Jackson Timeline

  • Jackson's Birth

    Jackson's Birth
    Andrew Jackson was born.
  • Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary Army

    Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary Army
    Jackson enlists to be in the Revolutionary Army.
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle of Horseshoe Bend
    Jackson wanted to clear the Mississippi Territory for American settlement, and his forces won the battle.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    Because of the slow traveling news, the two sides weren't yet notified of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and met up in New Orleans to battle.
  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    John Quincy Adams was elected President after the election was decided by the House of Representatives.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    The act authorized the president to admit unsettled land west of the Mississippi river in exchange for Indian land in the state borders.
  • Worcester vs Georgia

    Worcester vs Georgia
    Samuel Worcester believed that Georgia prohibiting non-native Americans from being on Native American land without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
  • Nullification Crisis

    Nullification Crisis
    The Tariff of 1832 was disliked by the north. South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification and threatened to secede if the federal government collected the tariffs.
  • Bank War

    Bank War
    The campaign to destroy the second national bank.
  • Election of 1828

    Election of 1828
    The election of 1828 was a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, and Andrew Jackson was the winner.