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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina to Scots-Irish imigrants, Andrew and Elizabteh Hutchinson Jackson. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Andrew Jackson enlisted in the Revolutionary Army at the age of 13 to be a messenger for the troops. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
United States trrops defeated a group of indians called the red sticks,formally ending the creek war. -
Battle of New Orleans
The final battle in the War of 1812, but the battle occured after the War of 1812. The battle only occurred due to lack of communication after the war -
Election of 1824
The election that created the term corrupt bargain, Andrew Jackson was defeated by John Quincy Adams, who used allies in the House of Representatives to get himself elected president. -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was one of the dirtiest elections of all time between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
After Indians inhabited land in South Carolina and Georgia, an act was created. This act removed all of the indians into western states -
Worcester vs. Georgia
A supreme court case that gave Indians the right to stay in Georgia instead of being removed. -
Bank War
Jackson believed that the Second National bank had ro much power in the conomy so he strived to shut down the bank so the power scale could be restored. -
Nullifcation Crisis
In 1828 a tariff was passed that caused division in the US about the controversy, thus creating what is known as the Nullification Crisis handled by Henry Clay in 1832
