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Andrew Jackson
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Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson and his American militia fought and humiliated the British lead by Admiral Alexander Cochrane and General Edward Pakenham. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote,but the electoral college tied in votes, but the House of Representatives voted Adams into office through the Corrupt Bargain. -
Election of 1828
Adams and Jackson used a type of campaign strategy called mudslinging, which is when candidates insult each other to damage each other's reputation. -
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina passed the Nullification of 1832 to counteract the Tariff of 1828 because farmers were losing money. South Carolina threatened to secede, then Henry Clay made a compromise. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Georgia were forcefully moving the Cherokee tribe out of their homes, so the Cherokee took their case to the Sumpreme Court in the case Worcester v. Georgia. The Cheif Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester but Jackson did not enforce Marshall's ruling challenging Marshall to "enforce it himself." -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson did not like the Second Bank of the United States, nor its president Nicholas Biddle. Jackson thought the bank was too powerful, so when the bank came to be rechatered he vetoed the bill and held true to his declaration of, "I will kill it."
