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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born in North Carolina and South Carolina in the Waxhaws region. -
Battle of New Orleans
Jackson led a small, poorly equipped army against eight thousand british troops. The victory made Jackson a hero. -
Election of 1824
Jackson fell short on votes but jacksonians used government favors to reward their friends and economic elites. By contrast Jackson presented himself as champion. -
Inagurated as Seventh President of the U.S.
First military leader elected since George Washington. -
Indian Removal Act
Jackson wanted to force the indians out becuase he wanted the population to grow and thought that with them there, it wouldn't. The trail of tears came from this act and is known for this. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
A relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at the time. -
Bank War
There was no specific date for this so called war, but in all this was a conflict with Andrew Jackson as he did not like the bank in the first place. He thought the banks had too much power, in that he did not like it. He tried to completely remove it, and did end up doing so in the end. -
Nullification Crisis
There was a big deal when tax was increased on goods from Europe. This effected the farmers as all of their seeds and so forth were absically all from there. Southerners threatened to leave the country and so Jackson hired Henry Clay to handle the situation.
