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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws on March 15th, 1767. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth, and brother's Hugh and Robert. -
Jackson enlists in the Revolutionary Army
Jackson joined the army at the age of 13, along with his brother Robert who later died. -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
Forces of Andrew Jackson defeat the Creeks on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama. -
Battle of New Orleans
During the War of 1812, Great Britain and the United States went to war, and the United States won. After this Jackson became very famous. -
Election of 1824
Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay all ran for president. Jackson won the popular vote, but no one won the electoral vote. This event was called ¨The Corrupt Bargain¨. -
Election of 1828
Jackson won the election by a landslide. Also because the "common man" or the southern states mostly voted for him. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed a law which granted unsettled lands west of Mississippi in exchange for indian lands. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Georgia wanted to remove the Indians from the south-east, and this supreme court case proved that the Indians had a right to stay in Georgia. -
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina repealed the nullication measure, but nullified the force bill. Jackson ignored South Carolina. -
Bank War
The political struggle that developed over recharting the second bank of the United States.
