Andrew Jackson Timeline

  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    Held from Oct.26 - Dec. 26, 1824
    John Adams was elected on Feb. 9, 1825
    Election decided by the House of Representatives
  • Election of 1828

    Election of 1828
    Held from Friday, October 31, to December 2, 1828
    Rematch between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    Law passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, that authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands.
  • Nullication Crisis

    Nullication Crisis
    was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson
    involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government
  • Worcester vs. GA

    Worcester vs. GA
    The U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that Cherokee Indians Samuel Worcester constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers.
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    Nullification Crisis

    was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson
    involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government
  • Bank War

    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 (1829–1837).