-
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina on March 15th, 1767, the end of the colonial era.
-
Jackson's army attacked Horseshoe Bend, Tenessee. The victory brought an end to Creek Nation's power east of the Missisippi River. This is what brought Jackson to fame.
-
Andrew Jackson was the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War as well as the Battle Of New Orleans. Jackson led his troops to victory here, engendering a national sense of patriotism. America had now beaten back the Britsish twice in thirty years.
-
The tenth quadrennial presedential election, where the corrupt bargain featuring John Quincy Adams occured.
-
A rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, featuring Jackson as the winner of the electoral college in 1824.
-
Issued into law by Jackson, allowing him to begin granting land west of Missisippi after the relocation of the current native residents. Though some tribes departed peacefully, about 4,000 natives were killed on this forced march by the American government. This relocative march was named the "Trail Of Tears".
-
A court case held in 1832 over the issue of the Cherokees, a tribe befriended by Samuel Worcester, whom was invloved with them in the court trial.
-
A sectional crisis that drag on from 1832-1833 featuring a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal governent after Andrew began issuing tarrifs.
