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Jackson's Birth
On March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was born, which was important because he was going to become a hero and the 7th president. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
On March 27, 1814, Jackson fought in the battle of Horseshoe Bend, (which we won) and because of the victory, it made him into a national hero. -
Battle of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, Jackson also fought in the Battle of New Orleans, and because of another victory, Jackson was promoted to major general in the army. -
Election of 1824
On October 26, 1824, Jackson had an election between John Quincy Adamas, William Crawford, and Henry Clay; Andrew Jackson won and became the 7th president of the U.S. -
Election of 1828
On October 31, 1828, Jackson was in another election against John Quincy Adams, but Jackson won again and did his second term as the 7th president. -
The Indian Removal Act
On May 28, 1830, Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act to remove Native Americans to relocate to lands west of the Mississippi River; people believed that if they moved, conflict with them would end. -
Worcester Vs. Geogia
In 1832, Jackson tried to push a law called the Indian Removal Act so that the government could pay Indians to pay to move west; so they tried to make a treaty with them. Georgia hated this idea and invited the Indians to live in Georgia so that their land will be part of the state. -
The Bank War
On February 19, 1832, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster tried to defeat Jackson in the election of 1832. Jackson soon caught on and declared the bank unconstitutional and shut the bank down. -
Nullification Crisis
On November 24, 1832, Jackson and the Congress passed the Ordinance of Nullification that made the South declare it unconstitutional. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, the U.S sent the Cherokee west to Oklahoma on what is known as the Trail of Tears, which quickly killed off 2000 Native Americans due to illness, hunger and weather conditions.
