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Jackson's Birth
Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish colonists Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. -
Jackson Enlists In Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the army at age 13. With his brother Robert Jackson, who later died. -
Battle Of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Andrew Jackson they defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War. -
Battle Of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a prolonged battle which took place around New Orleans, Louisiana from December 23, 1814 to January 26, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, commanded by General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory America had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. -
Election Of 1824
The Election of 1824 was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. But none of the cantidates technically won and the situation went to the House of Representatives to decide, which they voted for John Quincy Adams. -
Election Of 1828
In the Election of 1828 John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were against each other. In the previous election, John Q. Adams won, but this time Andrew Jackson became the 7th president of the United States. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was a law passed to move the Indians west so the Americans would have more room to live. Then the Indians were forced to leave onto the Trial of Tears. -
Worcester v. Ga
In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at the time. In 1827 the Cherokees established a constitutional government. The Cherokees were not only restructuring their government but also declaring to the American public that they were a sovereign nation that could not be removed without their consent. -
Nullification Crisis
Before the nullification crisis, every state of the USA had had a law that allowed the states to have a right to reject the Federal law within their boundaries. Due to that crisis, American government had a good reason to reject the states nullification doctrine. -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson disliked the National Bank and wanted to get rid of it because he thought it had too much power. So when the charter for the bank came for him to sign, he vetoed it.
