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Andrew Jackson's Birth
On March 15, 1767 Andrew Jackson was born. -
Andrew Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary Army
Andrew Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary war on the Continental Army side. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend..
On March 27, 1814 the Battle of Horseshoe Bend occured. It was a battle against the United States with Indian allies against the Red Sticks, which were a group that sided with British and Spanish. The US and Indians were led by Andrew Jsckson and defeated the Red Sticks. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans included American forces led by Andrew Jackson and British forces. Andrew defeated the british in the invasion of New Orleans. Andrew was considered a hero in the end. -
Election of 1824: "Corrupt Bargain"
The Election of 1824 was an election between Andrew Jackson, democrat, John Adams, whig, Henry Clay, whig, and William Crawford, democrat. Jackson won the popular vote and no one won the electoral vote. The House of Representatives decided on who would win and they elected John Adams. John Adams won the election because Henry Clay told the representatives to vote for Adams that is why it was called a " Corrupt Bargain". -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was like a rematch between the two major candidates, Andrew Jackson, a democrat, and John Adams, a federalists. Andrew Jackson won both the popular vote and electoral vote against Adams. The electoral votes were 178 against 83. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Andrew Jackson stating that the president had the power to move natives west of the Mississippi River. The journey was called "The Trail of Tears" because many people died during the trip because of weather conditions. -
Nullification Crisis
When the Tariff of 1828 was passed the South was hurt by it because it was a protective tariff which taxed imports, that the south depended on, to pretect US industry. South Carolina declared the tariff illegal and passed the Nullification Act. South Carolina threathened to secede or withdraw from the nation, but in the end, Henry Clay compromised and lowered the tax and gave president more power to stop a secedement. -
Worcester v. Georgia
The case, Worcester v. Georgia, was about the Natives having the right to stay in the lands of Georgia or get removed. Worcester agreed on the idea that Natives should stay in Georgia, while Georgia did not like that. The supreme court declared unconstitutional the idea that Georgia can remove the natives from their lands unless they have a license from the state. Worcester won the case. -
Bank War ..
The Bak of the United States was created by Alexander Hamilton. The purpose of the bank was to regulate economic policies. Jackson did not like the bank becuse he thought it had too much power and was a monopoly. Jackson vowed that he would kill it and so he did. In result, Jackson vetoed the charter of the bank of the US.
