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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Before he was elected president, he was a lawyer, a landowner, and a National Hero in the Battle of New Orleans. He was elected as president in 1828. He was called People's President, The Hero of New Orleans, Old Hickory, and King Mob in his presidency. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was fought in the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory. This was fought between the Americans forces and Native American tribes fighting together against the British. Andrew Jackson leading the forces had 2,600 American soldiers, 500 Cherokee tribe members, and 100 Lower Creek allies from a hill near Tehopeka. The result of this battle was that Andrew Jackson and the Native Americans won the battle and ended the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
The news was and said that the British were going to invade the American frontier in New Orleans and violated the Treaty that ended the War of 1812. . The Americans and British met and fought in New Orleans. The battle was remembered as the most biggest conflict and most decisive engagements. The battle was won by the future president Andrew Jackson and the American militia. They foiled the British plans to invade the American Frontier. -
Election of 1824
Henry Clay convinced the Congress to vote for John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams won the Election of 1824 by the House of Representatives on February 9, 1825. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. Andrew Jackson called this election a "Corrupt Bargain" because Henry Clay helped John Q. Adams because he was the Speaker of the House. -
Election of 1828
This election was special because Congress can't nominate the presidents, but the state legislatures and conventions can. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were re-nominated to be the president. The results of this election was Andrew Jackson won the election and becomes president. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was signed by Andrew Jackson to authorize the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes were okay with this, but many didn't want to relocate from their home land. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forced to move west by the United States government. About 4,000 Cherokees died on this march to new land, which became known as the "Trail of Tears." -
The Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a political disaster in 1832 to 1837. The crisis was that John Q. Adams made high protective tariffs for special goods from foreign countries like Great Britain to promote manufacturing in the U.S. from the European competition. South Carolina declared these tariffs unconstitutional. The state convention adopted the Ordinance of Nullification that stated that the tariffs were unconstitutional. -
Worcester v. Georgia
This was a case in Supreme Court that Georgia was accused by Samuel Worcester because they prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. John Marshall, the Chief Justice in the time, made his opinion about this case was that Americans have every right to go to Indian lands. Andrew Jackson agreed to this and let John Marshall enforce it. -
Bank War
This name was given to the campaign begun by President Andrew Jackson in 1833 to abolish the Second Bank of the United States. In 1832, Jackson had vetoed a bill calling for an early renewal of the Second Bank’s charter, but renewal was still possible when the charter expired in 1836; to prevent that from happening, he reduced the bank’s economic power. Jackson announced that the federal funds won't be deposited by the Bank of the U.S.
