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Jackson's Birth
He was born in a settlement in the Carolinas -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the US. Here are 10 events that happened during his life. -
Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary War
Jackson enlisted in the Continental Army at age 13. He took 2 bullets during the war and still survived. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, ending the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson defeated a British Army from seizing New Orleans and all of the Lousiana territory. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams won, Jackson was upset because he won the popular vote, and Adams got help from Henry Clay, Jackson called this the Corrupt Bargain -
Election of 1828
Jackson won by a landslide, doubling the votes of Adams -
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina declared the tariff of 1828 illegal by passing the Nullification Act. Jackson solved it by letting Henry Clay lower the tax, but it gave the government more military power -
Indian Removal Act
Removed all Indians from the Eastern United States -
Worcester vs. Georgia
Georgia tried to make the Native Americans leave. Worcester tried to sue Georgia, the Supreme Court sided with Georgia to make the Indians leave. -
Bank War
Jackson disliked the National Bank, so he decided to kill it! -
Jackson's Death
Andrew Jackson dies of heart failure in his house, The Hermitage.
