Andrew Jackson Jameson Schletewitz Ryan Lebowitz

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  • Jackson's Birth

    Jackson's Birth

    Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina at the age of 0. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson.
  • Jackson's Enlistment

    Jackson's Enlistment

    At the age of 13, Andrew Jackson joined a regiment in The Continental Army. He was captured by the British and was nearly killed by a British officer who stabbed him with a sword for refusing to ppolish his shoes.
  • Battle of Horshoe Bend

    Battle of Horshoe Bend

    Andrew Jackson attacked the British at the front while Jackson's Native American friends attacked from behind. This led The Creek Nation to cede 23 million acres to the United States Government.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans

    Major General Jackson beat invading British army becoming national war hero. He stopped the British from capturing New Orleans and surrounding the U.S.
  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824

    John Quincy Adams became the 6th U.S. president, winning over Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. Although Andrew Jackson won the electoral and popular votes, no one had won the majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representaives chose the president, who was John Quincy Adams
  • Election of 1828

    Election of 1828

    Jackson was elected 7th president of the U.S. against John Calhoun. He won 61 to 46
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    Jackson forced indians off of their land for more U.S. room. They took it to court and won, but Jackson kicked them out anyway. More than 1/4 of Indians died making the journey. The Cherokees called it "The Trail of Tears"
  • Bank War Beggining

    Bank War Beggining

    Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to renew the bank early, and when the charter for the bank expired, he didn't renew the bank charter.
  • Nullification Crisis Beggining

    Nullification Crisis Beggining

    Congress created a tax that made southern farmers mad. They thought it only helped the manufacturers. South Carolina threatened to secede from the United States
  • Worcester vs. Georgia

    Worcester vs. Georgia

    Sam Worcester, a Native American. sued the state of Georgia, claiming that his family's forced removal was a violation of his Consttitutional rights. The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester, saying the laws violated the 14th Amendment.
  • Nullification Crisis End

    Nullification Crisis End

    Congress and Andrew Jackson allowed the passing of a compromise tariff, createed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, that lowered the prices of tariffs
  • Bank War End

    Bank War End

    Andrew Jackson ordered that government funds and revenues would now be put in 89 state banks, or "pet banks".