Andrew Jackson who would go on to become a war hero and the seventh president of the U.S.
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In 1814, Andrew Jackson fought in the Battle of Horseshoe bend. The battle made Jackson a national hero and ended the creek war.
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In 1815, Jackson fought in the battle of New Orleans and defeated the british. The british left Louisiana and made Jackson a war hero.
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In 1824, jackson ran for president against John Quincy Adams. Jackson lost the election and Henry Clay was appointed secretary of state. Jackson accused Adams and Clay of having a corrupt bargain.
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In 1828, jackson ran for president against Adams and won. The campaign focused on the negative parts of the other candidates life.
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In 1830, Jackson passed a law that allowed him to negotiate with the southern indian tribes for their removal to federal lands to the west of the Mississippi.
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In 1832, the Supreme Court held ha the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
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In 1832, the southern state of South Carolina protested against the new tariff saying that it was too high and that states had a right to nullify any laws that hurt the state’s economy.
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In 1833, Jackson started a campaign to destroy the Second Bank of the United States after his reelection convinced him that his opposition to the bank had won national support.
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In 1838, the Cherokee were forced to move west and over 4,000 Indian died on the trail.
