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Andrew Jacksons Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15 1767 to Elizabeth and Andrew Jackson Sr. in Waxhaws, a boarder region of the Carolinas. -
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JAckson Enlists in The Realutionary War
Jackson joined the army at age 13 with his brother Robert Jackson, who later died of heat exhaustion at the Battle of Stono Ferry. -
The Battle of the Horseshoe Bend
This was a battle fought during the war of 1812 in Alabama. United States forces and indians defeated a part of the Creek Indian tribe called the Red Sticks, who opposed American expantion. This enede the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the final major battle of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson was the major general during the time. -
Election of 1824
The election of 1824 was the 10th presidential election. Four men ran; Andrew jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but none of the canidites won the electoral vote. In the end the House of Representitives voted to break the ties. John Quincy Adams was the winner becoming the 6th President. -
Election of 1828
This was the 11th presidential election. It was a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The winner being Andrew Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act
This act authorized Jackson to be able to move Native Americans in the South to federal territory west of the of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
Worchester v. Georgia
Case in which Georgia wanted to move Indians away but the Supreme court conclude that that act would be unconstitutional. -
Nulification Crisis
This was a sectional crisis created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification which declared that the Federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and can null and void within the boundaries of South Carolina. -
Bank War
Jackson did not like the Bank of the US because he thought it had to much power. He then said that the government would no longer keep its funds in the US bank but instead in state banks. Then when the US banks charter expired, it was never renewed.
