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Jacksons birth
Future President Andrew Jackson is born in a backwoods region between North and South Carolina to Irish immigrant parents on this day in 1767. Jackson was essentially an orphan all but one member of his family were killed during the Revolutionary War who rose from the beginnings to become a celebrated soldier and one of the nation's most influential presidents.Jackson was a 13-year-old soldier when he was captured by the British during the American Revolution, he is the only former prisoner of -
Jackson enlists in the revolutionary army
After this striking success as a militia commander, Jackson was commissioned a United States major general in May 1814 and given command of the southern frontier. The British were planning an attack on New Orleans, strategic gateway to the American interior. To block them, Jackson assembled a motley force of regulars, volunteers, militia, free blacks, and pirates. The British made landfall and advanced to near the city, where Jackson had fortified a line straddling the Mississippi River. On Jan -
Battle of New orleans
On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States. Pirate Jean Lafitte, had warned the Americans of the attack, and the arriving British found soldiers under General Andrew Jackson strongly entrenched at the Rodriguez Canal. Although the battle had no bearing on the outcome of the war, Jackson's overwhelming victory elevated national pride, which had suffered a number of setbacks during -
Battle of horseshoe bend
On 27 March 1814, Major General Andrew Jacksons army of 3,300 men attacked Chief Menawa’s 1,000 Red Stick Creek warriors fortified in a horseshoe shaped bend of the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Red Sticks died that day. The battle ended the Creek War, resulted in a land session of 23,000,000 acres to the United Sates and created a national hero of Andrew Jackson. -
election of 1824
In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives. The previous few years had seen a one party government in the United States, as the Federalist Party had dissolved, leaving only the Democratic Republican Party. In this election, the Democratic-Republican Party splintered as four separate candidates sought the presidency.
This election is notable for being the only time -
Election of 1828
The most remarkable thing about the Jackson's side though was an unprecedented level of political organization.On election day, in some places, Jackson men marched masse to the polls, in a celebratory parade. A cool fact is that the number of voters counted nearly quadrupled over 1824. Four of the 24 states, including New York, took away property requirements for voting, so that basically all white males could vote. In addition, Jackson was saying "Vote for us if you believe the people should g -
Indian removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. About 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears." Andre -
Worcester v. georgia
In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. Although the decision became the foundation of the principle of tribal sovereignty in the twentieth century, it did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast.
In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of G -
Nullification Crisis
The most remarkable thing about the Jackson's side though was an unprecedented level of political organization.On election day, in some places, Jackson men marched masse to the polls, in a celebratory parade. A cool fact is that the number of voters counted nearly quadrupled over 1824. Four of the 24 states, including New York, took away property requirements for voting, so that basically all white males could vote. In addition, Jackson was saying "Vote for us if you believe the people should g -
bank war
On this day in 1833, President Andrew Jackson announces that the government will no longer use the Second Bank of the United States, the country's national bank. He then used his executive power to remove all federal funds from the bank, in the final ‘salvo” of what is referred to as the Bank War. A national bank had first been created by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in 1791 to serve as a central repository for federal funds. The Second Bank of the United States was founded in 1816.
