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Jackson´s Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaws, South Carolina. He was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson. He was an orphan by the time he was 14. His birth in the south explains his strong belief to let ordinary people be a part of government, and even in charge of government. It also explains why he made many of his fully democratic decisions. -
Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army
After moving down from North Carolina with his uncles, Andrew Jackson became the general of the Tennessee Militia. But before that he was in Tennessee supreme court and was elected the U.S Senate. His first battle that he led he ended up killing 800 people at Horseshoe Bend. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory which is current day central Alabama. On this date U.S. forces and indian allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, one of the indian tribes who opposed American expansion. This was the end to the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson because the Battle of New Orleans is considered a War Hero. He beat a superior group of British soldiers at Lake Bourge, giving the signal that the United States are not to be messed with. Jackson gained respect amongst his peers and earned the nickname “Old Hickory.” Although this was the most bloodiest battle in the war, it is considered the most one sided. Jackson beat the British with ease. -
Election of 1824
War Hero Andrew Jackson decided to run for president 9 years after his historic win. He face the son of the Second President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. Although Jackson won the popular vote he lost the election. Henry Clay threw his support behind Adams and ended up being his Secretary of State. This angered Jackson because usually whoever's the Secretary of State is the next president. He thought Adams and Clay did an under the table deal and there he called it a "corrupt bargain" -
Election of 1828
This was the revamped version of the previous election. John Quincy Adams (6th president) won before Andrew Jackson, and although Jackson won the popular vote the election before John Q. Adams still won. With Henry Clay’s support Adams won the election and after Adams gave Clay his Secretary of State spot. Jackson called it a corrupt bargain and gained even more supporters. In 1828 he finally got his revenge as he won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
This is an act signed by Andrew Jackson that in this day in age would be very controversial. In hindsight they did danger some people in the south they weren’t that big of a threat. Jackson already hated Natives and it just gave him more reason to hate them. This act removed Natives living in the area of Western Mississippi and Alabama to move further West into other land. -
Worcester v. Ga
Cherokee Indians and their principal chief (John Ross) refused to leave Georgia grounds. John Marshall wasn’t in agreeance with such things and stated that the Cherokee Tribe is a dependent nation. Therefore he states that they require guardianship from the United States. A man in Georgia objected to this, his name was Samuel Worcester. Since he was deeply involved with the tribes Georgia prohibited him from going near any Native Americans. Georgia ended up winning the case. -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson disliked how much power the National bank gave their president.So Jackson cut off any funds for the bank. Nicholas Biddle (The National Bank President) disliked this and he started to plan a counter attack. He planned for a financial crisis and well that didn't work. Jackson won the Bank War. -
Nullification Crisis
Tariffs have been around since the start of the U.S. Well at this time tariffs were put on foreign goods, which helped the North but not the South. South Carolina had a problem with the tariffs a took it up with Jackson. Jackson didn't like the idea of nullification but Calhoun (his V.P) liked the idea. Calhoun said he and the South threatened to secede. Well Jackson just let Henry Clay do his job as he compromised with Calhoun to lower the tariffs over time.
