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Jackson's Birth
Born in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814), and the British at the Battle of New Orleans (1815). A polarizing figure who dominated the Second Party System in the 1820s and 1830s, as president he dismantled the Second Bank of the United States and initiated forced relocation and resettlement of Native American tribes from the Southeast to west of the Mississippi River. -
Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army
Andrew Jackson enlisted in the Revolutionary War when he was only 13. ( We could only find the year, but no exact date) -
Battle of Horshoe Bend
The Battle of The Horseshoe bend was fought in the War of 1812, in the central of Alabama. The battle was fought because the United States and Indian allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, (a part of the Indian Creek tribe who didnt like the United States) which successfully ended the Creek War. -
Battle Of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the last War Of 1812 -
Election of 1824
The Tennessee legislature nominated Jackson for President in 1822. Jackson supporters denounced this result as a "corrupt bargain" because Clay gave his state's support to Adams, who subsequently appointed Clay as Secretary of State. As none of Kentucky's electors had initially voted for Adams, and Jackson had won the popular vote, some Kentucky politicians criticized Clay for violating the will of the people in return for personal political favors. -
Election of 1828
An election rematch of John Quincy Adams vs Andrew Jackson in 1828. -
Bank War
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The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States (BUS) during the Andrew Jackson administration -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson called for the Indian Removal act, The act authorized him to negotiate with the Native Americans in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina. This ordinance declared by the power of the State that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of South Carolina. -
Worcester vs. Ga
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was a case in which the United States Supreme Court forced the evacuation of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Indians from being present on Indian lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional
