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Jackson was born in a log cabin in the Waxhaws region between North and South Carolina.
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Enlisted in the army when he was 13. He was captured by the British. While he was a prisoner, he was ordered by an Officer to shine the Officers boots. Jackson didnt obey. The soldier took out his sword and slashed at Jacksons Face and hand. The scars and memory stayed with him forever.
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Shawnee indians were getting pushed back by white settlers. Tucumseh gathered indians and fought against the settlers. The settlers won.
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Final Major Battle of the War of 1812. Made Jackson a hero, and increased Americas Nationality
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Election between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson won, but the house if representatives elected Adams as president.
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Election that elected Jackson to presidency in a match between Andrw Jackson and John Quincy Adams. The dirtiest election of all time.
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Andrew Jackson signed the law the authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the mississippi in exchange for indian territory. Cherokee took this to court.
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Georgia state law said that non indians cant live on indian terrotory. Sam worcester took the case to court.
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South Carolina tried to nullify the federal law. Jackson thresatened to have a civil war with Calhoun. S Carolina backed down, and the law was modified.
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Andrew Jackson tried to destroy the second bank of the united states. He tried to reduce the banks economic power.
