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Jacksons Birth
He was seventh president of the United States, born on the 15th of March 1767, at the Waxhaw settlement. He played a slight part in the War of Independence, and was taken prisoner in 1781, his treatment resulting in a lifelong dislike of Great Britain. He became a deputy sheriff and the saet of justice of the distict. In 1796 Jackson assisted in framing the constitution of Tennessee.
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Jackson enlists in The Revolutionary War
Andrew Jackson enlisted in the Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. Jackson and his brothers were at work when a British officer ordered them to clean his shoes. Jackson refused and got cut by one of the british men. His brothers and mother died of illness. Jackson spent most of the next year and a half living with relatives and for six of those months was apprenticed to a saddle maker. -
Battle of New Orleans
The war was fought against the americans and Great Brittian. The Brittish lost over 300 men and the Americans lost only 55 men.The war of 1812 gave Jackson the natinal regcongnition he would later need to win presidency. After winning this major battle he was promoted to major general in the US army with command of Mississippi, Louesiana, and Tennese. The battle is known as the greatest battle in the War of 1812. -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought during the War of 1812 in Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, ending the Creek War. On August 9, 1814, Andrew Jackson forced the Creek to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. The Creek Nation was forced to give 23 million acres (half of central Alabama and part of southern Georgia) to the United States Goverment. -
Election of 1824
In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives. The previous few years had seen a one-party government in the United States, as the Federalist Party had dissolved, leaving only the Democratic-Republican Party.The election of 1824 was the first successful presidential candidate did not win the popular vote. many states let the legeslature decide. -
Election of 1828
The Untied States presidental election of 1828 featured John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. John Calhoun sided with Jackson and Richard Rush sided with Adams who won almost exactly the same states that his father had won in the election of 1800. Jackson won everything else, which resulted in a landslide victory for him. Jackson supporters renewed charges that Adams made a “corrupt bargain” after the 1824 election. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within Existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The US Supreme court forced the cherokee indians out. The Cherokees, led by their principal chief, John Ross, refused to remove and instead. John Marshallfiled with the U.S. Supreme Court an action challenging the constitutionality of Georgia's laws. The Cherokees argued that the laws violated their sovereign rights as a nation and illegally intruded into their treaty relationship with the United States. They decided to change the law and move to another state. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 involved the United States Government wanting to enforce tariffs and South Carolina’s authority to nullify such laws. The tariffs of 1828 and 1832 had particularly negative economic implications for the state of South Carolina. When it became clear the tariffs would not be repealed, The Nullification Crisis was a conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over the tariff acts.The state issued the Ordinance of Nullification.
