Andrew Jackson Timeline

  • Andrew Jackson's Bday

    Andrew Jackson's Bday
    Jackson: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
  • Jackson Enlists In Revolutionarty Army!!

    Jackson Enlists In Revolutionarty Army!!
    Jackson joined the Army at age 13. Along with his brother Robert Jackson who later died.
  • Battle Of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle Of Horseshoe Bend
    The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.
  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    The United States presidential election of 1824 was the 10th quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824
  • Election of 1828!!

    Election of 1828!!
    Jackson favored tariffs for raising revenue, if kept within fairly modest bounds, as well as to protect industries vital to the country's defense.
  • Idian Removal Act

    Idian Removal Act
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The act authorized him to negotiate with the Native Americans in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands
  • Nulification Crisis

    Nulification Crisis
    The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. ...
  • Worcester VS. Georgia

    Worcester VS. Georgia
    Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
  • BANK WAR!!

    BANK WAR!!
    The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the Andrew Jackson administration.