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In 1815, word that the War of 1812 was over had not yet reached New Orleans, so Jackson fought the redcoats despite the war being over (and lost) and won victoriously, gaining popularity for himself.
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In 1824, Jackson, while running against John Quincy Adams for president, gained the plurality on both the popular vote and the electoral college, but lost to J. Q. Adams because of the tie-breaking votes of the Electoral College.
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In 1828, Jackson, at the start of his presidency, fired the employees from the previous term and replaced the employees with his own because he believed that since he won, he deserved the benefits of victory, or, the spoils.
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In 1828, the Democratic-Republican party split into the Whigs and the Democrats, who followed Andrew Jackson.
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The duration of both terms of Andrew Jackson's presidency.
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In 1828, Jackson ran again against Adams and crushed the competition, becoming the next president.
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In 1830, the federal government persuaded 500 Natives to sign a treaty for the Native population to move to Oklahoma, but the Natives argued that the 500 didn't represent their population of 17,000.
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In 1832, Justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee population, allowing the Cherokee to stay in Georgia.
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In 1832, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay proposed the Bank Recharter Legislation, a proposition that would allow the National Bank to continue service, believing that Andrew Jackson would not risk votes in the upcoming election and veto the law, but contrary to expectations, Jackson vetoed the proposition and gained more voters.
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In 1832, South Carolina, led by Vice President Calhoun, passed the South Carolina Order of Nullification, which claimed that the state could nullify any law, such as a law about tariffs, that the state did not intend to follow.
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In 1838, the U.S. government, as part of an act started during Andrew Jackson's presidency, relocated over 15,000 Native American people of different cultures to Oklahoma, killing a quarter of their population due to elements and starvation.
