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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaws, North Carolina. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
As an orphan, he enslisted in the Revolutionary Army in North Carolina. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This was a fight between European Americans and American Indians. -
Battle of New Orleans
Last major battle of the War of 1812. Jackson defeated the British in just 30 minutes. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams won and it was known as the Corrupt Bargain. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson won this election but the election process was a very difficult one. -
Nullification Crisis
This happened when leaders in South Carolina gave the idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law and could "nullify" the law. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed this authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands withing existing state borders. -
Worcester v. Georgia
A case where the United States Supreme Court vacated the convivtion of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statue that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without license from the state. -
Bank War
The bank's most powerful enemy was Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay, Jackson's opponent in the election, proposed rechartering the Bank early.