Andrew Jackson Timeline

By BrisF

  • Election of 1824

    John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 by garnering more electoral votes through the House of Representatives, even though Jackson originally received more popular and electoral votes.

  • Election of 1828

    Jackson won the southern and western states, which were enough to insure his victory. Adams maintained his support in New England.

  • Indian Removal act

    Law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 providing for the general resettlement of Native Americans to lands W of the Mississippi River.

  • Worecester V. Georgia

    Georgia Thinks that they have the authority to regulate the intercourse between citizens of its state and members of the Cherokee Nation.

  • The Nullification Crisis

    The states didn't want to pay the protective tariff that Jackson wanted, and the states claimed the right to "nullify," or declare void the tariff.

  • Bank War

    The Bank War was a campaign begun by President Andrew Jackson in 1833 to destroy the Second Bank of the United States, after his reelection convinced him that his opposition to the bank had won national support.