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Jackson's Birth
He was born. -
Jackson Enlists in the Army.
At the age of 13, Jackson left school to join the revolutionary war. -
Battle of horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson and his forces won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Jackson sought to "clear" the Mississippi Territory for American settlement. He commanded an army of Tennessee militiamen, which he had turned into a well-trained fighting force. -
The Battle of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, General Jackson's army decisively defeated the British forces as they tried to capture New Orleans. This took place shortly after the treaty of ghent was signed, ending the war. -
Election of 1824
John Q Adams was elected president after he made a deal with the Head of the Representatives. -
Election of 1828
The land requirement was cut for this election and it allowed Jackson to win. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Worcester v. Georgia
In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. Although the decision became the foundation of the principle of tribal sovereignty in the twentieth century, it did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast. (http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832) -
The Nullification Crisis
A political debate with South Carolina and The Federal government. -
Bank War
The government wanted to establish a federal bank. Many states objected to this, saying it was unconstitutional.
