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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 and was raised on the frontier of Tennessee. He was the first president to be born in a log cabin. -
Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army
Jackson enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of thirteen as a courier. He would later go on to become a prominant figure in the military. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Colonel Andrew Jackson defeted the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, ending the creek war. -
Battle of New Orleans
It was the final major battle of the War of 1812 commanded by General Andrew Jackson. The treaty had already been signed when this battle was fought but lack of communication caused it to still be fought. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson had tied the electoral vote so it went to the House of Represantitves and since Henry Clay was Secretary of State he persuaded them to vote for John Quincy Adams so he had won the votes because of that reason -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson and One term president John Quincy Adams ran against each other. Jackson won by a landslide agains Adams, making Adams the 2nd president to only serve one term. Jackson then implemented the spoil system and replaced Quincy's White House Staff with his people. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was an act passed by Andrew Jackson that gave the president the power to move Native Americans west of the MIssissippi. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester, a Cherokeee Indian, sued the State of Georgia for trying to kick them off their land. It eventually went to the Supreme Court and John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester. -
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act declaring the protective tariff illegal. They threatened to secede if it was not lifted. In the end Henry Clay designed a compromise that reduced the tariff, but also gave the president more power to use military action if a state threatened to secede again. -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson disliked the National Bank created by Federalist Alexander Hamilton because it gave too much power ro the Federal Government. The Bank's Charter officially expired in 1836, when the Bank was gone it cut back on loans which hert the farmers in the west.
