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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 3, 1769 to Scottish-Irish parents who emigrated to America in 1765. They lived on the North and South Carolina border where Jackson went to school. Later, Jackson became a saddle maker, then a school teacher who studied law as well. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend Revolutionary Army
This was an important battle of the Creek war. The Americans and the allied Indians won this battle against the Red Stick Creek. Over 850 Creeks died during this battle with more captured and wounded. In the end, the Red Stick leader asked for peace with the Americans. The United States gained 23 million acres of Creek land from the Treaty of Fort Jackson. -
Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army
In 1814, Jackson enlisted in the Revolutionary army at age 13, alongside his brothers, Hugh and Robert. Hugh died early on, but Andrewa and Robert remained, enduring many difficulties such as being held hostage, starvation, and smallpox. Robert died of smallpox in 1781, and Andrew's mother died as well after becoming a nurse and contracting cholrea. Jackson became an orphan at age 14 and blamed the British for all his hardships. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and his army of frontiersmen, and Choctaw Indians were stationed in New Orleans to defend the city. They dug trenches to defend themselves. When the British arrived, the Americans were able to attack yet remain safe. In the end, the
British casualties totaled up to over 2,000, while the American were only 7. Even though this battle was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 ended, Andrew Jackson became a national hero. -
Election of 1824
In 1824, Jackson ran in the presidential race alongside five other Democratic-Republics. Jackson won the votes by 43%, Adams only having 33%, but because neither won the popular vote of the Electoral College, the House of Representatives had to intervene and decide a consensus. Henry Clay, who played a significant part in the House assisted Adams in securing the final votes, and he became president, making Clay his secretary as a reward. “Jacksonians” became angry about the corrupt system. -
Election of 1828
After the votes having been influenced in the election of 1824, Jackson ran again for president in 1828, this time more determined to win. The main people running in the election were John Quincy Adams and Jackson. Their personalities were a large factor when one was voting. Would you rather have an aristocratic president or a military chieftain? Regardless of their attitudes, Jackson won the election by a landslide. -
Indian Removal Act
The state of Georgia wanted to attract more white settlers, in doing so they tried to force Native Americans away. Rather than obeying, the Native Americans decided to sue. The Supreme Court case, Worcester v. Georgia ruled that the Indians had a right to keep their land. However Jackson didn’t enforce this and passed the Indian Removal Act. This act gave the president the power to more Native Americans further west., which led to the Trail of Tears. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
Worcester was a man who oppsed the new law that prohibited any whites from living on Chereokee land without a license in 1832. He was among the few that refused to leave his land, claiming that there was nothing in the Constitution that didn't allow him to live there. Jackson seemed to feel impartial to the situation and declared that Marshall's, the cheif justice's, word should be carried out. -
Nullification Crisis
In 1828, the highest tariff ever was passed. While it was supposed to be a protective tariff, it ended up hurting Southern planters. Vice-President, John C. Calhoun supported the Southern states and fought with them for states’ rights. South Carolina passed the Nullification Act which declared the tariff was illegal, and threatened to secede if it wasn’t repealed. Jackson turned to Henry Clay to find a compromise. The compromise lowered the tariff and also gave more power to the president to pre -
Bank War
The Bank War was a name given to Jackson's campaign to deterioerate the U.S. Second Bank, the successor of the First National Bank. Jackson felt this bank had too much economic power, and wanted to prevent it from renewing its charter.
