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Andrew Jackson is born to Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson. While the exact location of his birth is unknown, it is said that he was born on the border of North and South Carolina.
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Andrew Jackson joined the Revolutionary War at the age of 13, most likely as a courier.
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Andrew Jackson and his troops invaded the Creek Indian tribe's homeland to overtake them. The Indians lost the battle, and many of them died. The Creek tribe gave almost 23 million acres of land to the U.S.
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Andrew Jackson defends the port of New Orleans from British forces and defeats them, leading to an American victory.
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John Quincy Adams is elected as President instead of the popular vote, Andrew Jackson.
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A rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson wins the election and becomes the new president of the United States.
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Jackson passed a law to remove all Indians from their homelands in the Southern United States. It was meant to give them an option to move out, but they were forced to leave and relocate to places like Oklahoma and become U.S. citizens.
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Georgia passed a law to keep non- native americans out of indian territory. Sam Worcester took Georgia to Court to defend his living in Indian territory, even though he wasn't indian.
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A conflict between South Carolina and the Federal Government. Andrew Jackson was president during this conflict.
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Jackson had an opposition to the National Bank, so when it was time for its Charter to be renewed, he did not renew it. This caused a political controversy in the early United States.
