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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws to Andrew Jackson, Sr. and Elizabeth Jackson on March 15 of 1767. -
Andrew Jackson in the Continental Army
Before he became the seventh president of the US, Andrew Jackson served as a soldier in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. However, he was aonly thirteen years of age at the time, and when he was fourteen, he was orphaned. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Tallapoosa River has a curve in it that is shaped like a horseshoe, which creates a peninsula. On March 17th, 1814, 1000 Native Americans of the Creek tribe seeking refuge on this peninsula were surrounded by 2600 American soldiers led by Andrew Jackson. The Natives were defeated. The battle was the turning point in the Creek War. -
The Battle of New Orleans
This battle was the last major battle of the War of 1812, and took place two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, was signed. The battle included 7500 British soldiers and 4500 American soldiers, and only lasted half an hour. Led by Andrew Jackson, the Americans defeated the British in just over thirty minutes. -
Election of 1824
In the presidential election of 1824, there were five Democratic-Republican candidates and no Federalist candidates. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but there were so many candidates that none of them could win the electoral vote. The House of Representatives had to vote between the two with the highest percentage of votes, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Henry Clay, presidential candidate and head of the House, tipped the odds in Adams' favor. This was called the "Corrupt Bargain." -
The Nullification Crisis
In 1828, the federal government passed a protective tax on imported goods, which angered the southerners, who believed the tariff only benefited the government and hurt the southern citizens. The tax was eventually lifted after South Carolina threatened to secede, but was replaced with a smaller tax. In return, the federal government gained more power to use force to prevent states from taking advantage of their ability to secede. -
Election of 1828
The presidential election of 1828 included only two candidates, as opposed to the previos one's five. The candidates were the two main competitors from the aforementioned previous election, Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams. Jackson won by 95 electoral votes and 139,222 popular votes. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830, the state of Georgia began moving Native Americans west so that there would be more room and appeal for immigrants. The Worcester vs. Georgia case maintained that the Native Americans had the right to stay in Georgia, but the ill-named Indian Removal Act gave the president to power to remove the Native Americans anyway. This led to the event known as the Trail of Tears, during which many Native Americans died, and the Seminole Wars, during which still more were killed. -
The Bank War
In 1816, a second national bank was set up after the first's charter expired. In 1832, Henry Clay, one of the candidates in that year's presidential election, suggested that the renewal take place earlier. Andrew Jackson, the then-acting president, vetoed the bill after it had been passed been Congress due to his belief that the bank was uncostitutional. He and Senators in support of the bank were constantly in disagreement on the subject and the feuds between them were called the "Bank War." -
Worcester vs. Georgia
While the Native Americans were being moved west, a man named Sam Worcester and his famil refused to move from their property after it had been laeled Native American territory. They were arrested, and afterwards, Worcester took his case to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled in favor of Worcester, and he and his family were released. However, they were not allowed to return to their home.
