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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region between North Carolina and South Carolina
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tehopeka, Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama.
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The Battle of New Orleans was when the british and americans went to war and andrew jackson lead them to battle
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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.
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The 1824 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION marked the final collapse of the Republican-Federalist political framework.
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The election of 1828 was significant as it heralded a profound change with the election of a man widely viewed as a champion of the common people.
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The Tariff of 1832, despite pleas from Southern representatives, failed to moderate the protective barriers erected in earlier legislation. The South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification on November 24, 1832, and threatened to secede if the federal government attempted to collect those tariff duties.
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The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the Andrew Jackson administration