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He was born in the Waxhaw area of what was Tennessee.
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In 1779 Andrew Jackson enlisted at age 13.
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Was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. A part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.
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The battle of New Orleans was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
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Andrew jackson losted agasint John Quincy Adams by 99 electoral votes.
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It was the first election decided by a popular vote. Andrew jackson won the election and became the 7th president.
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The Indian Removal Act was passed to open up for settlement those lands still held by Indians in states east of the Mississippi River, primarily Georgia,Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and others. It was signed by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.
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The Bank War was when President Jackson wanted to destroy the naional bank because he thought it was unconsitutional.
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The Worcester v. Georgia was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Indians from being present on Indian lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
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The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.
