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Jacksons Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in a log cabin of cheap farmland. He was born into a very poor family who were farmers. Andrew Jackson’s parents left Ireland to settle in the Carolinas. Both of his parents died before he was 15. Jackson joined the patriots when he was only 13. Jackson was captured during the American Revolution and slashed when he refused to clean a british officers boot. When the war was over, he studied law and became very wealthy buying and selling land in Alabama and Georgia. -
Jackson enlist in revolutionary army
jackson enlisted into the continental army at the age of 13. He also fought in the revolutionary war and the war of 1812. He took 2 bullets. He also lead the extraordinary victory at the battle of New Orleans. -
Battle of horshoe bend
The battle was fought at the Horses Bend. The battle was fought by Jacksons volunteer soldiers and a group of Native American tribes. Jacksons volunteers ended up winning the battle. This battle restored faith in Jackson's Army. -
Battle of New Orleans
n late 1814 the British planned to attack New Orleans. But Andrew Jackson was waiting for them with his Frontier Fighters which had turned into a formidable force. The the army mainly consisted of Jackson's men and Native Americans and a few hundred African Americans. On January 8th, 1815 the British attacked. The British continued to attack again and again each time getting shot down by Jackson’s men.On january 8th 1815 the british attacked. Jackson quickly got rid of the british and won battle -
election of 1824
All 4 of the candidates (John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson) were members of the old republican party. John Quincy Adams had strong support in New England. Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson had strong supporters in the west. William Crawford was favored in the south. John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, was a harvard graduate, served as secretary of state and helped end the war of 1812. Clay was a speaker at the house of representatives and was a skilled negotiator -
election of 1828
Adams was facing Andrew Jackson in the 1828 for reelection. The election was more based on the people than the actual issues. The Jackson supporters would say that the election of 1824 was rigged and that Adams was a rich aristocrat. The Adam’s supporters said that Jackson would become a Tyrant like Napoleon Bonaparte. Even after all the slander toward the two candidates Jackson won the election easily. -
Indian removal act
The Indian Removal Act was signed by Andrew Jackson its purpose was to move Native Americans out of the states. The south were strong supporters of the act and wanted more land for their agricultural growth. The Natives had little to no choice to sign this document and move away from their homes. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia began on February 20th of 1832. After Jackson passed the indian removal act, all the indians had to move westward. But Samuel A. Worcester would not leave. By the laws of Georgia, “without a license or permit from the Governor of the State, or from anyone authorized to grant it, and without having taken the oath to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and uprightly to demean himself as a citizen thereof, contrary to the laws of the said Stat -
Nullififcation Crises
The Nullification act was what South Carolina did when asked to pay a new tariff and they threatened to secede. Jackson was furious he knew that this could lead to a civil war. Jackson wanted to use force but he then decided to hire Henry Clay to come up with a resolution. -
Bank war
Andrew Jackson did everything in his power to destroy the bank of the Us. He even exclaimed “I will kill it before it kills me”. He believed that the bank had way to much power. This is most likely because he was a democrat. Jackson killed it by campaigning against the renewal of its charter and when that effort succeeded, he sped its death by ordering federal funds to be withdrawn from it.
He became president and took back all of the government loans, so then the bank had no money. which kille
