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Jackson’s Birth
Andrew Jackson was the first President born in a log cabin. -Jake -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the patriots when he was 13. He was captured by the British and was slashed by a sword when he refused to clean a British officer’s boots. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson and his Indian allies, face a creek Indian tribe.
Jackson first issued a cannon attack, but when that didn’t work, he issued a bayonet charge.
Americans ended up winning, ending the creek war. -Harrison -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson was waiting for the British to arrive, in New Orleans, an important port city.
While doing so, he got the townspeople to assist in the defense.
Andrew Jackson successfully defended New Orleans, winning the war. -Harrison -
Election of 1824
Dubbed the “Corrupt Bargain”, Jackson won this election when no candidate won the electoral vote and the House of Representatives had to vote. -Jake -
Election of 1828
57% of the population voted, because more people were gaining suffrage.
Andrew Jackson was the only opponent to the unpopular John Quincy Adams.
Jackson won the election by a landslide. -Harrison -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson hated the National Bank System. He thought is was only to benefit the rich. Therefore, Jackson vetoed the renewal of the Bank. -
Indian Removal Act
Many indian tribes wanted to live in peace with their neighbors, but settlers wanted the land to themselves.
Jackson set up land past the Mississippi River for the Native Americans.
Native Americans did not want to move, and sued. -Harrison -
Worcester v. Georgia
Conviction of Samuel Worcester that held that the Indian-prohibiting Georgia crime statute was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis
The government passed a tariff, that was liked by the north, but disliked by farmers in the south.
South Carolina was the state that passed the Nullification Act.
The Nullification act invalidated the tariff for South Carolina. -Harrison
